Richard Peirce has had a lifelong fascination with sharks, and has been fortunate to have been able to encounter these animals in many parts of the world.
He is a passionate shark conservationist who now spends most of his time on various projects trying to help these beautiful endangered creatures and stop them being pushed into extinction
Richard lives in North Cornwall, England, and travels to the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australasia, and the Americas as well as all over Europe and the UK on shark conservation issues. Richard is Chairman of the Shark Trust, the Shark Conservation Society, and sponsors the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain tag and release programme and other projects.
In 2005 Richard and Jacqui Peirce started Shark Cornwall specifically to provide a vehicle for bringing the existence of sharks in British waters to the attention of the general public. In 2006 they launched the first cage diving in northern Europe working off Cornwall with Blue sharks as the target species. Having successfully launched this "new to Britain" form of shark eco-tourism Shark Cornwall is now working with Cornish skippers to take it forward.
Richard is an accomplished speaker who passionately talks about his work helping to protect sharks but also about conservation in general. There is a huge appeal in the subject of conservation for a number of reasons, the principles of sensible, ethical and sustainable actions and behaviour in regards conservation are principles that can be applied to almost any area, from business to education.
Testimonials
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".............Your talk was fascinating and really hit the right mark with the audience. We\'ve had some lovely e-mails from people who really enjoyed the evening........"
Juliet, London Diving Chamber (Talk at the Royal Geographic Society).
".............everybody is raving about your talk and show and I am sure the Trust will benefit by some new members. A really interesting and entertaining evening ........"
Christopher Jackson, Worthing British Sub Aqua Club, Sussex
".............May I, on behalf of our association and all those who attended your incredible lecture last night, thank you for giving us such a wonderful insight into your world of sharks! I feel sure that your visit will linger on in our minds for many years to come, and hope that through Rory, we may have you back again sometime in the future?............."
Gerry Gee, Secretary, Penzance Harbour Users Association, Cornwall
".............Not really a talk or a lecture but pure entertainment. A fast moving journey through the world of sharks, laughter, sadness, information, and passion. Not to be missed............."
Hugh Gordon, Newton Le Willows, Merseyside.
".............Your expertise at the Festival of Flight was very much appreciated............."
Gordon McPherson, Heartstone, Ross-Shire, Scotland.
".............First of all, many thanks for your time last week, the children and staff really enjoyed your talks............."
Dan Sandy, Cooper & Jordan C.E. School, Walsall, W. Midlands.
".............Thank you very much for the very erudite and exciting talk you gave us yesterday afternoon, which was much enjoyed by all and which provided us with a lot of food for thought............."
Mary Dobson (Hon. Sec.) The University of the Third Age, Cornwall.
".............Apologies for lateness of this letter, however I wanted to thank you for joining us at Polzeath the end of July. The talk had some very good feedback and I believe a great deal was learnt by those who attended............."
Liz Barton, Polzeath Voluntary Marine Wildlife Area Summer Warden, North Cornwall District Council.
".............Your double talk to the school about Sharks was outstanding and really interesting. Everybody who went to it thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and I am sure that you were aware of the rapt attention around the room. You had 130 people there which was very pleasing, a number which exceeded those whom I had suggested should go by a huge margin............."
Jonathan Leigh, Headmaster, Blundells School, Tiverton, Devon.
".............Thank you and Maria for your visit to Taunton school and the excellent talk on sharks. The highest form of praise is the pupils are still discussing it!............."
Jenny Albert, Taunton School, Devon.
".............am just writing to thank you for the very interesting talk that you gave to our students on the 13th November 2001. Everybody really enjoyed it. I hope we will be able to arrange a similar talk in the future............."
Marianne Brown, Team Leader Higher Education, Berkshire College of Agriculture.
Some Examples of Richard's TV & Print Media Work
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* Richard & Judy Show (C4 TV)
* “Coast” (BBC 1 & 2 TV)
* Shark Hunt (BBC Radio 4) Presenter
* Killer Sharks Live (C5 TV)
* Great Ocean Adventures (C5 TV)
* The Boar People (BBC Radio 4) Presenter
* The Great British summer (BBC 1 TV)
* Year of Weird weather (BBC 1 TV)
* Great White Great Britain (BBC 1 TV) Programme consultant
* Devon & Cornwall’s sharks (Book) Writer
* Sharks in British Seas (Book) Writer
He is a passionate shark conservationist who now spends most of his time on various projects trying to help these beautiful endangered creatures and stop them being pushed into extinction
Richard lives in North Cornwall, England, and travels to the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australasia, and the Americas as well as all over Europe and the UK on shark conservation issues. Richard is Chairman of the Shark Trust, the Shark Conservation Society, and sponsors the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain tag and release programme and other projects.
