Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – Sharks and Mind Your Language!
Does language have an influence on sharks?
Absolutely it does; I have posted before about the use of certain words to describe sharks, from shark infested waters, to vicious, to the word attack but today I want to bring up another issue with language and the “we don’t know what we don’t know” concept.
If in the language the shark is not labeled as such, many consumers might not realize their impact on the animals.
It is important to know how sharks are named in the language we speak also by common names, to know where to direct our choices.
I start; in Italian, shark is squalo, but these names are also used and they are all for squali. Mako is called Smeriglio. Other sharks are sold on the market as palombo, can bianco, cagneto, missola, pallouna, nizza, stera, cagnolo, penna, vitello di mare, gattucci, spinaroli.
Do you speak another language? Do you know how is “shark” named in that language but it doesn’t show shark?
Share it in the comments and let’s collect how colloquial names in different cultures can confuse someone who is starting on the way of conservation through first seafood choices.
For the sake of an open conversation, please refrain from writing about being seafood-free and vegan; a road of a 1000 miles starts with the first step, we are the beginning of that road.
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#mindyourlanguage #sharklove | Posted on 30/Jan/2024 17:38:35