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Phil Watson — Cartoonist & Shark Conservationist

Meet Phil for lunch or dinner in Sydney, Australia - He has a special present for you

Phil is one of Australia’s best-known shark celebrities. Born a shell's throw from the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, he now lives, works and surfs on the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia. After school, he completed a degree in Science, majoring in Coastal Geomorphology. But it was his other skills in cartooning and story-telling that would become his career.

'Shaaark!' grew out Phil's love and cautious respect of sharks. As a surfer, Phil decided to make fun of sharks from the safety of his drawing board. Originally a hobby, “Shaaark” has grown into the worlds largest collection of single panel shark cartoons. In 2005, Phil was hired by SeaLife Minnesota to turn their mascot 'Sharky' into a series of short animated videos, which have over 4 million youtube views. In 2011, Phil turned “Shaaark” into an animated series for Movie Extra and is currently looking to develop a second series.

These days Phil is passionate about his family, the ocean and telling stories to a kids of all ages. He continues to draw and animate “Shaaark”, and hopes that his cartoons inspire people to respect and protect sharks all over the world

                                                          * Phil will give his winning bidder one of his cartoons!!

                                                                                            www.shaaark.com

Item Special Note

The objective of this auction is to spotlight individuals and organizations working effectively for ocean conservation, and raise funds for field research, education and conservation projects.

Being auctioned is dinner or lunch with one the world’s foremost shark experts or celebrities. This is a unique opportunity to “talk shark” face-to-face, one-on-one, with a real authority on sharks. 

How it works:

1. Bid on a celebrity, shark scientist or conservationist that lives or works in your area, unless you are willing to drive or fly to meet them in their area.
2. The winning bidder pays for the lunch or dinner and may bring guests.
3. We will introduce the winning bidder to the celebrity, scientist or conservationist. The two of you then set a mutually agreeable date, time and place to meet within one year of the close of the auction.

All winning bids are deductible from US Federal 2017 income taxes as Charitable Donations.