Turning Fear Into Fascination
Turning Fear Into Fascination
An estimated 73 million sharks are killed each year. That works out to more than 10,000 sharks per hour. While shark fins for shark fin soup are a major reason, sharks are also killed for their meat, cartilage, and liver oil. In addition, bycatch, where sharks are not the target catch, may account for as much as 50% of the sharks killed annually. It is estimated that 90 percent of large sharks have been wiped out regionally.
The reality is, like them or not, sharks are crucial to the health of our planet. For millions of years, sharks have played a vital role in the oceans’ food web, keeping our largest and most important ecosystem healthy. The oceans produce more oxygen than all the rainforests combined, remove almost 1/3 of the atmosphere’s manmade carbon dioxide, and control our planet’s temperature and weather.
Shark Angels is a shark conservation nonprofit committed to changing the future for sharks through education and science, turning fear into fascination and passion into action.
Learn easy ways you can help save sharks, protect our oceans and help declining shark populations. We make shark conservation fun!
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Want to do more and get involved in ocean and shark conservation? Do have a passion for sharks and rays? Have you always dreamed about being able to help protect the oceans in some way?
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In a jaw-dropping discovery, researchers in Japan have confirmed the existence of a living Megalodon—an enormous deep-sea shark once believed to be extinct. Caught off the coast of Funaya Ine, this juvenile shark shows all the features of the legendary predator: massive size, megalodon-style teeth, and deep-sea adaptations. DNA tests prove it’s the real deal. The Megalodon is back—and it’s been hiding in the deep all along.
Test your Orca + shark IQ with our Orca trivia quiz. How do Orcas eat sharks? What is their conservation status? Why do Orcas kill sharks? Are Orcas dangerous? If you read our Orca Monthly Chomp – you will be able to ace this killer whale quiz.
