Comments on: Shark Week Proves We Are Fascinated by Sharks, So Why Do We Kill So Many of Them?

By: brianna

brianna — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:29:34 +0000

This article sums up the reason why I boycott Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. I don’t hate sharks but their attacks are certainly not anything to glorify, especially for a whole week. Yet flocks of people can’t help but get riled up over this event, year after year. Heck, I even saw my boss at Dish, who doesn’t get excited for anything, sporting a shark tie this week! I’m so sick of it. I’m just glad that I have the Hopper DVR in my household, which lets us watch or record up to six things at once, so I won’t have to be forced to comply with my husband’s obsession with Shark Week. I’ll never understand people’s fascination yet hatred for these remarkable creatures.

By: Liz Lombardi

Liz Lombardi — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:51:47 +0000

Excellent story! I like how you present both sides of the debate and leave the reader to wonder what side they are actually on. We have a ton of Shark in Florida, I encountered a Hammerhead and 2 Mako on my last fishing trip a few weeks ago, they stole our catch as we reeled them in. Shark are part of the cycle of life, without them, the whole ecosystem will be disrupted.

By: Catharine

Catharine — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:04:48 +0000

Just to add a little background/context to the recent shark attacks in Reunion Island, there have been at least 39 shark attacks on the island since 1913, including thirteen deaths between 1990 and 2011. I think Reunion has the unenviable world record of the most shark attacks per capita (island population is 800 000). So local shark attacks are not new, but do seem to have increased in frequency recently.

By: Pat Ragan

Pat Ragan — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:22:57 +0000

This is a very important article that I hope everyone will read and share. It really speaks to the detrimental effect that kill tournaments have on the status of sharks. The celebratory uproar and media attention that accompanies the landing of a dead shark undermines the critical role sharks play in the ocean environment.

By: Listens to Fish

Listens to Fish — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:12:18 +0000

I’m just wondering – - would it be possible to teach great whites to be afraid of people? Every living thing on Earth SHOULD be afraid of us.