<Stop Poaching Sharks>

 

By Baylen Broidy 

 

Did you know that 100 million sharks are killed per year? Did you know that people are taking sharks, cutting off their fins and throwing them back in the sea? Stop killing sharks. If not, get ready for a sharktastic ride.

 

Food Chain 

Sharks are a big part of the food chain. If  sharks are gone there will be more fish and fish eat plankton. Plankton gives oxygen and seeing as we are already cutting down trees, it does not help.

 

Stop Poaching Sharks

They are beautiful creatures kids love to go see. And they have been around forever! Also they are good for tourism. Sharks don’t try to hurt us so why are we hurting them? They think we are turtles when you are on surfboards. If they do try to attack us it’s not on purpose. 

 

How You Can HelpOne way you can help is to stop eating shark fin soup. This is what a shark fin trade dock looks like.

Another way is to stop killing sharks for sports and fun.

 

Well you may say shark cartilage is good for cancer but it’s not. Shark cartilage meds aren’t even officially tested. Plus, you can use other meds.

 

Fun Facts:

1. We are killing an estimate of 100 million sharks per year.
2.  Sharks have been the oceans apex for 400 million years!
3.  There are an estimate of 300-600 great white sharks left.
4.  Hong Kong is the main port for the shark fin trade.
5. Growing demand for shark fins has caused a rapid decline in the shark population.

 

And finally, the best part. Shark puns:

 

1. Were skating on fin ice.
2. This relationship has really taken a dive lately.
3. Our little gill grew up fast.
4. Look at the great white cloud.
5. Alwaves eat fish.
6. Vanished in finnair.
7. Stop. hammertime.
8. I can’t stop listening to Sharkira. Especially her number one hit, ships don’t lie.  
9.  Have you heard of Sharkspeare? He is fintastic! Especially his play. Fineos and Gilliet. 

Sharks eat a gillion per day.