http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31914432/ns/us_news-washington_post/page/2/
Shark attack survivors from across the country have been pressing the senate to put new restriction on fishing for sharks. Thirty-two percent of the sharks and rays that live in the open ocean were classified as "threatened" this year by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Scientists fear that ocean ecosystems could be knocked out of whack by the loss of their "apex" predators. The trade in fins for shark-fin soup, a delicacy in Asia, has been blamed for heavy fishing of many species. Others are slaughtered for the rest of their meat or killed accidentally by fishermen setting out nets or hooks for tuna and marlin.
I found this article to be very surprising. Some people disagree with the efforts to save the sharks. Some people are seriously scarred and missing limbs and have every right to hate shark, which I completely understand why. If a shark would have bitten me I don’t think I would put forth any effort to try and save them.
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Its terrible that people get attacked by sharks, but they are an important part of the ocean. Losing these predators would have a huge effect of the ocean's ecosystems. People just need to stop eating sharks, that is really gross.
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