Well, at this point the sharks are way behind. We kill about 100 MILLION of them a year just for their fins. When sharks catch up, then we should think about doing something, until then maybe we are blaming the wrong animal. If humans had not overpopulated this planet as much as they have, then shark attacks would be even less. (think about that)
Think about the number 100 MILLION as well, every year...who are the animals?
Originally Posted by acelockco
100 million?
Where do you get that figure? That is way too steep!
How about 100 billion???
http://www.sharkwater.com/education.htm
The figures depend on where you read. Fisheries estimate it at between 60-70 million a year, based on declared figures from "legitimate" operations - but they don't take into consideration the illegal/undeclared catches.
Sharkwater, conservation action groups etc have estimated it as much higher, given that not all operations work within guidelines.
Whatever, 60 Million, 100 Million, it does not matter that number is insanely high, and if we don't do something about it, we will eventually kill them all. I guess we are just the cancer of the earth, humans that is.
Absolutely, even the lower figure of 60 million is completely unsustainable. But it's like everything else, not enough people care or make the effort, the vast majority still believe that, as masters of this planet, we can do as we wish.
Anyway, way off topic, and probably encroaching on the grounds of another environmentally "discussion",think I'll back out and leave it where it is
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