Yesterday was “Shark Awareness Day” & I wanted to make sure you’re AWARE that most of the OXYGEN you breathe comes from the OCEANS, which are kept alive & healthy by SHARKS, which means SHARKS are actually keeping YOU ALIVE & HEALTHY, sharks literally are your LIFELINE! 🎥=
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*Shark Byte” - If you want more details on just how this is possible, read these wise words by my pal
@DrNeilHammer - “People often say that “sharks are important for a healthy ocean” - but what does this mean and how can sharks impact their ecosystems? Turns out that large aquatic predators, like sharks, can directly and indirectly influence ecosystems and also human society in a variety of ways.
Sharks can influence their ecosystems by keeping prey populations in check, regulating the flow of nutrients, and even creating new habitats for other species. Sharks can benefit society in several ways, for example, by inhibiting spreading of diseases that can affect humans and invasions of exotic species that can otherwise decimate native habitats. In addition to benefiting humans as sources of recreation and ecotourism, sharks can indirectly influence the climate by facilitating processes that uptake carbon dioxide by aquatic habitats. Moreover, sharks are inspiration for new products, such as shark skin-mimicking surfaces, being used to design more aerodynamic drones, planes, and wind turbines and also the development of new medicines that help humans.
Something to think about this Shark Awareness Day. To learn more, click on the link in my bio to access research papers investigating the ecological functions of and ecosystem services provided by sharks and other aquatic predators.
