Sharks!

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Sharks!
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Great White Shark Anatomy

• Caudal fin used for turning and propelling
  forward
• Dorsal fin on a sharks back is used for
  balance. The second dorsal fin controls rolling.
• Pectoral Fin control whether a shark swims up or
  down. Sharks cannot swim backwards
• Pelvic fin provide stability
• Anal Fin Provide extra stability

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Shark Finning

• Shark is pulled on board a ship, its fins are cut
  off while the shark is still living then tossed
  back overboard to drown or bleed to death.
• Shark fins have no nutritional or medical value
• Shark fins are a delicacy in China
• 40 million sharks are killed this way each year

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Impact of Shark Finning

• Loss of shark population around the world.
• Wasteful up to 99 of the shark is thrown away.
• Each country with a coastline is responsible for
  laws and regulations pertaining to fishing in
  their waters.

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Porbeagle Shark

• Endangered due to overfishing.
• Found in northern Newfoundland into the Gulf of
  St. Lawrence
• Biggest step taken in prevention of extinction is
  fishing quotas

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Conservation of sharks in Canada

• All recreational fishing for sharks is restricted
  to catch and live release.
• All commercial shark fishing quotas are set at
  levels which maintain or increase population
  numbers at healthy levels.
• Sharks caught accidentally in fisheries targeting
  other species are to be released alive, if they
  are not landed.
• The mating ground of porbeagle sharks has been
  closed to commercial fishing to encourage
  population recovery.