Please note that the St. Lawrence Shark Observatory is not a government entity or public service and that our organisation is entirely staffed by volunteers fully occupied by parallel careers. We are thus rarely available for interviews, especially for spontaneous or same-day requests. We nonetheless try to respond in a timely manner whenever possible.

We do not comment on shark stories or incidents that occur outside of Canada, or that are not directly connected to our research in the St. Lawrence. In addition, due to the sensitive nature of traumatic incidents involving sharks, we do not give interviews on this subject. Please also note that during particularly high-profile events, the volume of requests can become overwhelming, making it impossible for us to respond individually to each one. However, when needed, we issue press releases on noteworthy events. These releases, which the media may cite when mentioning the St. Lawrence Shark Observatory, are intended to provide accurate and respectful information.

Our expeditions are rare and often unpredictable, which means that available places are generally reserved for scientists and the ship’s crew. We also produce our own multimedia content, including films, and therefore do not seek collaborations with film production companies. However, we can provide video footage or offer guidance for factual documentaries that do not require our presence in the field or on-camera interviews.

We are always happy to collaborate with the scientific community on sharks and related subjects.

We are pleased to collaborate with the fishing community to identify and record species, as well as to study shark behaviour in relation to fishing activities.

If you come across a shark—alive or dead—or any item that may come from a shark (such as a tooth or other remains), we would like to hear from you and see photos. You might even be the first person to report the presence of an unusual species in the St. Lawrence, or one observed outside its known range.

We are pleased to offer school presentations on sharks, in French and English, in the Montreal and Centre-du-Québec regions, subject to our availability.

We are a small organisation with limited resources and are therefore not in a position to offer internships.

We do not accept freelance photographers on our research activities, and volunteering is limited to those who agree to respect publication rules and expedition embargoes, to share credit and ownership of photos taken during expeditions, and to refrain from making commercial profit from any images obtained.

For safety and legal liability reasons, we do not respond to enquiries about recreational shark diving (where, when, how). In addition, as our vessels are registered exclusively for scientific research, we are not authorised to organise charter-type outings.