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Bad news for the sharks; slightly better news for the turtles.
1 posted on 01/23/2003 2:05:48 PM PST by cogitator
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To: cogitator
They should have a peek at Long Island,
2 posted on 01/23/2003 2:12:14 PM PST by CasearianDaoist
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Bad news for all of us. Life began in the oceans, and is sustained by the oceans. If things go bad there, eventually they'll go bad here.
3 posted on 01/23/2003 2:12:58 PM PST by mg39
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To: cogitator
Interesting. So most of the problem comes from accidental capture.
4 posted on 01/23/2003 2:14:34 PM PST by traditionalist
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"We estimate that all recorded shark species, with the exception of makos, have declined by more than 50 percent in the past eight to 15 years,"

A shortfin mako goes airborne on Capt. Tom's line.


5 posted on 01/23/2003 2:16:05 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: cogitator
Someone better tell Major Owens.
7 posted on 01/23/2003 2:20:15 PM PST by boomop1
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To: cogitator
Body of the text:

...thought to be...
We estimate...
...to extrapolate...
...is believed...
...could lead...
...may initiate...
...might offer...

Whilst the first and last paragraph state conclusions as if they were fact.

9 posted on 01/23/2003 2:26:51 PM PST by CPOSharky
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I know how to repopulate the sharks...

Throw a bunch of attorneys into the North Atlantic :o)
19 posted on 01/23/2003 3:50:13 PM PST by Poohbah (Four thousand throats may be cut in a single night by a running man -- Kahless the Unforgettable)
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To: cogitator
As a beach swimmer, I am not displeased.
21 posted on 01/23/2003 7:40:15 PM PST by rmlew
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And, I suppose it is all Bush's fault!
28 posted on 01/24/2003 9:27:25 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Stir the pot...don't let anything settle to the bottom where the lawyers can feed off of it!)
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