Save The Franken Sharks

Sharks are often misunderstood and feared. The goal of this blog is to show the amazing and fascinating world of sharks that we need to protect.

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Oh look, it’s a picture of my future child…

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Me: Ask me questions please c:

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The Name

There are two reasons why I call my blog GoblinSharks@Sea. Well, three if you want to be one of those annoying factual people.

Reason #1: There’s this club at my school called Blue Team, and as you’ve probably guessed it was a marine science club. One thing I did for it was create a powerpoint on seven facts about sharks that were “interesting but useless”. It was pretty cool actually, and I learned a lot. One of my slides was on the “Franken Shark”, or the Goblin Shark. The reason it’s nickname is the Franken Shark is because when it eats something, the Franken Shark’s jaw unhinges from its head and darts out towards its prey. It is, without question, one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen (on the internet, of course).

Reason #2: For some reason, this name resonates within me. I feel like this name accurately depicts the problems for sharks with just two words. The Franken Shark is really weird and scary and most people would probably be completely grossed out by it, but if you stop and think about it, the Franken Shark is really awesome. It’s something worth preserving and telling other people about, and in a way all sharks are like this.

Reason #3: The name FrankenShark was taken by some weird porno blog, so I decided for sake of my sanity that I would change the name of my blog to GoblinSharks@Sea.  

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Creature Feature: Iceland Catshark

Click to read about Taxonomy and this weeks Creature Feature!

Today we are going to talk about a species of shark that is a part of a very chaotic genus. If you have heard of the scientific concept “taxonomy” then you may know what a genus is. Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. When looking at different sharks, scientists notice the way they look, where they live, and in recent years, their genetics to help classify them and put them…

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Smile!

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the ocean is so cool

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the best thing in the world would be if I woke up to this having 100k notes could yall please make that happen omfg

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Shloop!

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Cuties! all of them!

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RAWR

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Australian physics researcher says he has invented a technology that is shaping up as the most promising shark detector yet.

Sam Chambers, a physicist at the University of Western Australia School of Physics, is racing to patent new technology which could help track sharks, and is based on the same maths that governs whales and dolphin navigation in shallow water.

Sharks have proved almost undetectable to sonar in the past because they do not have swim bladders, which produce a strong sound reflection in other creatures, but Mr Chambers said his technology uses acoustics which require far less energy. Sharks are generally tracked using satellite tagging, passive acoustic monitoring and genetic tags.

Results are expected in about two years.

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Shark Fact of The Day

For every one human sharks kill, two million sharks are killed. 

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Save the Sharks By Swimming With Them

Ecotourism is helping promote shark conservation around the world—while also boosting local economies.

This is one of the best ways you can help!

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While I have no idea why the whale shark is doing this, I feel this image truly conveys how humans and sharks can coexist peacefully :)

Source: http://www.sharksavers.org/en/education/sharks-and-people/

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Every three seconds, a shark is killed. 

Source: http://its-your-ocean-news.seasave.org/2014/03/gilly-up.html

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A common misconception about sharks is that they brutally kill thousands of people every year. This is just simply not true.

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Texas Gov. Signs Shark Fin Ban Into Law

Texas is officially the 10th state in the U.S. to ban the trade of shark fins.

Eddie Lucio III has announced that his shark fin bill, HB 1579, has been signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. This new bill will now recognize acts “relating to the sale and purchase of shark fins or products derived from shark fins” as a criminal offense. The bill goes into effect on the first of July.

Great win for sharks and conservation.

Twitter: @sharkmatters 

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UN steps closer to treaty for protecting ocean life

The United Nations took a step closer Friday toward crafting a major treaty that would protect marine life beyond territorial waters by passing a resolution at the General Assembly.

Can we all just agree that this is a big win? 

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Liz Parkinson lays her hand daringly close to the razor-toothed mouth of this deadly hammerhead shark as they share a dance underwater

See More Amazing Shark Dancing Photos Here!

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😍😍😍😍😍😍 gorgeous interaction