Shark Week is finally here! No one loves Shark Week more than I
do. I have been fascinated with sharks since my first sighting
at just 5 years old when I was scuba diving with my dad. I have
had the opportunity to study sharks for most of my career, and
have had many close and personal encounters with these perfect
predators. However, sharks continue to amaze me each and every
day. For the last 21 years Discovery Channel’s Shark Week has
featured programming that aims to teach people that we don’t
have much to fear in sharks. Unfortunately, our fascination with
sharks seems to be tied too closely with fear. I encourage
people to tune into Shark Week to learn more about sharks, how
they rule the marine ecosystem and yet, are being threatened by
man. Catch a special edition of Mythbusters tonight at 8 pm EST.
For now, I’d like to leave you with a mythbusters of my own…
Myth: There are too many sharks in the sea! The truth is that
many shark populations are decreasing at alarming rates. Just
like most aquatic an