Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
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Just about everybody's seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks are killed each year -- by people? Biologist Ellen Pikitch and her colleagues at the University of Miami say previous estimates are wrong -- way wrong...
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Just about everybody's seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks are killed each year -- by people? Biologist Ellen Pikitch and her colleagues at the University of Miami say previous estimates are wrong -- way wrong...
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Review of Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
A short burst of a reality check regarding man vs. shark. The perfect shark-week complement for an educational setting. The piece leads the listener to ask questions about the impact of shark poaching and what it might mean for ocean ecology. Includes current event issues from the fields of biology and conservation.