cull necessary?” Is it necessary when the population of a species grows beyond the carrying capacity of its environment? Or is it necessary when the population of a species begins to negatively impact the environment and other species within it? These are important questions to consider when discussing the ethics of culling. alive. Despite this, humans tend to decide more quickly to kill the more ferocious-looking species rather than the seemingly nicer ones. The culling of sharks has become a major problem, especially considering the significant decline in the great white population. These animals are now on the vulnerability list, and hunting them for fins and trophies is not only frowned upon but also persecuted. Sharks are baited into following closer to the shore, where they become accustomed to finding food, only to be captured and killed. This practice is inhumane because these creatures follow the shoreline with no intention of hurting people, only to eat and survive, yet they are hunted and harmed to the point of being threatened. Family members of a man named Sam Kellett, who was attacked and killed by a shark, spoke out in protest against the cull, claiming that Kellett would have wanted nothing to do with it if he were still alive. Rarely do attacks occur that are not provoked by intruding upon territory or threatening the animal itself. However, even if an attack is unprovoked, it may be due to confusion of humans with another animal that sharks commonly hunt. Sharks do not deliberately seek to consume humans, as they are not a part of their diet. The issue of shark attacks, however, can be further prevented without the need for killing them. If nets were more securely placed around beach areas, there would be a safer swimming region for civilians. For activities that are further into the sea, it is important to remember that humans are intruding upon the sharks' territory, and for that reason, the sharks may become more agitated. If it really came down to it, rather than capture and kill, a program for capture and relocation could be implemented to migrate the sharks into further areas and protect both humans and animals. In conclusion, the culling of sharks is unnecessary. There are many other solutions that could be implemented to prevent shark attacks. The cost of culling is immense, the procedure is drawn out, and it damages the ecosystem. Without sharks, a valuable predator is no longer present to continue the food chain that it remains at the end of, and populations of other animals can drastically increase, causing a large imbalance. Culling sharks does not prevent the deaths of humans and instead creates bigger complications than the sharks themselves.
As they are at the top of the food chain, sharks play a very important role in the oceans in a way that an average fish does not. Sharks keep populations of other fish healthy and in proper proportion for their ecosystem. By preying on the old, sick or slower fish in a population, they prevent the spread of disease and prevent outbreaks that could be devastating. According to Ransom Myers from Shark savers, “sharks may be gone within the next decades if we continue to kill them, resulting in the loss of important foods that we depend on for survival, causing a marine ecosystem imbalance.” At the same time, I accept that shark nets could be useful, especially in shark infested areas that have been renowned as spots where many attacks have occurred, but I still believe, as you would, that scientists should spend more resources on working out why it is becoming more common for sharks to be entering shallower waters, looking for food – namely seals, who just happen to look like
Every year hundreds of sharks get killed just because people fear them. Western Australia has brought in the Shark Culls after a series of fatal attacks. Most of these people attacked are usually surfers, swimmers or shark haters. Now imagine this, what if you were a shark swimming and suddenly someone tries to hunt your down, how would you feel? We wouldn’t like it very much if the sharks did the same thing to us. In the following paragraphs, I would give you three reasons on why Shark Culling should be abolished not only in Western Australia but also all around the world.
Shark nets have been implemented in locations across the world in response to shark sightings and attacks. Nets are submerged beneath the surface of the water, roughly 200 metres from the shoreline. The meshing is designed to be large to capture sharks, leaving them to struggle before eventually drowning under the weight of their own body. The meshing allows small fish to pass through, however captures larger fish and marine species. Shark nets provide no discrimination between common, vulnerable and endangered species, resulting in a high mortality rate for a variety of marine wildlife.
the drum- lines program with hooks like needles is working even though sometimes it’s a false call but it is keeping every one safe so far. In my opinion, I think that the main reason there is shark attacks because of crowded beaches. I think that because there is so many people in the water that you can’t sea your surroundings.
The bull shark may be responsible for many shark attacks in the world but I believe that we have no right to kill them. Sharks are very important to animals food cycles and if the food cycles get messed up it can greatly effect the world. In fact, the bull shark is more vulnerable to human impact due to their ability to live in fresh and salt water but many sharks that are killed are for either shark fin soup or their liver oil. The sharks liver oil has many uses now but it started as a machine lubricant. Another way that sharks die is by recreational fishing. The sharks can get caught up in the fishermen's nets and eventually suffocate and die. As an environmental community, I feel like we need to inform people about shark habits and how to keep sharks safe. The water is their home and we are
However, the fact is, and statistics prove that over 100 million sharks are killed every year (according to the Sea Shepherd website), all around the world and for what reason? Shark culling and the hunting of sharks as a solution to beach safety has not been well received by the Australian public. Whilst it is very clear that we need a solution to protect our bathers and surfers, the Herald Sun reported that 82 percent of all respondents to their
One of the governments main reasons for culling the sharks is because they are coming in too close to the shores and becoming a potential threat to swimmers. But why is this happening? This is due to a change in shark feeding habits, but because they are eating more human of course not! Rather because us humans are over fishing and eliminating the fish/food sources of which sharks normally feed on. This is forcing sharks to come in closer to find food. Us as humans have forced sharks to come in closer and are now killing sharks because of our a...
