Freetoblog.blogspot.com: Killer from the deep?

A ferocious predator of the deep has survived for 400 million years and has resisted evolution. The ultimate killing machine which enters a mindless frenzy at the slightly drip of BLOOD. The undisputed monster of the sea. It kills anything that moves with a bone crunching attack. No logic, No passion, No mercy. Pure carnage.

If you see a large unmistakable fin above the water with a huge dark shadow swimming towards you while you're swimming out at sea.... the jaws of death may just be the last sight you will ever have... Or will you live to tell your terrifying tale?

If you are lucky or unlucky enough to live through the fatal attack (depending on whatever that is left of you) , you'll most likely end up with horrific injuries with parts of your body brutally bitten off. The following link displays gruesome graphical details. You have been warned. Photos of shark attack victims can be found by clicking here.

Despite these cases (which have been recorded as statistically rare), do you know that the sharks main predator is none other than man? Sharks have been vastly huntered for the value of their fins to the extent that certain species are already nearing extinction? Many known shark species find their populations rapidly dwindling due to the extent of over-hunting. Environmentalist are calling for governments to protect the sharks and clip the shark fin trade which is booming in Asia. The fact that illegal sharking finning is rampant makes it more difficult to save this "prehistoric killing machine".

Real Time Facts

The illegal fishing for shark fins in the Galapagos has increased dramatically in the past few years...

According to WildAid, about 100 million sharks are killed every year in a trade which it likens to the scandal of the slaughter of elephants for their ivory...

The fins themselves are dried and often end up in soup in Chinese restaurants all over the world, commanding prices of up to $80 per pound.

Source: BBC News

Hong Kong is the centre of the world's shark's fin trade -- some 80 percent of all fins sold on the world market come through here...

Environmentalists say shark's fins are harvested inhumanely in a process called "finning" in which fishermen hack off the limbs of live sharks and dump their bodies back to sea to die...

Although tasteless and scientifically low in nutritional value, the gelatinous dish's high price makes it a status symbol and its consumption is considered a mark of wealth...

source: Channelnewsasia

Ever wanted to live a life as a shark? Ever wondered how it is to avoid all that senseless hunting for experimental reasons and to prevent being the next bowl of shark fin soup served in a chinese restaurant? Click on the picture below to play this cool flash game.