Turning Fear Into Fascination
Turning Fear Into Fascination
An estimated 73 million sharks are killed each year. That works out to more than 10,000 sharks per hour. While shark fins for shark fin soup are a major reason, sharks are also killed for their meat, cartilage, and liver oil. In addition, bycatch, where sharks are not the target catch, may account for as much as 50% of the sharks killed annually. It is estimated that 90 percent of large sharks have been wiped out regionally.
The reality is, like them or not, sharks are crucial to the health of our planet. For millions of years, sharks have played a vital role in the oceans’ food web, keeping our largest and most important ecosystem healthy. The oceans produce more oxygen than all the rainforests combined, remove almost 1/3 of the atmosphere’s manmade carbon dioxide, and control our planet’s temperature and weather.
Shark Angels is a shark conservation nonprofit committed to changing the future for sharks through education and science, turning fear into fascination and passion into action.
Learn easy ways you can help save sharks, protect our oceans and help declining shark populations. We make shark conservation fun!
What kind of shark are you? Blue Shark? Hammerhead? Great White? Whale Shark? Can you guess?
We bring our real-life shark experiences and hands-on knowledge into homes, schools, and events. Schedule a presentation.
Want to do more and get involved in ocean and shark conservation? Do have a passion for sharks and rays? Have you always dreamed about being able to help protect the oceans in some way?
Think you know the velvet belly lanternshark?
Test your knowledge with our trivia quiz! This deep-sea shark glows in the dark, lives in the ocean’s depths, and has some surprising secrets. Dive in and see how much you really know about this bioluminescent wonder!
Meet the velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax), a tiny deep-sea wonder that glows in the dark! With its shimmering bioluminescence and stealthy moves, this elusive shark lights up the ocean depths. Dive in to discover how it survives — and shines — in one of the planet’s toughest environments.
Our Megalodon Trivia Quiz tests your meg shark knowledge. How much do you know about megs – the coolest prehistoric shark?
