usually eat smaller sea creatures. It is more likely for a swimmer to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark. Many shark attacks that occur on a human are accidental. Sharks are not vicious killers as portrayed in the movies like Jaws. Most people are afraid of sharks because they think that sharks eat humans. In reality, most sharks are interested in feeding on smaller fish and sea creatures. “Sharks chow down on what they can-usually smaller animals from shrimp and fish to turtles…
I stopped taking baths (and I don't think I am the only one). So, when I found out about a man who has found (and continues to find) new sharks, I jumped in….to the story, not the ocean. Apparently, Dave Ebert travels to Taiwan because of a certain fish market. That market has dished him at least 10 new sharks, not yet documented. However, what’s really weird to me is that sharks have been around way longer than crocodilians. They have outlived dinosaurs. Sharks have been around for 450 million…
seafood finds, to foreign countries; Ocean life has fed and provided goods to hundreds of cultures. Today, the seafood market is dominated by forms of commercial fishing, fish farms and illegal ocean farming that attempt to keep up with the growing 7 billion population. Commercial fishing and other forms of large ocean and sea life crop farming have hugely negative effects on the ecological stability of the ocean environment. Human attempts…
an incredible spot with a breathtaking underwater world and picturesque landscapes around. Honolua Maui is adored by snorkelers from all corners of the world for its amazing formations of corals, a plethora of colorful fish including famed Humuhumunukunukuapuaa and Green Hawaiian Sea Turtles. Honolua Bay Map Honolua Bay is quite big. The water may be accessed from the beach, by downhill hike or from a boat. Most people go into the water from a little patch of sand beach at the left-hand side.…
characteristics of a Mako shark are blue or violet dorsal fin, but there are many more. The dorsal fin is either blue, violet or deep purple. The teeth are so sharp, when they close their mouth you can still see the teeth. The fins on a Mako shark are very small. The Mako sharks cousin is the Great White Shark. The Mako Shark is warm blooded. Mako sharks are caught in deep water or by Australia all the way to New Zealand. Mako sharks are caught in warm water. On the map they are usually between…
waters and green hills around. Snorkelers will enjoy a mix of corals, seagrasses, cobblestones, and sand along with a wealth of colorful Caribbean fish. Waterlemon Cay is the right place to see turtles, rays, soft and hard corals. The water can be accessed easily from the sandy beach…
Angelfish or Imperial Angelfish. Because of their beautiful color and attractive shape, the species is among the most amazing underwater fish in the Red Sea or in the aquariums. It is possibly the most easily recognized fish in the Red Sea. The display which the species make is marvelous whether done in the wild or in aquariums. Description: Emperor Angelfish has deep and slightly elongated body. Their flattened shape enables them to wind their way amongst the corals as well as to retain…
Farm raised fish are good to eat, good for the environment and good for your health. If we eliminated farm raised fish from the menus, kitchen and homes around the world, the harm that would be done is almost incalculable. There is much misinformation, pop science and web sourced rumors to the contrary, but the real facts are quite clear. In the first place, fish is very healthy food for people. It is a nutritious, plentiful and relatively inexpensive food available across the globe. There are…
that have lead up to a depletion our our ocean fish. As our underwater wildlife ecosystem decreases, we keep moving backwards with fisheries overfishing and diminishing the underwater wildlife. Overfishing occurs when there is a popular fishing area constantly being fished out to the point where the reproduction cycle can't keep up. Recent studies have shown that overfishing has exploited 52% of fish stock (subpopulations of a particular species of fish). More than 85% percent of the world’s…
environment from overfishing of tuna fish? Background: The United States is overfishing the Atlantic coast with a variety of new-age fishing methods, which has destroyed and will continue to further damage our ocean’s ecological systems. Since the 21st century began, industrial fishing off the Unites States’ coasts have drastically changed in their methods to provide citizens of this country with a bountiful amount of in-demand seafood. Such seafood include fish like the Blue Fin Tuna, Marlins,…