Drummondville, September 2, 2022 — Retrofitting of the ORS shark observation cage to meet current commercial standards¹ has entered the final stage. The cage has now been dismantled for the first time since it was built in 2000. Reassembly and installation of the new parts will take place during the week of September 4.

¹ Bruce, B. (2015). Literature review of white shark cage diving operations and recommendations for the industries management in New Zealand. Research Report to the Department of Conservation.
² Department of Conservation (2015). Commercial Great White Shark Cage Diving New Zealand Code of Practice, Wellington, New Zealand.
* No sharks are captured or restrained in any way.

⚠️ Notice to recreational divers and boaters: Brion22 is a scientific expedition conducted under licence from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). It is strictly forbidden to conduct cage diving operations or to interact with the white shark without a scientific permit under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). SARA prohibits the killing, harming, harassing, capturing, taking, possessing, collecting, buying, selling or trading of individuals of endangered, threatened or extirpated species, including the white shark (Atlantic population), which is designated as an endangered species. Furthermore, and as stipulated by the Quebec National Heritage Conservation Act (LCPN), access to Île-Brion Ecological Reserve is also strictly forbidden without a permit for scientific research from the ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC).

DFO (SARA) Scientific Permit No.:
QUE-LEP-014-2022
MELCC (LCPN) Scientific Permit No.:
3850-RE-R; 5141-03-11 [1.2]
⚠️ No sharks are captured or restrained in any way.