#protectthesea

[amazingnylyn]

Plastic. Isa kang basura sa dagat, salot sa karagatan. Dapat sayu tinatapon sa basurahan kasama ng mga katulad mong basura. #protectthesea #protectmarinelife #throwtheplasticsresponsibly #PanglaoBohol #turtles (at Panglao, Bohol) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cge87TXJ8U6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lunakitty-1]

~💙Nature & our bodies carry a infinite ability to heal far greater then we could ever realize we only need to be in nature and discover this💙~ 🌊 #saveouroceans 💙 #protectthesea 🌎 #saveearth 🐳 #savethewhales 🐋 🐠 #savethefish 🐟 🐚 #savethereefs 🚮 #solvetheplasticproblem ♻️ #recycle 🐾 #savetheanimals 🌿 #respectnature 🌹 #lovenature 🌲 #treasurenature 💚 #natureheals 🏞 #motherearth 🏖 #beach 🏝 #beachlovers 🗺 #earth 🌺 #naturelover 🌸 #nature 🐣 #govegan 🐇 #vegan 📸 #photography 🌅 #naturephotography 🌞 #summer 🌤 #summervibes 🌄#naturescenery ☮ #bohemian 💫 #healing 🍃 #naturalmedicine https://www.instagram.com/p/CRkJEBPBALa/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jawsomesharks]

What You Can Do For Sharks: A Guide for the Average Landlocked American

Quite a lot! Even if you don’t live by the sea, there is so much you can do to help protect sharks and in doing so, protect the oceans too! Here is my super helpful masterlist of things you can do to help theses amazing animals. 

 Stop providing a market for cosmetics that use shark based products. Tell your friends about it, and make sure to inquire if a product is ethically sourced. 

This is so obvious, but use as little plastic as possible. A nemesis of many ocean animals, plastic waste is also a bog contributing factor to reducing shark numbers. Sometimes sharks directly consume plastic while mistaking it for food but, more often than not, sharks eat other other animals that have ingested plastic. Like turtles!

EDUCATE. Both yourself and others. Having a solid understanding of sharks and their role in the ecosystem is integral to further spreading awareness. 

Stay jawsome! 

[jawsomesharks]

There’s not many people to talk to while you’re in quarantine. But, the lucky few individuals with whom I have interacted with were all subjected to rigorous questioning about their knowledge on shark conservation. And of course I indulged in a little research online. This post is about the lesser known dangers that sharks face. 

One big misconception: Shark finning is the only problem sharks face. 

While shark finning is the main threat to sharks, it is by no means the only one. Shark finning is the one problem most scrutinized in the public eye and while it is not completely eradicated in the United States, it is a widely known problem and I am aiming to bring light to the lesser known issues. 

Bycatch: According to an article by Oceana, Dusky shark populations alone have reduced by 85%, solely due to bycatch and overfishing (Tripp, 2014).  Longlines, gillnets, hooking etc are all incredibly dangerous methods of fishing and pose serious threats to many shark species that accidentally get caught in them. Sharks that rely on swimming for their oxygen intake are particularly at risk, as they essentially get stuck in these nets and suffocate. However, there are several solutions! Modified nets and lines are often employed by fishermen. The problem is getting big industries to stop indiscriminately dragging huge nets across the ocean floor which kills not just sharks, but destroys valuable ecosystems too. Here is a petition to stop bottom trawling in New Zealand!  

In my next post I’m going to talk about why we should be really really worried about how quickly sharks are going extinct. 

Until then, stay Jawsome! 

[jawsomesharks]

450 million years is a ridiculously long amount of time. Almost as long as March 2020! It’s also the same time estimate of how long sharks inhabited our planet.

The earliest sharks began developing around the Silurian era. Since then they have survived 4 mass extinctions. According to a HuffPost article, “a frilled shark from a species dating back 80 million years was caught off Australia” (HuffPost, 2017) .

These are extremely resilient animals and have survived a period of time scientists refer to as “The Great Dying.” So how are humans managing to do what 450 million years and for mass extinctions did not?

In the next post, I’ll answer this question and dive deeper (heh) into the murky waters of overfishing, lax regulation laws, and the reality of what a future without sharks would look like.

In the meantime, stay Jawsome 🦈

[christinathechemist]

The feeling I get when I look at you is so overwhelming. My past, present are future are seen in you. I will do whatever I can to protect you. This is my promise.

[misschatterley]

Plastic On The Sea, Nature Morte Tadoussac, Qc

[dcvisionaries]

“Whatcha looking at dude?” #seal #california #protectthesea (at Redondo Beach, California)