Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Black tipped reef shark


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Originally uploaded by jess.simms
A baby. We never see sharks diving here anymore because people are doing shit like this and then selling the fins at the fish market. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that we are catching one billion pounds of shark each year. They are killing the Earth. I know this sounds extreme, but sharks are so important in the ocean ecosystem, and the oceans, being 70% of the Earth are responsible for most of the oxygen we need to stay alive, (thanks mostly to phytoplankton), they moderate the weather and climate, 10% of human protein intake comes from the ocean, we get heaps of minerals from the ocean, they regulate and recycle our toxic poisons, the list goes on...and on....Pay attention!!

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