A Disapearing Predator

Too many sharks get pointlessly slaughtered every year. This trend needs reversing before the decline of the shark population cannot recover. The extinction of sharks most likely causes an extensive reaction in the oceans ecosystem. Unfortunately, solutions to the sharks’ problems become increasingly difficult to deal with because of all the variables involved.

The area where most shark killings occur, like international waters and the territor

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Commercial fishing, mainly the use of drift nets, contributes more to the declining population of sharks than anything else. Pollution such as toxic wastes, oil, sewage, and floating debris greatly affect the sharks’ food chain all over the world. Not only does the pollution kill sea life, it destroys habitats, doubling its effect. The shark, frequently injured from this accidental experience, becomes unable to survive on its own and soon dies. Japanese tuna long-liners of!

f the coast of Tasmania killed 43,500 Blue Sharks in a ten-year period (Woog, 34). If properly prepared and cooked shark can be considered a delicacy and is now served in high-class restaurants around the United States. Located in the Mangrove swamplands of Florida, the main nursery ground for Lemon Sharks have begun to disappear. The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species requires a slow process to add a species to the endangered species list. Centuries of legends and a 1970s film, by the name of “Jaws,” have given the Great White and many other sharks a sinister reputation. Little action to date taken by the governments of the world brings the sharks closer to extinction every day. Then larger fish feed on the small organisms and the toxins become part of the food chain. The endangered species list already contains eight different species of sharks. In medieval times, warriors would wrap the hilt of their swords in sharkskin so that they could get a good grip when the hilt was bloodied in battle.

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Approximate Word count = 2166
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)

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