"we used to think of sharks as bad guys — like the only good shark was a dead shark. And “man-eaters” — they used to tell me to “watch out for the man-eaters”...But actually, sharks have to worry about humans eating sharks. We consume millions of sharks...we’re shark-eaters. If 50 people a year get bitten by sharks, that’s big news. But consider the number of shark deaths that we cause every year. Maybe as many as on the order of 80 million sharks are taken, largely for shark fins for the soup."
Shark (fish)

January 1, 1970

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Sylvia Earle Interview (2018)

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