After being aware of the issues of the sharks and the ideas of the environmental ethics and philosophy, I would say yes to “Should We Save the Sharks?” We should save the sharks because they are going to become extinct by 30%. I also believe that people in Asia need to stop capturing and killing the sharks for fin soup. They need to realize that if they continue to kill the sharks, it can take the population of sharks to recover for decades.
In 2015 only 59 shark attacks have occurred around the world compared to the millions of sharks killed by humans every year. Due to these accidental shark attacks people tend to think that sharks, especially Great Whites are evil creatures with malice intentions when attacks do occur; but, on the contrary that is wrong. Sharks are not the only beautiful and unique creatures in the ocean, they also play a vital role in our ecosystem; however, due to human interference they might not be around much longer, through awareness sharks can be protected from endangerment.
Information (sub-point): The solution to the problem of shark finning is to sign petitions and force the government to pass legislature that will ban shark finning, as well as ban the import of shark fins. In 2000, Bill Clinton signed the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000 (SFPA), which “banned finning on any fishing vessel within United States territorial waters, and on all U.S.-flagged fishing vessels in international waters” (Speigel, 2011). Currently, it is also illegal to hunt sharks in many parts around the world due to various restrictions set by other government, but it is not illegal to import and sell shark fins. Finding shark fins in the US can be as easy as walking into an Asian restaurant and ordering shark fin soup. If we truly want to make a difference, and see a rise in the shark populations around the world, we need to ban the sell and trade of shark fins
The Great White Shark, immortalized by the Hollywood film Jaws, is at the midst of an international controversy. The shark, despite its notoriety, is in danger of extinction. A conflict over the fate of these sharks has existed for decades, but with recent attacks the debate has come to the forefront. The environmental conflict over the Great White Shark has yet to reach a conclusion, as many factors exist that hinder resolution possibilities. The purpose of this paper is to provide background information on the debate in an attempt to understand why consensus has so far been unattainable. This paper provides basic information including subsequent legislation, stakeholders, factors to consider, and proposed solutions. By understanding the context of this conflict, possible methods that could assist in resolving the debate may be determined and recommended.
The first groups/people that I have chose that are for shark culling are the Western Australian Government including WA premier Colin Barnett and a lady called Krystle Westwood. The reason KryColin Barnett and the Western Australian Government wants to cull sharks is because innocent civilians are being scared, harrassed and potentially bitten and killed by sharks at local crowded beaches. One of the main jobs that the Western Australian Government has to do is to keep their people safe, and if their people are in danger they will do almost anything in order to keep them safe. Aswell as this, shark signtings, shark attacks and news about deaths from shark attacks can catch onto the news and travel around Australia and sometimes the world. This news
Even being careful of tan lines because to a shark they can resemble color variations on fish. Third, many people should try not to swim in murky dirty water or in water where you cannot see around you. A lot of simple tasks can prevent attacks that many people just do not pay attention to. For instance, swimming alone or in waters where there has been recent shark attacks. If people were more aware of the attacks and how it could happen to anyone maybe there would not be as
WHAT IS SHARK CULLING Shark culling is killing large sharks that may be dangerous to swimmers on the beach. The Great white shark has been protected in Australian waters since 1998. So, what changed? Since August 2010, 15 people have been killed and 51 have been injured in 2012.
In early November 2013, the Western Australia government declared war on the sharks that surround its coast. This declaration of war will result in the government killing and culling many sharks in order to create a safe boundary for humans to surf and swim in. In order to create safety zones, the government has already started to implement a plan that involves the killing of many sharks that enter popular beaches such as Forrest Beach and Quinns Beach. According to VOANEWS, a DESCRIPTION, the authorities have started to hire commercial fishermen that will “hunt and kill sharks bigger than three meters in zones, while baited hooks will catch smaller sharks” The authorities intend on catching smaller sharks with baited hooks but this will result in catching other marine life such as fishes and whales. To an addition to these killing tactics, the government will soon install baited drum lines that would attract sharks. According to GUARDIAN, a DESCRIPTION, the drum lines will be “strung up 1 kilometer from the shores of heavily used beaches to catch sharks more than three meters in length” More than $20 million have been spent on the plan to protect the coasts from sharks. With these commercial fishermen, baited hooks, and drum lines, the beaches will no longer contain many marine life which is dangerous for the environment.