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Subject: Forwarded from Hawaii

Author:
Jim Morris

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Date Posted: 932587154PDT

Forwarded from Bob Endreson on Oahu:

The following statement is made by the International Coalition of Fisheries
Associations......... who is part of CITIES. I found their comments somewhat
disturbing on thier web site http://www.icfa.net/rpt-shrk.htm Is anyone aware of their position
and is anyone involved with this group?
Ecological Role of Shark

The role of sharks in the ocean ecology also may be overstated.
Sharks are not an important food source for other fish. On the other
hand, they eat millions of tons of fish and at least thousands of
endangered sea turtles. In the highly competitive food world of the
oceans, a reduction in shark numbers could well be beneficial to the
other denizens of the deep - - and to humans who need to obtain more
food from the seas.

Some literature gives importance to the role of the shark in the
ecology by portraying it as a scavenger. It cleans the ocean of the
dead, the injured, the dying and the sick. But almost all other fish
also perform the same function. If the shark has some unique role in
the ocean ecology, it has yet to be elucidated.

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