SHARKS ARE IMPORTANT

TO ALL OF US

Why are sharks important?

Healthy Shark populations

Healthy Oceans Healthy Marine Ecosystems

What role do sharks have?

Why should we in India care?

Where are all the sharks going?

What is affecting sharks?

Late maturity Slow growing Give birth to few young

Export Local

consumption consumption

Overfishing Finning

Shark finning – the reality

Ecologically destructive

Cruel Dangerously efficient

What can you do to conserve sharks?

Step 1: Know the Sharks that are protected by law

Ganges Shark

Whale Shark Knifetooth sawfish

Pondicherry Shark

Ganges Stingray

Largetooth Sawfish Green Sawfish

Speartooth Shark Porcupine Ray

Giant Guitarfish

Step 2: Help safeguard populations

Follow and help enforce ‘Fins Attached Policy’

Practice and promote sustainable fishing

Reduce indiscriminate by-catch fishing

Step 3: Care about sharks globally

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The ocean needs sharks

More than we need soup!

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