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saving these sharks seems so daunting because it can be
incredibly difficult to change the policy of the entire world.
The best way to go about saving the sharks, and ultimately
much of the marine life they help to support, is to get everyone
globally on board to say no to shark fin soup. One of the most
effective ways I think would be to show people how these
animals suffer when they are finned at sea. I have seen
footage of finning myself and it was extremely difficult to
watch. Another step that is extremely crucial is that we need
to educate as many people as we can reach about the
population crisis sharks are facing, and the possible
neurotoxins that people are putting in their bodies when they
eat shark fin soup. I think it is important to remember that
when we swim in the ocean we are in the environment of the
sharks, and they are not in ours. Sharks are not evil
creatures—they kill only to sustain life, and we should do the
same.