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'''''Shores of Silence: Whale Sharks in India''''' is a landmark film by [[Mike Pandey]] that brought about major legislative changes to protect whale sharks worldwide. This documentary depicts the needless killing and harvesting of whale sharks by poor Indian communities. In response to the film, the [[Government of India|Indian government]] introduced legislature to ban fishing of [[whale shark]]s, declaring them [[endangered species]] and protecting them under the [[Wildlife Protection Act of 1972]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Wielding the camera to speak out for a cause |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/wielding-the-camera-to-speak-out-for-a-cause/article18469522.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 September 2006 |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> This gives whale sharks equal status to other endangered species such as [[tiger]]s and [[rhinoceros]]es. Internationally, the film helped to bring the whale shark global protection under [[CITES]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/12/prop/E12-P35.pdf |title=CONSIDERATION OF PRO POSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF APPENDICES I AND II |pages=1–24 |work=[[CITES]] |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023508/http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/12/prop/E12-P35.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> The film won 11 international awards including The Wildscreen Panda, also known as the [[Wildscreen Festival|Green Oscar]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaushik |first=Himanshu |title=Lifting the whale |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-02/flora-fauna/28141414_1_whale-sharks-largest-fish-sutrapada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233303/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-02/flora-fauna/28141414_1_whale-sharks-largest-fish-sutrapada |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 January 2010 |access-date=19 June 2018 |publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]}}</ref> Recently, the film received four stars from the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mikepandey.org Official site for Mike Pandey]<br />
*[http://www.riverbankstudios.com Riverbanks Studios]<br />
* {{YouTube|6ZVZ_jOoaWk|''Shores of Silence'' – Preview}}<br />
* [https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Shores+of+Silence&docid=608041454117586528&mid=E03E6A36A624F402C802E03E6A36A624F402C802&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Full film]<br />
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