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Sharkwater Extinction

The killing of sharksis, I think, is one of the biggestconcerns that we should have on the...

The killing of sharks
is, I think, is one of the biggest
concerns that we should have on the planet
ecologically today

Full Transcript

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The killing of sharks is, I think,
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is one of the biggest concerns that we should have
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on the planet ecologically today.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:09
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sharkwater Productions

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Movie Summary

Filmmaker Rob Stewart exposes the illegal fishing industry that threatens the survival of the world's sharks.
They're part and parcel of ourselves, of our daily lives. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
They're part and parcel of ourselves, of our daily live...
Removing sharks is removing part of the framework - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
Removing sharks is removing part of the framework
It's the animal that sits on top of 70% of the oxygen - Sharkwater Extinction 00:08
It's the animal that sits on top of 70% of the oxygen
If you remove once species, the consequences ripple through entire ecosystems. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
If you remove once species, the consequences ripple through ...
And right now, we're removing, you know, the most important predator the planet has. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
And right now, we're removing, you know, the most impor...
And the consequences are going to not just affect oceanic ecosystems, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:07
And the consequences are going to not just affect oceanic ec...
We're now killing up to 150 million sharks a year, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:07
We're now killing up to 150 million sharks a year,
Sharks are now being killed and renamed and fed to us, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
Sharks are now being killed and renamed and fed to us,
This is a massive scandal representing tens of millions of sharks every year. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
This is a massive scandal representing tens of millions of s...
We're eating endangered super predators. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:04
We're eating endangered super predators.
We're eating animals that can take 40 years to reach sexual maturity. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:04
We're eating animals that can take 40 years to reach se...
Most of the pollution we've ever made as a species - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
Most of the pollution we've ever made as a species
And that accumulates in living animal matter - Sharkwater Extinction 00:08
And that accumulates in living animal matter
With things like lead and mercury and even neurotoxins. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
With things like lead and mercury and even neurotoxins.
So it's important that we keep sharks out of our food. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
So it's important that we keep sharks out of our food.
They're enormously toxic. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:04
They're enormously toxic.
- So $5 here, and in China, 200 bucks? - Yeah. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
- So $5 here, and in China, 200 bucks? - Yeah.
A pound of the little ones, it's 50 cents. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:04
A pound of the little ones, it's 50 cents.
As we have learned, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
As we have learned,
Because this is the coast and ocean department - Sharkwater Extinction 00:08
Because this is the coast and ocean department