Shark Cage Diving Case Study

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agrees with Barry D. Bruce when it states that despite the research results there was still not enough data to know for sure if shark cage diving would negatively impact shark populations(2873). Charlie Huveneers at the end of the article writes that from what has been observed there is a possibility that shark cage diving could reduce the over all health and fitness of the shark population at Neptune Islands and recommends for more research to be done(2873). Based on the information from both these articles it is clear that indeed more research must be done. As stated by Charlie Huveneers there is a real possibility that shark cage diving might have a negative effect on shark populations. By giving sharks free food in order to attract …show more content…
However there is enough information to show that the shark fin soup industry is a major threat to the shark population and if we let this industry do as it wants sharks will go instinct within the next fifty years or less. As consumers we have a choice to make between two evils, the greater evil being the shark fin soup industry and the lesser evil the shark cage diving industry. Which industry should we support is the question and in my opinion the answer is quite clear. We should support the shark cage diving industry because unlike shark fin soup which tastes like nothing at all according to Chef Gordon Ramsey and involves the death of sharks across the globe, shark cage diving gives us a much more worth while experience that we can relive over and over again through pictures, videos, and memories of the experience. Include the fact that as a consumer you can feel proud of spending your money on the shark cage diving industry cause it will also help shark conservation efforts then the benefits greatly out weigh the negatives, especially compared to the shark fin soup

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