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About Us

The SharkSchool™ of "Green Marine" (Global Green Marine, Inc.) was established more than 10 years ago in Miami, Florida. Its main purpose is to bring humans closer to sharks, focusing on how to interact with them and to emphasize their crucial position and importance in the marine realm. Office: Office-Mail, 786 301 3310

The SharkSchool™ is run by Erich K. Ritter, Ph.D., shark behaviorist and avid conservationist. He teaches all classes offered in English and German. Although classes offered in French and Spanish are held by associates of SharkSchool™ , his presence is always guaranteed.

If you have a specific question for Erich, you can contact him directly (Erich). Due to his schedule it may take awhile until he can respond.

Dr. Ritter's main focus is the interaction between sharks and humans, with special emphasis on the recreation of shark accident scenarios. He is one of the first scientists in this field concentrating on an applied approach directly with and among the sharks in the wild. The interaction concept ADORE-SANE is a direct result of his interaction experiments and tests. Erich functions as a case investigator of the Shark Research Institute's GSAF(Global Shark Attack File), and the founder of SAVN (Shark Accident Victim Network), a helping hand for shark victims. He studied zoology at the University of Zurich, with a doctorate in the field of behavioral ecology. He did his post-doc at the University of Miami's Rosenschiel School. He taught field courses for students, naturalists and divers in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Maldives, Egypt, South Africa and Hawaii. He conducts his field research primarily in South Africa and the Bahamas at the "Shark Education & Research Center," where the Northern Abacos are his prime area for the last 12 years. Dr. Ritter has given lectures worldwide and was guest on many different TV shows.

Erich Ritter: "... there is no such thing as dangerous sharks, only dangerous situations. This fact must be made public... for the sake of the animals and our children... once mankind can get rid of its fear from sharks, then sharks can be protected... the over fishing and slaughtering of sharks is one of the biggest ecological time bombs of our time and the consequences will have a devastating effect - not just for nature but mankind as well... the conscious interaction with sharks is an important tool for their better understanding..."

"... there is no such thing as dangerous sharks - just dangerous situations. This fact must be made public, for the sake of the animals and our children..." E.K. Ritter

His books (one of them "Mit Haien sprechen" is available in English - Understanding sharks):