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[shark--blog]

Shark Sense: 04

A Night Shark's green eye

Most sharks can see well in dark lighted areas, have fantastic night vision, and can see colors. The back of sharks’ eyeballs have a reflective layer of tissue called a tapetum. This helps sharks see extremely well with little light.

[the-fact-site]

Selfies now cause more deaths than shark attacks. It is estimated there are 28 selfie-related deaths per year, with the leading cause being heights. #FACT

[freshnsalty]

Shark fin soup ISN'T a lot of things... It certainly IS a disgrace though. 🤑🙄 . The dish originated about 1000 years ago with Song dynasty of China as a delicacy in the royal court. Over centuries it remained being popular, but only reserved for the elites. However, with the household incomes growing since the 19th century, so did the appetite for the prestigious soup... 🍜 . Fast forwarding to current age and between 72-100 millions of sharks are killed every year to fulfill the insane demand for their fins. The soup is a very expensive, traditional element of Chinese banquets and weddings, crucial to showing status and wealth. Ka-chiiing! 💰 . If people are so crazy for it, this soup must be phenomenal right? Not really 😕 Shark fin has literally no taste, it only provides texture, while the flavour actually comes from other ingredients... Actually many forward-thinking Chinese cooks around the world are coming up with substitutes for the fin and guess what - no one can taste the difference! . So the fin must have some medicinal qualities? It's an aphrodisiac, cures cancer and fixes your marriage problems? Of course not. It does have a lot of mercury though, which is obviously poisonous. 😳 . Legislatory changes across the world are extremely important (check out @stopfinningeu if you're a EU citizen), but what needs to change first and foremost is the demand. Say no to shark fin soup on the menu during weddings, parties, tasting, etc. Your voice and telling other about it matters! 📣 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #freshnsalty #clueintheblue #oceandecade #stopfinningeu #stopsharkfinning #sharkfinsoup #sharkfinning #protectthesharks #sharkfin #sharks #oceandecade #sharkeducation #sharksarefriends #sharksofinstagram #savethesharks #oceaneducation #marinewildlife #animaleducation #protecttheocean #oceanawareness #savetheseas #marinelifematters #savemarinelife #oceanconservancy #oceanminded #oceanconservation #sciart #oceanlovers #oceanlife #marinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CPODzfbB5-H/?utm_medium=tumblr

[daily-sharky]

My bff Tito is always there to support me during tough times! Stay in touch with your friends and your loved ones! You never know who needs to see your pretty face today ❤️🦈

[zkinema]

Jaws (1975), USA, dir. Steven Spielberg

[bilbarges]

One of my first doodles on my FIRST EVER drawing tablet, unsure how it’s taken me this long to finally get one. Lots of learning to do now :D (Yogscast TTT is everything)

[simpicicle]

hear me out!

okay, listen.

i know sharks are not everyone’s favorite. BUT BUT BUT,

just look at ‘em.

sure, kind of scary.

but ultimately not harmful unless provoked, or like, if you’re a fish. BUT, that doesn’t make them a bad creature! sure, they’re not so easy on the eyes. and can be like rAHHHHHHH! but in the end they’re just super awesome animals. and they need more attention and protection.

too many sharks get killed for their fins only. and for people to just to show off and say, “wow, look mom! i caught a shark.” it’s terrible. sharks aren’t just a trophy that you can post a picture of on facebook, and get a comment from your grandma telling you that it’s a “good catch”. they're living creatures that do more than just kill things.

there’s a 1/3,700,000 chance of someone getting killed by a shark. it’s more likely to die from an asteroid hitting you.. i mean seriously, c’mon! people make out sharks to be scary and horrible creatures that lurk at the cold, dark depths of the ocean and just kill. in movies like jaws, the reef and open water, sharks are portrayed as killers. and that’s it. never just swimming and having a peaceful day in the reef.

and due to the mindless killing, and poaching of these animals, it’s causing much more harm than good. not only in the coral reefs. but also in our economy, the loss of sharks can cause fishery’s to close, which will cost people to lose a ton of money. and even the complete extinction of some species. as sharks help control the food chain, and help moderate what's below them. taking them out of the ecosystem can result in higher rates of predatory fish, which will feed on herbivores. and with less of them, can really put a wet paper-towel on coral reefs, and how they grow.

so to conclude this, sharks are much more important than what movies, the media, and fishermen make them out to be. yes, they can be scary and killers. however they aren’t just killers, and help more than people give them credit for. i can go on, and on about how sharks deserve more than just a horror film. but i’ll end it here.

- r 

[oneoceandiving]

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We would love to have you out again and share another amazing experience with you. We feel great to know that we have done our jobs to spread shark awareness and conquer fears of these wonderful apex predators. Our jobs and voices are not done so it’s important to know people like you are doing their part to spread the same awareness. Mahalo for sharing and giving us a shout out! #Repost @hola_es_lola ・・・ #tbt to a couple of years ago when I fell in love with sharks 🦈! Such beautiful animals—and some of my favorite pelagics that I’ve encountered yet. Contrary to what most people assume, this was not an adrenaline-filled experience. I felt so much peace and appreciation for these animals, the ocean, and this planet. It was completely awe-inspiring to share the ocean with them; to be in THEIR home, and to witness their natural behaviors whilst breaking down all of the harmful myths out there about their danger to humans. If anything, us humans are the ones to be feared. #sharksarefriends #sharksareawesome #sharks #galapagossharks #oahu #hawaii #oneoceandiving #justiceforsharks #sharklover #pelagic #pelagiclife #ocean #oceanlover P.S. I encourage you to learn more about sharks, their importance to the health of our oceans, and their behaviors, instead of relying on the misleading information that the media feeds us! They truly are some incredible animals. (Okay, rant over). 🤙🏽