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As the exploitive, damaging practices of The Natal Sharks Board increasingly remind me of OCEARCH, I am reminded to share with the public some old (and some previously unreleased) interviews with Ralph Collier on the topic.
Here is an excerpt focusing on internal vessel ruptures.
In this multipart series, Ralph Collier, of The Shark Research Committe, talks to Skyler Thomas about OCEARCH. What are some of the health issues sharks are facing that organizations such as OCEARCH are inflicting upon them, but the public does not see? In his years performing necropsies, Ralph Collier determined that sharks bled to death from the rupturing of vessels during capture and containment. So in addition to the lactic acid build up, mortal exhaustion, stress, and oxygen deprivation, we can now add that sharks are likely bleeding internally, also. #ralphcollier #sharkweek #ocearch #damage #mortality I
NOT how a great white should look
If you get excited about seeing a shark looking like this, it is likely that you need to reconsider if you are a fan of wildlife conservation or a fan of wildlife exploitation.
OCEARCH: A wake up call
Ralph Collier on Shark Week
While I am not a fan of Shark Week nor the shows Ralph has appeared on, it does not invalidate his stance on this topic, especially when it comes down to hard, cold science and common sense.
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