Rogue Shark Research Paper

Should rogue sharks be KILLED or CONSERVED?

‘This shark has tasted human flesh and will kill again. This ‘rogue’ shark must be hunted down and killed so that our beaches are safe’. This tells us that once a shark has attacked a human, due to it having tasted the human flesh, it is likely to attack again. If this was the case, then I personally would want the shark killed to keep the community safe and to prevent any possible dangers. (KILL)

Personally, I think that providing a sense of closure by killing a rogue shark is the wrong decision. Friends and family of the victim are benefited slightly by this action, but not a large amount. Going through the effort to kill and endangered, protected species to provide a sense of closure is not beneficial

In 1975, the fisherman accidentally caught 1 GWS within the 22 sharks they accidentally caught, whereas in 1995, they caught 1 GWS within 650 sharks only 20 years later. Therefore the GWS are encountering extinction and are now a protected species as on 1997. Due to this, I personally think that rogue sharks should be conserved to assist the population growth of the deep water predator. (CONSERVE)

Great White Sharks play an important role in the ocean, and it is their home territory. We, humans, intrude their home and we run our own risk of being attacked. Due to the sharks being a skill, natural predator of the ocean, its only normal for them to attack humans. Therefore it is not entirely the sharks fault, it is mainly the humans, which is why I choose to conserve the animal. (CONSERVE)

If humans were to kill every rogue shark, there is a possibility that the species could become extinct. This is a huge risk as we, humans, do not know what effect the removal of this apex predator could cause to the oceanic ecosystem. I don’t think humans know enough yet to run the risk of killing all of the sharks so I think the shanks should be conserved.