Cull
/ verb / ‘to reduce the
population of a wild animal by a selective slaughter’
The
Oxford English Dictionary.
The number of shark bite
incidents occurring each year is directly related to the amount of
time people spend in the ocean. With increasingly more people
venturing out into the oceans every year, the likelihood of someone
encountering a shark increases, with which there is very likely to
be a corresponding increase in shark bite incidents. Therefore, an
increase in the number of shark bites should not automatically be
inferred as an increase in the local population of sharks, or an
increase in the aggressive behaviour of these sharks. Unfortunately,
however, the vicious reputation of sharks ignited by Hollywood (through movies like Jaws), is
often fuelled by the international
media, which means that the public rarely oppose the killing of
sharks.
Join our campaign to
Stop
The Cull and encourage people to protect sharks and better
educate themselves on how to stay safe in the ocean.