Sharks feasting on super-sized seal meal ...
It took three people to write this article, three people to come up with:
The booming, federally protected seal population basking in Bay State waters will only bring more hungry, dead-eyed great white sharks closer to shore — where they can strike in as little as 6 feet of water, experts warn.
It is so frustrating to see this kind of reporting about sharks. A little less sensationalism and a little more objectivity, please…
On the upside, though, it is good to learn that:
Greg Skomal, a shark biologist with the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries, said his program has been monitoring the shark population in Bay State waters since 2009. He sees no retreat in the numbers — and humans have to learn to live with it.
There will always be those who see sharks as monsters, as problems to be dealt with. There will always be those who see sharks as the magnificent creatures that they are, with a vital place in the ocean’s ecosystem, worthy of protection. Keep advocating…
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more seals = more sharks did they not pay attention during biology or
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