Welcome to BellaBlu CONSERVATION
Creating a world where humans and sharks can coexist peacefully
Welcome to BellaBlu CONSERVATION
Creating a world where humans and sharks can coexist peacefully
Lola and the Deep Blue
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Lola and the Deep Blue is an educational childrens book designed to inspire and empower the younger generation to care for our marine environment. This resource aims to provoke questions between the reader and the audience, and spark a crucial conversation starting within the home.
Why do we fight?
Sharks are vital apex predators, playing a critical role in keeping our oceans healthy and thriving. Yet, they are facing rapid decline, being pushed to the brink of extinction by commercial overfishing, finning, and harmful control methods such as shark nets and baited drumlines. This silent crisis is unfolding off our shores, often unnoticed, despite its far-reaching consequences for ocean life.
Over the past five decades, global populations of oceanic sharks and rays have experienced a significant decline of approximately 71%. Current estimates indicate that between 100 million and 273 million sharks are killed annually worldwide, equating to roughly three sharks being slaughtered each second. If this rate of mortality continues, some scientists warn that certain shark species could face functional extinction by 2040.
Unlike many other fish species, sharks have slow growth rates, late maturity, and produce few offspring, making their populations particularly vulnerable to overexploitation. Their removal from the ecosystem can have long-lasting and potentially irreversible consequences for ocean health and biodiversity, through tropic cascade.
Human interference is rapidly accelerating the sharks demise.
Education is key
Education can help to promote public safety, through building a deeper understanding of shark behaviour, as well as promoting simple practises to safely share the water. We hope to inspire an educated and knowledgable community that is aware of the important role sharks have, and to support their overall protection.
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