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8 Times Humans Interacted With Sharks and Something Beautiful Happened

Ever since the first shark attack in 1916 off the Jersey Shore, humans have become enthralled with the dangerous shark species. This fascination is driven by equal parts wonder and fear, that has molded how we think and feel about sharks writ-large. Unfortunately, more often than not, the overwhelming fear of sharksoutweighs our curiosity for knowledge about the …

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Report Calls for Five-Year Plan to Save World’s Over-Fished Oceans

The world’s oceans need saving from overfishing and pollution, a new report says, as this “failed state” is rapidly declining, and an independent panel behind the report announced Tuesday that urgent action is needed within the next five years. The Global Ocean Commission (GOC), a group of senior politicians formed in 2013, stress that effective …

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Thank You Groupon for Banning All Shark Products!

With up to 273 million sharks killed every year, “biologically, sharks simply can’t keep up with the current rate of exploitation and demand. Protective measures must be scaled up significantly in order to avoid further depletion and the possible extinction of many sharks species in our lifetime.”- Lead author Boris Worm. Of the 307 shark species …

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