My name is Paul Blackthorne and I'm terrified of sharks and deep ocean waters.

Always have been, always will be.

A few weeks back my good buddy Mister Basquali called me up TELLING me I was doing the 'Shark Fest Swim' in San Francisco with him. September 30th.

South side of the Golden Gate Bridge to the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge.

1.6 miles.

Sharks & cold deep waters.

Naturally I refused.

He then told me it's good to face fears and that I could raise awareness for shark preservation and 'ocean stuff'.

Well he knows I'm a sucker for a good wildlife cause so he left me no choice....

In the last fifty years we’ve basically surrounded our ocean fish with plastics and pollutants. In fact, scientists warn us that we could end up with a pound of plastic for every two pounds of fish in the ocean if we don’t act soon.

As top predators in the ocean, sharks depend on a healthy ocean ecosystem.

We're doing this swim to raise awareness for sharks and all the ocean’s creatures.

We need to conserve our oceans, not destroy them!

So with this in mind myself, Mister Basquali and future brother in law Orpheo McCord, of the esteemed musical outfit Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, are swimming through San Francisco's shark infested waters on September 30th.

In the last fifty years we’ve basically surrounded our ocean fish with plastics and pollutants. In fact, scientists warn us that we could end up with a pound of plastic for every two pounds of fish in the ocean if we don’t act soon.

As top predators in the ocean, sharks depend on a healthy ocean ecosystem.

We're doing this swim to raise awareness for sharks and all the ocean’s creatures.

We need to conserve our oceans, not destroy them!

Slightly terrified.

To 'celebrate' this peculiar occasion we're launching the #NoFinToFear and #WereAllinThisTogether T-shirt campaign to help raise money and awareness for our friends at Ocean Conservancy.

Golden Gate Bridge.

September 30th.

9AM.

SharkFestSwim

NoFinToFear

WereAllInThisTogether