Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – Day 10 Question 10
It was only fitting to end the series of ten questions over ten days with the other most asked question about sharks: how to help them.
I removed this red snapper rig from Liz on Sunday. I had not seen Liz for a while. When she showed up, she was beaten up, cut and shredded, and emaciated. Luckily, I was able to remove it in one attempt, and Liz is already doing better.
Removing hooks from sharks is only sometimes possible, and it’s not something we should try to do every time we see one with them; I sure don’t.
Below are a few ideas to help sharks, including preventing hooks.
We need to learn how and where sharks, their meat, and their derivatives are used, from food to cosmetics.
It is not only shark fin soup; once we start searching, the amount of sharks present in products is staggering.
Educate ourselves and others on their plight and understand what is affecting them, from habitat destruction to pollution caused by plastic, nets, chemicals, sound, light, and heat. We need to learn about the different sharks, ecosystems, and the food supply they use.
Once we understand that, we can learn how our lifestyle, although it appears remote from sharks, affects them and how we can improve it.
This brings me to a very easy one: reduce and reuse (I’m not a big fan of recycling for the sake of putting something in a bag that someone takes away and “recycles.” It is not adequate; it is a smoke screen to make us feel good when we keep a single-use lifestyle)
Start with one positive change; it doesn’t have to be big, but it has to be consistent. Once that one change is integrated into our lives, we can move to a second one. We will never eliminate our carbon footprint completely, but we can mitigate it.
If still eating fish, use a better understanding to outsource it, like http://seafoodwatch.org.There is even an app.
Last but not least, look into our own backyard instead of the ones of our neighbors and work on local legislation, where we have the power to voice our opinions and vote to change how sharks are perhaps fished, used, and controlled.
One small action is better than no big action.
Video by @kewinlorenzen | Posted on 21/May/2024 16:11:26