Sharks Essay

As new studies and determination for finding a treatment to cancer arise from all over the globe, the use of shark cartilage as an alternative medicine has been a reoccurring and hopeful treatment. For over a decade now, scientists and medical doctors have been using shark cartilage as a medicine to fight various types of cancer, most commonly brain tumors. As opposed to bones, sharks are composed of cartilage, a substance thought unable to contain cancer cells. Many patients choose to use this method

Hammerhead Sharks Marine Science/ Per. 1      Sharks are one of the most feared sea animals. They live in oceans across the world but are most common in tropical waters. There are over three hundred fifty species of sharks. They can be broadly categorized into the following four groups: Squalomorphii, Squatinomorphii, Batoidea, and Galeomorphii. The shark family Sphyrnidae that includes the Hammerheads are part of the Galeomorphic classification. They are probably the

Sharks Fin Soup Should Be Banned Shark fins consumption has led to the threat of extinction for many shark species. In Chinese culture, shark fins are harvested for the popular shark fin soup, as well as in traditional medicinal cures, both of which are centuries old and hold significant cultural importance. Shark fin soup is a soup or broth of Chinese origin made with shark fin and flavoured with chicken or some other ingredients. With the unexpected increase in fortune in the Far East, shark fin

SHARKS There are more that 250 species of sharks, ranging from the harmless whale shark to the ferocious great white. I will describe the feeding habits and localities of the three greatly known to mankind: the great white shark (Carcharodon Carcharias), the tiger shark (Galeocerdo Cuvieri), and the bull shark (Carcharhinus Leucas). The great white shark, known as Carchardon Carcharias, feeds regularly on marine mammals, such as seals, sea lions, otters, dolphins, and whales. Samuel Gruber in Discovering

The great white shark also known by its scientific name, “Carcharadon Carcharias” is one of the most feared and dangerous creatures in the world. Great white sharks descended from their ancestor who was the Megalodon and it was the largest shark/fish that lived during the prehistoric times. It had a similar appearance to the great white shark and was three times the size of it. Great white sharks are blue/grey on top and are white below, there are also one of the biggest shark species measuring at

no harm in sharks. On the contrary, the western culture believes that sharks are vicious predators which must be killed if it attacks or kills someone. The western culture would therefore question why anyone is foolish enough to dive with sharks, which has become a famous activity in Hawaii. Upon doing some research and conducting a few interviews, I can conclude that tourist and local people dive with sharks to learn about them, and to get an adrenalin rush. Research: Diving with sharks is a way

of us wants to be an animal's next meal. And a number of recent fatal shark attacks in Western Australia have intensified the issue of human-predator conflict. In response, the WA Government has introduced a shark cull to create "safe zones" for beachgoers - with the first killing on the weekend. Thousands of people, including surfers, have since rallied against the move. So what are the broader consequences of losing sharks and other large predators? Landmark research in the international journal

commodities are needed and others are wanted and an example of needed commodities is water, food and wanted commodities are like shark fins. Shark finning must be bended; it’s only wanted as a commodity, most people don’t need it for that much to live. Every year, we hear about sharks killing 10 to 15 people but not only shark attack and kill humans, human kills millions of sharks per year for their fins (Mislinski,

Shark fin soup is considered a renowned delicacy in most parts of China even if it costs upwards easily to one hundred dollars or more per bowl when being served at restaurants around the world. In Asia mainly this is a cultural practice which has been a Chinese status symbol since back to the Ming Dynasty 1362, when it was cooked specifically for emperors. Today they are commonly consumed at Chinese weddings, banquets, social outing, and business dinners and in other places around the world including

Global Shark Attack File to examine the shark bite prevalence of both provoked and unprovoked shark bites. The data was extracted from the year 1982 up until 2011 and examined shark bite deaths, bites that caused injury, and bites that caused no injury. This study will only examine unprovoked shark bites where someone has chosen to enter ocean and has not done anything to purposefully provoke the shark. Mannerisms that are being considered as a provoking are feeding, encouraging the shark to come