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Choppers Look for sharks off of Aussie beach after sightings

More than twenty sharks sighting in one day.

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Sharkbite prompts kind of gross birth

Visitors to an aquarium in New Zealand watched in surprise (and let's face it, horror... more

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Wyland and the Art of Saving the Ocean

He painted 100 life-sized walls of life in the ocean over the past 30 years - now... more

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Sharks and Sexual Dysfunction

The SharkTaskForce.com looks at one real danger from sharks.

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Shark bites another shark in half

A White Pointer shark (an cannibal by nature) biting another smaller White Pointer... more

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10-foot Great White Shark bitten nearly in half by 20-foot 'monster shark' near Australian beach

TAKE A BITE OUTTA CRIME

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Speaking out for Lemon Sharks

The Shark Task Force continues to follow the story of Lemon Sharks in Florida. The... more

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Saving Lemon Sharks - Shark Task Force

The state of Florida is reaching out to protect Lemon Sharks. The Shark Task Force... more

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What do Sharks Have to do With Sustainable Seafood?

"What Makes Sharks so Sensitive? Sharks are at the top of the food chain, which... more

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Shark protection is finally gaining some momentum

There have been some small but significant developments recently in the fight to save... more

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The 2nd largest tank in the world

I ussually like funny clips, but this is amazing.

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Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'

Posted previously: Sharks as important as Dolphins I now come with a good news.... more

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Sharks, as important as Dolphins

"Between 60 and 90 million sharks are killed by humans each year" "This is a... more

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Shark Fin Tea Infuser

Apparently, the saturation process of mixing water, tea leaves and herbs together in a... more

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Love Shark: London Aquarium hopes to get sharks in the mood with Barry White

The lovin' people at the Sea Life London Aquarium hope that playing Barry White will... more

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There's Nothing More Relaxing Than Fish

http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/ What's It Really Like to Live in Australia.. a visit to... more

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Sharks Singing

This makes Jaws even more scary.

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Opposing opinion: Shark Week sucks

When I decided to join the editorial staff at GamesRadar, I knew there would be challenges. As a diabetic horse who loves sugar cubes and games, I’ve grown accustomed to the slings and arrows my kind must suffer through. Simple tasks, like catching the train to work, are a daily struggle. Why just the other day, I was questioned by a police officer who wanted to take me in for disturbing the peace and horsing around. “Really officer,” I replied. “I’m not trying to block this fire exit. I just want to get to work. My identification? Sure. It’s in the right pocket hanging from my saddle. No, no. Your right.” It’s enough to drive any sane equine mad. Add in the always tiresome inquiries regarding my assumed acquaintance with TV’s Mr. Ed, and condescending compliments about how I’m surprisingly “articulate for a horse,” and it’s enough to make me want to take a trip to the glue factory. But I digress.

You see, as GamesRadar’s Senior Wildlife Editor, I’m here today to voice my concern - nay outrage - regarding GamesRadar’s Shark Week. Supporting the popular fascination with these underwater predators isn’t just misguided; it’s dangerous. Follow the money trail, and you’ll find that the Big Shark Lobby has managed to sink its teeth into a number of key areas by manipulating public policy, influencing foreign relations, and controlling international finance.

With the help of its big shark money, the Big Shark Lobby has also helped push an alarming number of pro-shark fishing legislation through congress, while dramatically reducing public funding for the United States Navy and coastguard. Over the last few years, the Big Shark Lobby has also dipped its insidious pectoral fins into several sectors of the entertainment industry, blacklisting anti-shark artists from Hollywood’s largest studios while promoting the production pro-shark propaganda, which are often loosely disguised as horror films, so-called “factual” nature documentary specials, or even high concept art.

One unexpected result of all this pro-shark lobbying: GamesRadar’s weeklong series of unapologetically biased articles celebrating a species of cold blooded killers dedicated to the destruction of all land-based mammals. Like dumb cows lining up for the slaughter, you non-horses foolishly bite into the Big Shark Lobby’s bait.

“What’s wrong with stuff about sharks?” one might ask. Why, they’re just zombies of the sea, cool kitsch like lawn gnomes and ironic t-shirts about Jesus that are both frightening and hilarious at the same time. Indeed, what is wrong with sharks? Well, everything. By supporting such blatantly shark-centric entertainment, you may be unwittingly paving the path to your own grave and dooming all of us to a future filled with smelly fish-centric games. That’s why I am now encouraging all readers to boycott the rest of GamesRadar’s Shark Week. Celebrating sharks only encourages them, making a worldwide shark apocalypse less a matter of “if” - and more a matter of “when.”

*This article is written by B.Buttercup, from the "Top 7...Horses."When I decided to join the editorial staff at GamesRadar, I knew there would be... more

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SHARK ANGELS

If you really pay attention then you know that many tourist beaches have a ring of nets out several hundred feet that reach top to bottom. Some of these are of a type known as a Gill Net… they should be called KILL NETS because that is the outcome. Granted it stops sharks. But this stops about everything, good sharks bad sharks, turtles, dolphins - and more.

An under-reported movement to remove these nets, ( replace with something appropriate or just do away with the tactic and use spotters ) is under way, and it has a name. Shark Angels.

there is a place known as KwaZulu-Natal , where the activism has reached a fever pitch.

http://www.removethenets.com/

excerpt:– The Real Statistics

The nets have been responsible for the death of over 33,684 sharks in the last thirty years, although less than 12% of those sharks are the targeted species. Thus approximately 29,800 sharks have been killed in the last 30 years that did not pose any threat whatsoever to bathers. In the last thirty years, the nets have been responsible for the death of a significant amount of bycatch including approximately 2,211 turtles, 8,448 rays, and 2,310 dolphins. This means that the nets and drumlines have caught 100% more turtles and dolphins and 800% more rays than white sharks. Important to note, all species of turtles and many species of dolphins are threatened or endangered.

It is all relative...

You are more likely to be killed in a hunting accident, lightening strike or sand pit than a shark. In 2007, one person worldwide was killed by a shark bite. During that same period, 793 people died due to bicycle accidents and 49 died due to dog bites.

In the U.S., the country with the highest number of attacks, your odds of drowning at a beach are 1 in 3.5 million. Your odds of dying from a shark attack are less than 1 in 264 million. Bees, wasps and snakes are responsible for far more fatalities each year.

Many more people are injured and killed on land while driving to and from the beach than by sharks in the water. At the beach, dehydration, jellyfish and stingray stings and sunburn are far more likely to occur than a shark bite.

http://www.sharkangels.org/sharkangels_ie_splash.shtmlIf you really pay attention then you know that many tourist beaches have a ring of... more

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Want To Swim With Sharks?

If so, San Diego County residents are in luck! Down off the coast of La Jolla (&... more

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Choppers Look for sharks off of Aussie beach after sightings

Sharkbite prompts kind of gross birth

Wyland and the Art of Saving the Ocean

Sharks and Sexual Dysfunction

Shark bites another shark in half

10-foot Great White Shark bitten nearly in half by 20-foot 'monster shark' near Australian beach

Speaking out for Lemon Sharks

Saving Lemon Sharks - Shark Task Force

What do Sharks Have to do With Sustainable Seafood?

Shark protection is finally gaining some momentum

The 2nd largest tank in the world

Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'

Sharks, as important as Dolphins

Shark Fin Tea Infuser

Love Shark: London Aquarium hopes to get sharks in the mood with Barry White

There's Nothing More Relaxing Than Fish

Sharks Singing

Opposing opinion: Shark Week sucks

SHARK ANGELS

Want To Swim With Sharks?

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