Why Is There So Much False Advertising On Sharks

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I really enjoyed watching the movie it was very interesting and I learned a lot. At first I wasn't to crazy about watching the movie because sharks are one of my biggest fears but now i’m not scared of sharks. This movie made me realize that the medias create so much false advertising on sharks that’s one of the main reasons people are afraid of sharks. The movie also made me realize that sharks are victims rather than predators. They’re victims because of their fins which are used in a traditional asian soup that’s a symbol of wealth. One bowl can cost up to 90$. Over 100 million sharks are killed each year for their fins and not many people seemed to care but slowly slowly organisations, institutions, divers etc.. were seeing less sharks

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