Comments for Shark Nets in South Africa: O, what a tangled net we weave at http://www.sharksavers.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.sharksavers.org Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:44:58 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-275 I believe it's the shark's appearance which causes fear in humans. With eyes reminiscent of snakes (also a much feared creature) and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth and no kissable lips, it's no wonder there is a misconception of the shark's value. They have very few physical characteristics which can be easily personified, a trait humans need in order to make a connection. I created Pug At The Beach whose central character is a dog with a dorsal fin and a really nice collection of surfing shorts. He's an ordinary dog but people have fallen in love with him mostly because they can relate to him. Until people can fall in love with the shark either as love-able or relate-able I'm afraid the shark will remain a target of destruction and extinction. Keep spreading the word. (I found you in The Sandoway House in Delray Beach, Florida. Diana Taylor Top Dog Pug At The Beach Delray Beach, FL www.PugAtTheBeach.com - Diana Taylor Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:56:58 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-267 When will it stop? With all the blogs I read a day on this I have to wonder what do we all need to do to get it to stop? Is it we just don't know how to get the Government to see that they must stop. Or are we just not doing what we say we are ? I know as of today " I " am going to try something different to get better results. We have to try something before its to late. Good luck to us all.... >:( - Dwayne Franks Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:43:01 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-249 I used to think that sharks we scary and evil. But as soon as I started scuba diving seeing these wonderfully graceful creatures face to face I began to realize just how important and completly magnificent they really are. Sharks are the reason I dive now. They are beautiful creature that god has created. I just hope that more people learn to realize that before its too late. - Amanda Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:21:53 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-221 if we keep killing these wonderful creatures then there will be no more left. if there is no more left then there is no more ecosystem we would kill our ecosystem - emma Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:59:27 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-220 i can not belive this has happened its all because of humans its your fault think about that for a second your fault we need to put a stop to this immeditly yours sincerely, emma - emma Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:56:56 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-200 As we all know, sharks don't smile like dolphins and whales do. Sharks don't make cool noises or save people, but that doesn't mean they don't have just as equal importance as any other marine animal out there, if not more. Its true, because humans can profit from sharks by watching them jump around and do tricks, the only thing we can do it put up nets, by-catch, and of course fin them to death. The shark is the only apex predator that humans have not destroyed and drove to extinction, but its close. People will pay for what we are doing, we need the public to understand their is a big problem right now, please help save these beautiful mysterious creatures of the past. - Brendal Davis Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:30 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-191 Sorry about the typing on the comment will check before posting next time . - Dwayne Franks Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:41:01 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-190 Its funny how we can sit and watch a show on Orka ( Killer Whales ) eating Gray Whales or Seals and tink that is just how it is . But if we watch a Shake do the same thing to a Whale or Seal we gasp and are afraid . I think because we cant use the Shark as a play toy or a pet as we do with the Orka and Seals at Sea World we have no attachment to them . So when we see them being killed by the thousands it is easy to look the other way . There is no Greenpeace for sharks. I know there are Movements for sharks , but when greenpeace came out there were save the Whales sticker and shirts everwhere. We need some how the get the public behind the Shark . I know its hard to get peolpe behind something that can kill them , but if we dont and all the Sharks are killed we as people will pay for it dearly . Lets hope we can get People together before its to late. God speed . - Dwayne Franks Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:38:08 +0100 http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/312/77/#comment-189 this is apauling we cant go on the way we are , we need to change before its to late i plead to govermnets around the world to take action to end by-catch for good - carl holmes Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:54:31 +0100