Loading ...I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, as we recently saw how there is a comeback of the humpback whale, but more sharks have been listed as endangered and on the brink of extinction. The latest IUCN report, a body which garners solutions to environmental issues, has listed 22 species of pelagic sharks, and rays. Of note, the IUCN report names Whale Sharks, Great White Shark, Blue Shark, and Manta Ray as near threatened. This means that concervation efforts have to step up big time to allow us to save some of these marine predators.
If you still don’t know what the consequesnces are from eliminating such big predators from the oceans, please watch Sharkwater. We all have to put aside this Hollywood image of Sharks preying on humans. It has been proven over countless times that Sharks do not even like humans.
So what can you do? Don’t order anything with shark or ray in them. Don’t have Shark fin soup. Don’t buy Shark teeth as souvenirs. And most importantly, share with your friends the importance of saving sharks.
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I think that most people (independent of culture, wealth, or education) realize that ignorance is costly. Unfortunately some remain ignorant of exactly what the cost is. This type of senseless depletion of our natural world is a good example. When these issues are brought to light it becomes everyone’s reasonability to enact a solution. Spreading the word (and exhausting ignorance) is a crucial initial step.
You echo our sentiments Mike. Through education and information we can spread conservation. What Rob Stewart is doing is paramount in starting the process of awareness. We, at Fragd.it, try to pass on the message as it is an important one!
People are always scared of sharks, but in reality we are more of a danger to them. Humans kill over 100 million sharks annually, many of which are just killed for their fins. There is some new legislation in the U.S. Congress that could make a difference by finally making the finning of sharks illegal. You can learn more about sharks and what my organization does to protect them by going here: http://www.oceana.org/sharks/.