“Apathy bites deeper than any shark. Stop scaring and start caring." - Jeffrey Gallant (GEERG)
Mission
The mission of GEERG is to study the Greenland shark and other northern shark species in their natural environment. The results of our work are made available to the general public, in particular to academic institutions, schools and museums. Sharks are crucial to the world ocean's equilibrium. Unfortunately, poor research funding, overfishing, and the overall negative public perception on sharks, are leading to their ultimate demise with tragic effects on the environment. With your help, GEERG aims to help reverse this trend in Canada and abroad....
The Early Days
From the cold, dark waters of the St. Lawrence River comes a creature with antifreeze in its flesh, meat toxic to humans and a body mass rivaling that of the great white shark. IT’S THE DRAMATIC PEAK of many films—that gut-wrenching moment when the hunter fears he has become the hunted. It happened to Canadian divers Jeffrey Gallant and Chris Harvey-Clark when a massive dark shape passed right in front of them shortly after they landed in pea-soup conditions on the bottom of the St. Lawrence Estuary.
Our Flag
The flag of the R/V Skalugsuak was created by GEERG artist-in-residence, Jean-Louis Courteau.The shark is a slightly modified version of the GEERG logo which represents both the Greenland shark and sharks in general. The Eye, since the days of Ancient Egypt, is the symbol of choice to represent consciousness, research, knowledge and study. The colour blue is unmistakably associated with water and the sea, and with "things going well."
