News that 2 US teenagers have lost limbs to shark attacks on the same North Carolina beach within hours of each other, has generated inevitable references to the film 'Jaws' (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/15/us-shark-attacks-two-teenagers-lose-limbs-on-same-north-carolina-beach). These events are obviously devastating for the individuals concerned but it might well lead to yet more pressure for elimination of the sharks. Sharks are an important top predator in many marine locations and are basically doing what they are designed to do (primates in the water would be a normal encounter for them). it is certainly true to say that humans currently do much more damage to sharks as a group than vice versa! Just think about shark's fin soup for a moment.
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