Several Species of Shark are Nearing Extinction

Several species of open water sharks are on the verge of extinction as they continue to be caught and finned by illegal fishing. The fishing of certain sharks has been banned but illegal fisheries continue to kill them for their fins. The shortfin mako, silvertip, sand tiger, oceanic white tip, bigeye thresher, pelagic thresher, and porbeagle sharks are all in danger of disappearing of the face of the earth. Soupfin sharks, great white sharks and pacific sleeper sharks are so endangered that they could die out any day now. Meanwhile, blue sharks and tiger sharks are decreasing in numbers rapidly and may soon die out.There is but 1% of the original population of the porbeagle shark left since their discovery. The same is true for the smooth hammerhead, dusky and bull sharks.

  The world must now fight for the lives of the sharks WE have killed. WE killed them and now WE must save them. If one shark species dies out, it will be OUR fault. WE must stand together and fight for the shark's rights.

The Shortfin Mako Shark

The shortfin mako shark is the fastest shark in the sea, it can swim at speeds up to 65kph. Makos swim at this speed so they can catch and eat sailfish and marlins (now that really is fast food!!). Shortfin makos tend to eat squid and tuna, their hook-like teeth enable them to stop writhing fish or squid escaping their jaws. These powerful sharks live at depths of 200 to 350 metres below the surface. Makos are extremely strong and can hurl themselves out of the water up to 1 metre (3 feet). They have been known to throw themselves into fishing boats!!
  Although these sharks are not dangerous to human, they will attack divers if they feel anxious or the divers are pestering it. A mako sharks bite is extremely powerful  and can be fatal. As with all sharks if you are not killed by the bite, the bacteria on the shark's teeth can poison your blood and will almost definitely kill you. Maybe someone should introduce sharks to toothpaste!!
  Mako sharks are constantly being killed by fishing nets and huntsmen looking for shark fins and jaws to display and make into shark fin soup.

The shortfin mako swims quicker than other sharks because of the equality in size of their tail lobes.

The mako is one of my favourite sharks.