A Hong Kong man involved in an operation that helped to stop a Japanese whaling mission in the seas off Antarctica early this year is planning another coup - to halt the killing of sharks by educating the next generation.
Gary Stokes, 39, was the campaign photographer on board the Bob Barker, one of three Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships that stopped the contentious Japanese whaling mission in February.
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organisation.
Its aim is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
Having got the better of the notorious Japanese whalers, Stokes' next mission is to set up Sea Shepherd Hong Kong.
The new organisation will focus on the shark fin industry in Hong Kong, and his first priority is to educate children.