After watching Sharkwater in class, I was a little ashamed. 'Save the Whales' and 'Dolphin-Friendly products' are those that come to mind when I think of marine conservation. Thinking of sharks just brings images of Jaws. So digging a little deeper, I found this....
'Sharks attack some 50-75 people each year worldwide, with perhaps 8-12 fatalities, according to data compiled in the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). Although shark attacks get a lot of attention, this is far less than the number of people killed each year by elephants, bees, crocodiles, lightning or many other natural dangers. On the other side of the ledger, we kill somewhere between 20-100 million sharks every year through fishing activities.'
I think it's sad that most people out there have the same misconceptions that I did... knowledge really is power.
http://marinebio.org/MarineBio/Facts/
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