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200-percent-niggah: First Breach of the 2013 Season by EricOPhotos on Flickr.
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sharkhugger: Excuse me, waiter, there’s an endangered species in my bowl of soup! Would you eat a bowl of soup if you knew that is was made with minced endangered species? What about if it was also packed full with neurotoxins that can cause degenerative brain disease? Still hungry? This is the case when it comes to shark fin soup, primarily a Chinese delicacy. The soup itself has no color, taste, or smell and requires addition of chicken, beef, or pork broth to add flavor. However, the cartilage from the shark fin provides texture to the soup. So, why consume it? Because it is a cultural sign of wealth and traditionally consumed at celebratory events including weddings. Sadly, the demand for shark fin is driving several shark populations toward extinction. Tens of millions of sharks are killed annually for their fins[1]!  However, many shark species are late to mature, have few young and reproduce very infrequently – they are simply being removed faster than they can reproduce. For example, studies suggest that some hammerhead species in the northwest Atlantic have declined over 89% between 1986 and 2000[2]. A new study, which carried out DNA testing on shark fin soup served in 14 U.S. cities, revealed that endangered shark species, including hammerheads, were being served up at local restaurants[3]. How can it be a delicacy if you don’t know what the fuck you’re eating?
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the-shark-blog: Kulick-09-11-21-1077 by bdkulick 
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rhamphotheca: A deep sea jellyfish, Atolla sp., collected with the ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle), from a depth of at least 1,500 m. The deep red color is common among deep sea medusae. The coloration is invisible in the perpetual darkness and at the same time masks any bioluminescence of prey in the medusa’s gut.  From the Exploring the Inner Space of the Celebes Sea 2007 exploration. This exploration discovered what may be new marine species in the world’s most biologically diverse region, the dark deep Celebes Sea in the southern Philippines. Image courtesy of Exploring the Inner Space of the Celebes Sea 2007 Exploration, NOAA-OE.
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thelovelyseas: whale shark divers darwin island galapagos by Live_Adventurously1 on Flickr.
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shark-ray: The original twentieth day of Sharkmas I actually considered posting for a few minutes……… terrrible

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