This is probably the biggest threat to sharks worldwide it is the finning of sharks.

Well one obvious source is dead sharks, Dead sharks washed up.

In sharks, it protects their eyes while the shark strikes at its prey.

RP Silvertip sharks they're actually three species of sharks here.

And because I love sharks I'm somewhat obsessed with sharks I wanted to do another, more celebratory, story about sharks, as a way of talking about the need for shark conservation.

Man Bites Shark

And keep an eye out for sharks.

Preparation Genuine shark fin soup or stew is made with shark fins obtained from any of a variety of shark species.

Recognizing further the economic and cultural importance of sharks in many countries, the biological importance of sharks in the marine ecosystem, the vulnerability of some shark species to over exploitation and the need for measures to promote the long term sustainability of shark populations and fisheries,

It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark.

I have a predilection for beef.

Cows give us milk.

The cows are eating grass.

One is to try and work out the gender of the shark.

It became known as Simon's shark slime.

And being able to tell the gender of a shark has got very important for things like policing the trade in basking shark and other species through societies, because it is illegal to trade any sharks.

They're just as natural as cows.

The Lingering Shadow of Mad Cow Disease

and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai

And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai

Look at that lovely, black shark slime.

Jim Toomey Learning from Sherman the shark

Swimming With Sharks in Mexico

Now why am I talking about cows?

and seventy two thousand head of cattle,

and thirty six thousand head of cattle,

And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

And thirty and six thousand beeves,

And sharks used to come into the bay.

And of course, sharks, fish, are underwater most of the time.

He was saying to me, Over there you've got sharks.

He spent 11 days as part of the crew, catching and tagging seven great white sharks off the coast of Mexico.

On 13 March 2004, a specimen of the rare and unusual species of shark, megamouth shark, was washed ashore on Gapang beach.

Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood

And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.

Someone who doesn't wear cowboy hats.

A third of the size of the basking shark is their liver, and it's full of oil.

Go up in your boat and tag the shark.

So this is possibly going to be my legacy Simon's shark slime.

We also see sharks, much more regularly than I would have expected to.

Also, anecdotal evidence points to a worldwide drop in shark fin prices and a move away from shark fishing in parts of Africa.

In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Shark Conservation Act, closing loopholes used to obtain shark fins.

Basking sharks are awesome creatures. They are just magnificent.

And sunfish is one of the words for basking sharks.

We're often all frightened of sharks thanks to Jaws.