Check
us out on Shark Week! We took out crew from BBC to film the dolphin
and turtle footage for Tiger
Shark: Beyond Fear.
Sick Hammerhead and two turtles snagged in illegal gill net off Maui - word has it that this shark was set free in near shore waters by Pacific Whale Foundation staff in South Maui, after it was found to be sick while captive in the Maui Ocean Aquarium.
20 Ways Sharks Help Humans
Shark Tour Companies A Risk? - Tour operator is a little cocky for our tastes, but John Naughton makes a good point.
Coconuts
deadlier than sharks
Here's
another great site to dispel those sensationalized myths "It's
safer to go in the water then you think" with an Ocean of
shark links info, pictures and all ...
Why
other surfer's continue to surf. Surfers view a shark's bite as
just another risk; 'to not surf would be like taking away your breath'
Heed
words of kupuna on sharks - The
ocean is the shark's world, not ours. Studies have shown that whenever
a shark attack occurs, the animal does not "hang around" and
can be miles away in a short period of time after the attack.
Man,
not sharks, biggest predator of deep;
'shark attacks are incredibly rare'
Sharks
benefit from efforts to protect their environment Sharks are the
most feared animal in the ocean. They reside at the top of the food
chain. And they may just now be emerging from a crisis.
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"Sharks
have survived, virtually unchanged, for millions of years. They are highly
evolved, as perfectly in tune with their environment as any living thing
on the planet. For them to be driven to extinction by man, a relative
newcomer, would be more than an ecological tragedy; it would be a moral
travesty." Peter Benchley
Sharks’ Population Shrunk 90 Percent In 15 Years
Sharks, with their rows of razor-sharp
teeth and unblinking eyes, are the stuff of horror movies. But shark scientists say it's time to forget the exaggerated
hype of "Jaws." In reality, they say, sharks are in more danger
from us than we are from them.
"The real story in sharks
is not 'Shark bites man,' it's 'Man bites shark,' " said George
Burgess, director of shark research at the University of Florida.
Human deaths from shark attacks
are rare. In the past 12 years, sharks have killed eight people off
U.S. coasts and 88 people worldwide, according to statistics compiled
by the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural
History. Of the 400 species of sharks, only about 5 percent are considered
a potential danger to people, scientists say. But people are a definite
danger to sharks.
After inhabiting the Earth
for an estimated 450 million years, sharks are being destroyed by rising
consumer demand for shark meat and increasingly efficient fishing techniques
that land sharks at a rate far outpacing their relatively slow ability
to reproduce, scientists say. Several species -- including dusky sharks,
sand tiger sharks and night sharks -- are candidates for the federal
endangered species list.
Experts estimate shark populations
have decreased as much as 90 percent in the past 15 years, according
to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Millions are killed each year
by commercial fishing fleets that either target them directly or catch
them accidentally in nets or on lines while fishing for tuna, swordfish
or other seafood. Sharks are killed off at an average of 11,000 every
hour, of every day.
Shark fins also are sent
to Asia -- especially China -- for use in soup, considered a delicacy
to be eaten at weddings and other special occasions. Increased spending
power by middle-class Asians has raised the demand for fins, which can
sell for as much as $25 apiece.
How to help
- Don't buy products that contain shark cartilage, such as some medical
and diet products.
- Don't buy shark jaws or teeth as souvenirs.
- Don't buy or eat shark fin soup at home or while traveling abroad.
To make the soup, fishermen typically cut off the sharks' fins and then
throw the animal back to die. The practice has been outlawed in U.S.
waters but continues elsewhere.
- Let your state and federal lawmakers know that you support efforts
to promote shark conservation, such as restrictions on fishing for the
most vulnerable species.
Sources: Dalhousie
University and National Aquarium In Baltimore
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The End We Will Conserve Only What We Love
We Will Love Only What We Understand
We Will Understand Only What We Are Taught
- Baba Dioum
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