Sharks on the Bahamas

Undeniably sharks are the sea gods who are always ready to eat any prey, including people. It was a mass murderer, with an emotionless look, appearing suddenly like a ghost, cold and bloodthirsty. Humans are not sympathetic to sharks. But in fact, sharks are not like what people are used to thinking.

About them.

Ernest Hemingway, writer, lived in seclusion in the Bahamas island in the mid-1930s with typewriters and fishing rods, where he was inspired to write about fish, heaven and images of sail gliding in the wind. Sharks have attacked and he killed them a lot, he shot and burned their bodies on the beach. Although he hates this fierce fish, sometimes he writes about it with the same respect as in the Old Man and the Sea with the Part ". Everything about them is beautiful, except their mouth . They're not the scavengers, nor the greedy . They're beautiful, not afraid of anything . ".

Sea shark

The white shark comes along with the famous reputation of hunting in ships that have just been wrecked or the plane crashed into the sea.

Hemingway is the most knowledgeable person about the Bahamas. The sea here is vast, very green and clean. The Bahamas has many islands, about 700 large and small islands scattered in 500 miles southeast of Florida, this place is maintained for industrial development freedom. Local residents here still make a living with lobsters, fish (goldfish) and conch.

In this waters sharks are the most common species. This is a group of fish with cartilage skeleton, hydrodynamic body easily turn water, there are 5 to 7 gills along each side or near the head (the first slot behind the eye is called breathing hole), the skin has many small spines. Wrap the body against parasites, teeth can regrow.

According to Animals Planet Channel, sharks only have cartilage, not bones, it just swims straight, not swim backwards. In the distance, you can assume that sharks have no scales, in fact their skin is covered with a lot of small scales, which feel rough when touched. Sharks are immune to all diseases. Sharks can detect a drop of blood in a large pool. It lives on average about 25 years, but there are a number of species, such as whale sharks, that can live up to 100 years. In the world there are more than 300 species of sharks, but only 30 species are dangerous to humans. According to statistics, a year of sharks attack about 100 people, while more people die because of bee stings and lightning strikes.

Sharks must always move to get water into the gills, ensuring their respiration, so sharks often die shortly after entering the fishing net due to lack of oxygen.

Throughout life, sharks can change teeth many times: they have many layers of teeth lining the jaws, and as soon as a tooth falls off when biting a hard object, another one will be replaced. Therefore, you can pick up sharp teeth floating on the beach in areas where there are many sharks like the Bahamas, and the number of fossil shark teeth discovered is not that small. Thanks to his teeth, many sharks swallowed whole cans, sea urchins and sea turtles when hungry, and sometimes they bitten off the cables at the bottom of the sea.

Ocean killer

The hammerhead is really the most evolutionary shark, the vision, the sense of smell.

Ignoring the "tiny" prey, tiger sharks hunt larger prey in shallow waters.

Many people believe that sharks are fond of human flesh, and the movie The Jaw has lifted this fear into a real fever. But don't be afraid, don't think your meat is so good, sharks will only bite people when they're too hungry. Anyway, sharks are formidable assassins. If you don't want to act as a victim of " shark jaws, " avoid swimming at dusk or dawn in deep waters or estuaries.

There are about 40 types of sharks living here with very " fancy " names such as " tiger ", " hammerhead ", " bull ", . Sometimes the great whale sharks and blue whales also " move " populate "over here.

The Bahamas name comes from the Spanish " Baja Mar " meaning " shallow sea ". The sea has many islands, reefs, corals, mangroves . This Atlantic Ocean is clean and has a warm stream of water flowing from the bay creating a seafood feast that entails many far away sharks. near here. Now, this clean green place is their paradise.

Diving is an industry that brings billions of dollars to Bahamas and sharks as the main attraction for tourists.

In a safe lake and surrounded by mangroves, newborn fluffy sharks roll in shallow places."This is special," Samuel " Doc " Gruber, a biologist, said in a shark research station located in Bimini. This tiny lake is located in Bahamian Island called Bimini, which is home to natural sharks, which is a breeding ground for giant sharks, which are raised well without being meated. Years ago Gruber brought here a pair of sharks with tracking devices to facilitate research.

Gruber has been studying flounder sharks in Bimini for about 25 years, accumulating many detailed databases of shark population and he thinks the fish has the largest population in the ocean and suggests the Bahamas. should protect and protect sharks and ecosystems here.

Most recently in 2002, projects and plans have been set up to focus on preserving five areas near the coast to sustain the economy and the determinants of the ecology of the Bahamas, with Bimini ( is the place where the giant resort is rated as the most advantageous. But a change in government policy has delayed the project because the government apparatus was found guilty of corruption.

The Bahamas is a young country , gaining independence from Britain in 1973. However, diving is an industry that brings billions of dollars to the country and sharks are an attractive source of attraction. traveler. The tourism industry accounts for nearly half of the Bahamas' gross domestic product and sharks are an invaluable type of creature that has given the country, despite the threat to humans, sharks play an important role in the system. marine ecology.

Sharks will become extinct?

According to the WWF International Fund and Nature Conservation Fund, millions of sharks have been killed each year due to overexploitation and trade. Many of them died randomly by catching tuna and swordfish, others were caught for meat or just for fins.

Samuel 'Doc' Gruber studies sharks.

The number of sharks in the Bahamas is countless, not to mention the fish migrating from other places.

Shark fin is a nutritious food in the processing of "shark-fin" soup and is very expensive. In Singapore, shark soup is sold for more than $ 100 per serving because it is believed that shark fins treat cancer. Although science has not yet confirmed, everyone acknowledges that shark soup is still a great food. However, consumers may be shocked to learn how people take fish fins to process the soup they eat. The sharks are caught, cut off the fins and throw the remains into the sea. This destructive and wasteful fishing activity is pushing some species to the brink of extinction.

Species of white sharks are also likely to be exploited, even many diverse, diverse species such as lizard fish, male whales, and Caribbean sharks are also being threatened by fish hunting and habitat gradually being degraded. lost. Scientists warn that if this fish hunt continues, within a decade sharks will be at risk of extinction. And with the current risk, sharks have to ask for help to survive the first half of the 21st century.

(Photo: SGTT) " Think about it the next time you see the fish soup on the menu. Maybe you just want to order the broth, " said Dr. Simon Cripps, global marine program director. in Switzerland said.

In Bahamas, shark fishing has been considered illegal since 1993, while other parts of the fish are not allowed to be exported to other countries. Many tourists who come to this sea only hunt fish for entertainment purposes and do not need to use fish meat as a dish.

Nowadays, when the demand for expansion and development of resorts in coastal areas increases, the habitat of sharks is increasingly narrowed. In 2004, more than 60 countries agreed to ban the shark fins taken in the Atlantic Ocean. Conservationists hope that the decision will help protect this endangered animal.

People who love or hate are sharks that are still high predators that play an important role in marine ecosystems. The decline in sharks is due to poor management and human greed that has disturbed the ocean, Dr. Simon Cripps said in a recent report by WWF organization World Ocean Day 8.6. 2007.

This giant fish always appears in our subconscious with a "great" image and plays an important part in the survival of the Creator for this place. If sharks are no longer present in this sea, there will be no image of tourists coming to this island inspiring to swim, catch, compose and dream .

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