Sharks should be saved from humans
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Sharks Should be Protected from Humans
By Swastika Shukla
Sharks should be saved from humans. But why? People think of sharks as horrific monsters, but they are in danger of becoming extinct. The wonderful creatures that once roamed the ocean during the Jurassic age are now going to be wiped out from the surface of the ocean. We should protect sharks because of these three reasons: they protect the ocean ecosystem, humans kill sharks more than sharks kill humans, and because they help prevent habitat loss.
The first reason why sharks should be saved from humans is because they protect the delicate ocean ecosystem. For example, researchers led by Ransom Myers in Nova Scotia reviewed 17 surveys about 11 species of big sharks and their prey for the past 35 years. They found that all the species’ populations dropped. But their prey, however, thrived. 12 out of 14 species of the sharks’ prey populations are 10 times more than they were 3 decades ago. In addition, suppose bull sharks were extinct. Then their prey, the cownose rays, would thrive and eat all the scallops. Then the people who eat the scallops, and the fishermen who fish for scallops, would be out of luck.
Critics might argue that sharks are too dangerous, but I challenge that. People think that sharks are dangerous monsters. But they are not. Sharks are highly intelligent creatures that have been around for years. If we don’t do something now, sharks will be extinct in a few years’ time. Did you know that a beachgoer is 9 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than by a shark?!
The second reason why sharks should be saved from humans is because humans kill sharks more than sharks kill humans. For example, shark finning kills 100 million sharks a year. Yes, 100 million sharks a year. In addition, sharks are known to kill only about 100 humans a year. 100 million sharks against 100 humans. Clearly, sharks are killed much more than humans.
The third reason why sharks should be saved from humans is because they help prevent habitat loss. For example, little fish clean coral reefs. If sharks are not around to eat the prey that eats the fish, then there will be no one to clean the coral reefs. The other little fish that live there will then be out of luck. They will have no place to live. The fish will have to find a new habitat.
In conclusion, sharks should be saved from humans because they protect the ocean ecosystem, humans kill sharks more than sharks kill humans, and because they help prevent habitat loss. Sharks do sound scary to me, but inside, I feel that sharks are not killing people on purpose. They might mistake us for seals. I mean, they do have a really good sense of smell. They can smell human blood or the prey’s blood from 4 miles away! Now, do you think that sharks should be saved from humans?
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