LBGTLove

Shark Week may be over, but we can’t stop caring. Around the world every hour an average of 11,416 sharks are killed. We like to think the US has no part in the decreasing shark population, but sadly that is not true. Currently the US is 7th in the world for shark fin exports. We need to ask ourselves.. where are these fins coming from?

One place is shark tournaments. So many people are not aware of just how devastating these tournaments are to the shark population. We are killing sharks faster than they can reproduce. Do you know sharks do not become sexually mature until around 15-33 years of age. The average gestation period (pregnancy) for sharks is 1-2 years. In fact the Frilled Sharks gestation period is 3 and a half years.. These tournaments are unnecessary and are ultimately destroying our ocean…

Ways to get involved:

-Call and email your local representatives and demand they put an end to shark tournaments.

-Ocean cleanups

-Send emails to corporate when you see a food store that sells shark meat.

-Support shark Conservations, research centers, shark scientists and oceanographers.

Here are some of my favorites ..

O'Seas Conservation Foundation

Craig O'Connell

Project Hiu Foundation

Oceana

OCEARCH

Saving the Blue

It’s all love. 

@pettyblackboy & @monster-twonesterr 

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