In 2005 Richard and Jacqui Peirce started Shark Cornwall specifically to provide a vehicle for bringing the existence of sharks in British waters to the attention of the general public. In 2006 they launched the first cage diving in northern Europe working off Cornwall with Blue sharks as the target species. Having successfully launched this "new to Britain" form of shark eco-tourism Shark Cornwall is now working with Cornish skippers to take it forward.
Richard is an accomplished speaker who passionately talks about his work helping to protect sharks but also about conservation in general. There is a huge appeal in the subject of conservation for a number of reasons, the principles of sensible, ethical and sustainable actions and behaviour in regards conservation are principles that can be applied to almost any area, from business to education.
Testimonials
---
".............Your talk was fascinating and really hit the right mark with the audience. We\'ve had some lovely e-mails from people who really enjoyed the evening........"
Juliet, London Diving Chamber (Talk at the Royal Geographic Society).
".............everybody is raving about your talk and show and I am sure the Trust will benefit by some new members. A really interesting and entertaining evening ........"
Christopher Jackson, Worthing British Sub Aqua Club, Sussex
".............May I, on behalf of our association and all those who attended your incredible lecture last night, thank you for giving us such a wonderful insight into your world of sharks! I feel sure that your visit will linger on in our minds for many years to come, and hope that through Rory, we may have you back again sometime in the future?............."
Gerry Gee, Secretary, Penzance Harbour Users Association, Cornwall
".............Not really a talk or a lecture but pure entertainment. A fast moving journey through the world of sharks, laughter, sadness, information, and passion. Not to be missed............."
Hugh Gordon, Newton Le Willows, Merseyside.
".............Your expertise at the Festival of Flight was very much appreciated............."
Gordon McPherson, Heartstone, Ross-Shire, Scotland.
".............First of all, many thanks for your time last week, the children and staff really enjoyed your talks............."
Dan Sandy, Cooper & Jordan C.E. School, Walsall, W. Midlands.
".............Thank you very much for the very erudite and exciting talk you gave us yesterday afternoon, which was much enjoyed by all and which provided us with a lot of food for thought............."
Mary Dobson (Hon. Sec.) The University of the Third Age, Cornwall.
".............Apologies for lateness of this letter, however I wanted to thank you for joining us at Polzeath the end of July. The talk had some very good feedback and I believe a great deal was learnt by those who attended............."
Liz Barton, Polzeath Voluntary Marine Wildlife Area Summer Warden, North Cornwall District Council.
".............Your double talk to the school about Sharks was outstanding and really interesting. Everybody who went to it thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and I am sure that you were aware of the rapt attention around the room. You had 130 people there which was very pleasing, a number which exceeded those whom I had suggested should go by a huge margin............."
Jonathan Leigh, Headmaster, Blundells School, Tiverton, Devon.
".............Thank you and Maria for your visit to Taunton school and the excellent talk on sharks. The highest form of praise is the pupils are still discussing it!............."
Jenny Albert, Taunton School, Devon.
".............am just writing to thank you for the very interesting talk that you gave to our students on the 13th November 2001. Everybody really enjoyed it. I hope we will be able to arrange a similar talk in the future............."
Marianne Brown, Team Leader Higher Education, Berkshire College of Agriculture.
Some Examples of Richard's TV & Print Media Work
---
* Richard & Judy Show (C4 TV)
* “Coast” (BBC 1 & 2 TV)
* Shark Hunt (BBC Radio 4) Presenter
* Killer Sharks Live (C5 TV)
* Great Ocean Adventures (C5 TV)
* The Boar People (BBC Radio 4) Presenter
* The Great British summer (BBC 1 TV)
* Year of Weird weather (BBC 1 TV)
* Great White Great Britain (BBC 1 TV) Programme consultant
* Devon & Cornwall’s sharks (Book) Writer
* Sharks in British Seas (Book) Writer
Richard is a passionate shark conservationist who now spends most of his time on various projects trying to help these beautiful endangered creatures and stop them being pushed into extinction, he is an authoritative and entertaining speaker.
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