Sharkwater-It is about much more than sharks

We just watched Sharkwater, a documentary by Rob Stewart. If you have not seen this film, put it on your NetFlix list NOW! Yes, sharks are possibly the most misunderstood creatures on the planet; yes, we are killing them by the millions; but, this film is also about the future of the oceans – the future of humans. Humans depend on the ocean for food and the plants in the water that help produce most of the oxygen we breath. Overfishing is putting our very existence in peril.

On land we can observe our food and resources such as cows, soybeans and lumber. When we run low we can take action to preserve them. Any modern hunter is aware that you must manage a deer population – not because there will be too many (except in areas of excessive development), but because we can easily kill too many and the population will die.

Unfortunately, we cannot really “see” the fish populations the same way. Our history as humans has been one of fishing creatures out of the ocean until their population collapses and they are extinct or endangered: whales, turtles, stellar sea cow, Chilean sea bass, Caribbean monk seal, conch, swordfish. The modern fishing methods enables us to take everything, which means eventually we will be left with nothing.

Watch Sharkwater, Google for more information, hopefully we can change before it is too late.