Great White Sharks : A Great Source Of Fear Throughout The Numerous Ages Of Sea Exploration

Sharks have been creatures that can date back to over 450 billion years, and have survived through all disaster and still live on Earth today. This is a great feat for anything to stay in existence for that amount of time, and hopefully sharks can continue to live on this Earth and not go extinct. There are hundreds if not thousands of species of shark from when they first swam Earth’s oceans to when they continue to swim the same oceans. The study of sharks is a very interesting and extraordinary topic, being able to put together images of what sharks used to look like compared to sharks now is just amazing. In this vast amount of time sharks have spent on this Earth there has been many things that has changed, through evolution and adaptation. Through research and personal opinion I plan to show how sharks have evolved, what has changed through evolution and the history of

Every Jaws fan knows the shark gets it in the end. What they do not know is that too many sharks have gotten it; and that has caused a rapid decline in the shark population over the past thirty years. Since the 1970's, sharks of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shores have declined eighty-five percent. Sharks are vital animal to our world's ecosystem, and if the decline is not controlled; we could be facing devastating problems in years to come. Information has been obtained from two books: The Shark Almanac by Thomas B. Allen and Sharks, An Introduction for the Amateur Naturalist by Sanford A. Moss. Sources also include a number of online references, among them BBC News, ENS News, The New York Times, and two online scientific

Those who think Great White Sharks are dangerous, think again. This story is going to take you on a journey that will make you love them. So jump in your submarine and buckle up. We’re off on an adventure.

Arising over 350 million years ago, the shark species has been labeled as a human devourer. Now, with the increase in human population, the demand for shark meat, fins, and cartilage are at an all time high; therefore, the existence of the shark is becoming a concern (Budker 1971). Individuals are conditioned to think of sharks as a negative aspect to the environment, which is prolonging the effort to save shark species from becoming extinct. With that in mind, some private as well as national organizations have accepted the challenge of educating and informing people about the existence of the shark specie and its importance to the sea.

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s article “The Brutal Business of Shark Finning” reminds us that sharks play a key role in the ocean as both predators and scavengers.

Beginning with the simplest one-celled organism, an extraordinary animal rose in the murky waters entitled to a non-comparable killing-eating machine. This organism has become nature’s most genuine and most successful creature that it has remained unchanged for over 250 million years. Nature finally invented the perfect king of the sea. This animal has given the sea it’s “living” adjective; in turn, it was entitled—the “great white shark.”

Peter Benchley the author of Jaws said, “Without sharks , you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain”. My paper’s main idea is how Great White Sharks survive in the ocean. Like how they hunt and how their features help it hunt,hide,and survive.

Recent studies from the article “Hammerhead shark migration gives new hope for conservation” discusses how these hammerhead sharks have been listed onto the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) since 2007, also having certain regulation about international trade threatening species going extinct. Dr. Tristian Guthridge explains the benefits of understanding the shark’s behavior and more research of where these sharks are migrating, and possibly manage the time of fishing in the areas to eliminate human and shark altercations. With the wide spread of ocean water it can be difficult to study the traveling of sharks; however, the research group was able to tag the sharks “with both acoustic and satellite tag, and use photo identification and laser photogrammetry” (Charlie Huveneers).

The theory is that rouge sharks are sharks that have chosen to prey and attack humans, and some believe they have developed a ‘taste for human flesh’. Great White Sharks are highly efficient predators and are known as apex predators, they top the marine food chain and are extremely dominant specie of sharks. This essay discuss the question, should rouge sharks be killed or conserved? The Great White Sharks population was threatened in the 1970’s and 80’s from overfishing, this caused a global concern which led to Great White Sharks are protected under the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act since 1999.

The predator role of the shark is invaluable to marine life. The Institute of Oceanography at The University of California developed a model of a Caribbean Marie ecosystem to research predator prey interaction. The food web created encompassed 250 species including sharks. The researchers found more than 3,000 links between the species. This gave researchers a better understanding of sharks and their significants as well as the consequences of human activity towards sharks. The over fishing of sharks is primarily attributed to shark finning; an inhumane activity that involves slicing off the shark’s fins while still alive and throwing the rest of its body back into the ocean where it can take days to die. Although shark fin is used in many asian traditions, supporting a global ban that strictly regulates shark finning will help save these magnificent creatures, local economies, and the ecosystem.

In the words of Julia “overexploitation threatens the future of many large vertebrates” (Buam et al.). For many years sharks have fallen victim to over fishing, pollution related death, and wasteful culling. According to Sullivan, Twenty percent of the world’s shark population is currently threatened with extinction. According

Sharks are well known for their role in the movie Jaws, but real life sharks are anything but a human killing machine. According to the authors Steve and Jane Parker from “The Encyclopedia of Sharks”, various kinds of sharks have been around for many years, even going way back from 600 million years according to fossil records (page 14) . Yes, it’s true that swimming near a shark might not sound appealing in any way as it sounds dangerous right? It turns out that we humans are more of a threat to sharks than they are to us, as they only cost 30 percent BUT with only 4 percent of the attacks will result in death according to the data produced by The Australian Shark Attack File (ASAF). Even though people view sharks as a threat, the recent

Do you ever wonder what the scariest animal is? There are many different animals, but the most feared is the shark. They are the most unique creatures in the ocean. They have hundreds of teeth in their mouth which make them seem scary. When sharks lose their teeth, there is always another tooth to replace it. Sharks have been around for more than 75,000,000 years. They are located all over the world. There are more than 300 species of sharks. These creatures have many talents and are very intelligent. I am not afraid of sharks because they are helpful to the environment, they can spit garbage out, and sharks are protective of their homes just like we are.

For millions of years, sharks have thrived, with nothing to fear. But in recent years that has changed. Over the past 10 years, an average of 100 million sharks have been killed every year. That’s right, 100 million sharks Every year. In some parts of the world, sharks have completely vanished. It does not have fanged teeth or strangling tentacles. It doesn’t even live in the sea. The creature killing the sharks is the human being. The disappearance of sharks had an effect on the ecosystem. Because of overfishing off the east coast of the U.S bull sharks have had

The first ancestors of this terrifying Goblin shark are believed to have existed as early as 125 million years ago. While larger species marched into extinction, the 11-foot Goblin shark has somehow lived on in many of the World’s oceans. While maintaining a low profile on account of its preference for residing deep down near the ocean floor. As such, and despite their frightening appearance, they don’t pose much of a threat to humans, a species with whom they rarely ever interact who’s