Shark finning

When people think of the most dangerous creature lurking the ocean depths they think of sharks. More specifically, they think of the largest predatory shark and most well-known species, the great white. The great white shark has grown a reputation as the deadliest and most fearsome creature to ever swim in the ocean. These beliefs have come about mostly due to Hollywood’s overexposure of the predatory fish as a deadly, human devouring monster. Although the great white may not be exactly exempt…

The ocean is home to more than 400 different shark species. These predators are portrayed by humans as mighty and extremely dangerous. While it may be well-known that these animals are the top of the food chain and have no sea predator, it’s a shock when they find out that they are on the brink of becoming endangered. Humans outside of the fishing industries fail to understand that we have a dramatic influence on the ocean. On the Pacific Ocean only, the numbers of tuna fishing vessels reach…

very specific animals in astounding numbers (Kempster). This is because methods like “finning” sharks take an unnatural amount of sharks out of the natural food cycle that has been so delicately crafted over millions of years, and with a decrease in the number of predators in an ecosystem you will find that there will be heavy increase in the number of smaller fish and medium sized fish that were once fed on by sharks. By having this influx of lower-food-chain animals…

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Status: Least concern Conservation Efforts: In the 1970’s, the brown pelican population was threatened by DDT. When brown pelicans ate fish that were contaminated with the pesticide, the eggs they laid had a thin shell and would break during incubation, because of the devastation it had on breeding success. Soon after, the IUCN banned the pesticide. Ever since, the population has made a strong comeback and numbers have increased. Physical…

them at risk of going extinct ( Animals won't ever live on this world again.) Hammerhead sharks are most endanger of being by catch or over consumption of their meat, fins and cartilage and also commercial fishing.Commercial shark-finning is a practice where sharks are caught and their fins are cut off, then the body of the shark is discarded. Defining a hammer head happens to about 100 million or more sharks around the world per year.Bycatch in commercial…

Sharks Need Love Too Cold-blooded killers, heartless monsters, vicious beasts: these are a few descriptions that are used to define the most feared predator of the sea, the shark. The reputation the media has put into our heads is making a species so vital to our marine ecosystem become closer and closer to extinction when sharks are not even interested in humans in the first place. Here is a paper showing the very rarely showed, good side to sharks. Reputation is defined as: the beliefs or…

Sharks are one of the top predators in the ocean. With little to no enemies, humans have been over hunting sharks for their fins and then throwing them back out into the ocean. Without their fin sharks would not be able to swim and would slowly sink to the bottom of the ocean and die, waiting for something to either eat them or drown to death. As someone who once enjoyed drinking shark fin soup after finding out what happens to the shark and the life that they have after their fins get cut off I…

I always knew what we were doing to the world was bad but I never thought it was this bad. Everything people are doing that they don't think is affecting the world and all the animals they need to think again. Tons of people are ruining the planet and because of this animals are starting to go extinct faster than ever before. One person doesn't think they might be doing much by driving a car or killing an animal. But even though it's one person that's how everyone thinks so it's tons of people.…

confirmed sightings of floating sharks devouring people. They are twice the size of regular sharks. The last person who came in contact with these sharks and lived, was when they found a dead one. The sharks on average are 15 feet long. The biggest ever seen, was about 25 feet. At least. Now don’t get me wrong, the sharks are kind of dumb. One of the ways to escape from these nasty creatures is to jump in a lake. Or hide behind a tree. A big one. Because if the shark tries to take a bite out of…

Barnett, had announced the shark culling policy in 2014 in response to the shark attack fatalities. The shark culling policy authorizes sharks larger than three metres, such as: the great white, bull and tiger sharks to be slaughtered. Sharks smaller than three metres would be liberated offshore. I highly believe that sharks shouldn’t be culled no matter what size they are. We are in the sharks’ habitation and there are other procedures to prevent shark attacks. Sharks shouldn’t be culled as the…