Sharkwater and Revolution director and star Rob Stewart has joined the effort to protect sharks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands by expanding the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. In just under two weeks, the petition started by surfer, photographer, and shark attack survivor Mike Coots has reached more than 35,000 signatures.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION
This has been one of the most viral petitions the Shark Defenders have worked on in our five year history. The petition to protect all of the sharks swimming inside the U.S. EEZ around the Northwest Hawaiian Islands kicked off with a post on Mike's very popular Instagram account, but very quickly gained traction on social media.
Then when Mike shared it on his Facebook wall, more than 170 people (as of this writing) shared it on their walls:
Hundreds and perhaps thousands of you have helped send this petition around the world. Please keep up the good work, and sign, share, tweet, and post the petition all across the Internet!
PS
Just the other day, American actor Sean Faris shared the petition with his 67,000 followers on Twitter:
Barack Obama: Protect Threatened Sharks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/AdBLcJUTKn via @Change
— Sean Faris(@onlyseanfaris) May 9, 2016