Professional Documents
Culture Documents
U21919961 Investigation 8
U21919961 Investigation 8
This quote captures the idea that sharks are more beneficial alive, than they are dead.
Lack of education among the public allows room for assumptions that are not correct and
beliefs and actions that follow these assumptions. Without sharks, the oceans will not be
a balanced environment and will have astounding effects on oceans, as well as humans.
Sharks existence and populations effect the entire oceans food chain and health
Andy DeHart, Discovery Channels Shark Advisor, explains the importance of sharks and the
dangers facing them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzlqXMateRE
250,000 sharks are being fished out of the ocean everyday (What If)
Andy DeHart, says in our lifetime we could see many species of sharks become extinct. If this is
the case, it will have a trickledown effect on the entire oceans ecosystem. DeHart states that the
effects may not immediately noticeable, but as time progresses, the effects will be prevalent.
Who constitutes for sharks decline in populations?
In an analysis of
shark attacks were
Works Cited
"What If Sharks Become Extinct." Green Buzz. Green Buzzz, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
<http://greenbuzzz.com/environment/what-if-sharks-become-extinct/>.
Manire, Charles A., and Samuel H. Gruber. "Many Sharks May Be Headed Toward
Extinction*." Conservation Biology 4.1 (1990): 10-11. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
Muter, Bret A., Meredith L. Gore, Katie S. Gledhill, Christopher Lamont, and Charlie
Huveneers. "Australian and U.S. News Media Portrayal of Sharks and Their
Conservation." Conservation Biology 27.1 (2013): 187-96. Web.