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Sharks Rule, Rule (slrpnk.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I actually fact checked this and it's true.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (3 children)

That and because they're considered a pest by fishing boats. Humans kill 100 Million Sharks a year, and we sure as heck aren't eating that many fins. If we did there would be a massive mercury epidemic causing infant deformity, dementia, organ failure, and loss of fertility.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not even 0.1% of the total fish we kill every year. Granted, that's just sheer numbers, not weight

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Weird flex but okay

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My point being we sure as heck could be eating that many fins

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That would be a huge mistake, sharks are filled with Mercury.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Delicious mercury.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sharks hunt smaller predatory fish, which hunt for the same fish as humans. By killing sharks the fishermen are actually increasing their competition.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Huh? what are these smaller predatory fish that we don't eat?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

smaller sharks for instance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

And meanwhile there have been 108 attacks on humans in 2022

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/