Humans' relationship with sharks is long and complex. In some cultures, sharks are revered as gods, but as humans took to the sea for trade and exploration…
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Indonesia, which has the world’s highest diversity of sharks, allows the catch of some endangered species for domestic consumption, but loopholes effectively allow the illegal export of protected species.
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Images of a malevolent monster haunt our aquatic imagination and abyssal unconscious! Perpetuated by popular culture, this image transcends the real; transforming a 100-million-year-old fish into the contemporary emotionally, socially, and politically charged hyper-real monster we know as the Great White shark.
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For the past six months I have been living with Shark Callers on the tropical island of New Ireland, five hundred miles east of mainland Papua New Guinea.
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“What’s going on with the shark cull?” I asked. “Oh it’s a big deal here,” she said. “The town is completely divided on it; some are for it and some think it’s an awful idea. It’s in the newspaper everyday.”
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Four months having passed since the scheduled hiatus of the controversial shark cull in Western Australia, and with deadline looming on whether or not to extend, amend, or simply end what protest groups have called “despicable and highly illegal,” it seems appropriate to weigh in on the significance of this controversial state action.
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The first experience with a shark in the blue ocean is a life-changer. Rarely does the sight of an animal inspire such passionate admiration and everlasting memory. For those of us lucky enough to meet one face to face—through the lens of a dive mask, over the transom of a small boat, or from edge of a surfboard—the moment of contact renders us speechless.
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When we shark aficionados talk about our undersea compatriots, those often-misunderstood creatures below the waves, do we refer to them as “sharks” or “the shark”? What’s the difference between the collective and the singular when it comes to their conservation?
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