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    Essay on Stop Shark-Finning

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    practice called shark-finning. Even the people who are aware of the harmful effects they bring still continue on doing it. People are afraid of sharks due to their fierce appearance and the bad publicity they get such as the movies wherein sharks attack humans. Only about 5 people are killed by sharks every year. In fact, vending machines has a higher death rate of 13, while ants can kill about 30 people annually. Sharks are very beneficial to us, why do people keep on harming them? Why is shark-finning

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    Sharks are friends, not food. Sharks, unlike your average fish, play a different role in the marine ecosystem. While being at the top of the food chain at most times; sharks help to keep other populations of fish with the appropriate size, and by doing that, they also keep other fish and organisms healthy. Over the years, sharks developed an inter-dependency with their ecosystem. They many times eat the fish that are already more debilitated. By doing that, the amount of healthy fish population subdues

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    and sharks. Sharks are the biggest and the more fighting looking of all fish. There are many kinds of sharks such as whale shake and tiger shark. They are both sharks. However, they differ in two major way appearance, diet, behaviour and conservation status. The first differences are in appearance. The whale shark is longer and heavier than the tiger shark. The length of the whale shark is 10 meters but the tiger shark is 4 meters. The weight of the whale shark is 9 tonnes but the tiger shark is

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    Obama's Battle In Midway

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    protected the reefs, and marines animals like whales and sea turtles that are classified as endangered species. More important the expansion will served as an example of to fight against climate change that are threatening many ecosystems around the world as well as plastic pollution. Eventually, the endangered species that share the marine environment in Midway, will be protected under the Obama's expansion like the green turtles, monk seals, tiger sharks and as well as the birds species such as the

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    food, but can’t find any when a great white shark swims past you. You are starving so you can’t help it and start swimming after the great white shark. You know that you are bigger but the great white shark is feisty and furios. You need to get food otherwise you die from hunger. You see the shark stop swimming and that is when you see the shark turn around and watch it stare in your eyes. You want to attack but you are waiting for the great white shark to attack first. You know it is going to be

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    other species would die. Or, if the Great White Shark went extinct, fish and seals would overpopulate and endanger the rest of the ecosystem. However distant this mass extinction seems, a small portion of it is slowly occurring before our eyes. Whales are only one of the multiple creatures suffering from our neglect, and not only are they suffering, but the hierarchy of ocean life and even us, as humans, are affected by this disastrous event. Whales of any kind are extremely helpful to their aquatic

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    Oceanic Victor claim that the tuna cage will not attract any more sharks than usual, which is odd to say as in other circumstances in tuna pens shark wranglers have been hired to cut free sharks that have been stuck in the nets.[4] “Tuna cages attract sharks, which are drawn to fish which sometimes die in the pens and settle in the bottoms of the floating nets. Inquisitive sharks may bite holes in nets and enter the cages or become entangled in the nets and subsequently

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    Overfishing Essay

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    Sage Teachout Mrs. Hildebrand English 101 October 16, 2017 Fishing for Answers Overfishing- to deplete the stock of fish in a body of water by too much fishing. Overfishing can be defined in many way, all of them leading to the same conclusion: Catching too many fish is bad for the environment. Overfishing is an unsustainable use of the oceans. Overfishing occurs because fish are captured at a faster rate than they can reproduce. Also advances in fishing technology and an increased demand for fish

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    What can have 48-52 teeth or no teeth at all? It is the gorgeous creature we call the whale? From Belugas, to Humpbacks, to Killer Whales, there is much to learn about these lovely gentle giants. Did you know that Beluga whales are the smallest species of whale? Belugas can reach weights of 3,000 pounds, adults are reported to be 14 feet long. Even though they may be small-scale , they are the most vocal whale you can find. Their vocalization patterns include clicks, whistles, chirps and bleats.

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    Alopias Vulpinus Thresher Shark Braeden mitchell Thresher Shark Crack!The Thresher shark just split water molecules with it’s amazing tail.That’s right this shark is so powerful that its tail can split water molecules.It also can destroy fish with its tail.Now that’s a shark that i could live with. Description The shark moves his/her tail with a whipping motion but When it goes to kill prey it’s another story.When it goes to kill prey its body works like a catapult it will sling the upper lobe

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