Sharks on animal-friendly way from the coast away? It can

Animals The great white shark is the largest predatory fish in the world and still threatened with extinction. That is mainly due to the man. So are sharks that the coastline approaching on a irresponsible way caught which only 12 percent will survive. There, researchers have now happily found a solution for this, one where no injuries or deaths.

Movies such as Jaws to insinuate maybe something else, but in reality, it is not often that a shark man attacks. That happens when sharks feel threatened, or when they are wrong and think that it is a prey as the seal goes. the

Especially the (sharks)island of Réunion, a French overseas department in Africa, must deal with a lot of haaienaanvallen: since 2011, an average of four attacks per year. To prevent that, put the islanders nets and bottom-set hooks in. The result? The nets catch sharks, but also other animals such as dolphins, whales and turtles. In addition, it survives only twelve percent of the caught sharks in the fall.

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And that is bad news, because it's around the South African coast, would be there according to recent research, only 300 to 400 white sharks swim. That is a decrease of 52 percent compared to the results of previous studies.

Why sharks are so important? They play an indispensable role in the ecosystem. The are the biggest hunters of the onderwaterrijk and ensure healthy oceans. Without sharks would be parasites and bacteria play a greater role, and would, consequently, many more diseases arise.