Discover Magazine publishes article about hammerhead sharks in the Gulf of California
Discover Magazine published the article “Desperately Seeking Sharks”, by Erik Vance, in their June 2013 printed number.
Erik Vance interviewed shark researchers James Ketchum, Mauricio Hoyos, Taylor Chapple, and Peter Klimley (AKA Dr. Hammerhead), about hammerhead sharks in the Gulf of California, particularly El Bajo, where large schools of sharks where still seen in the 1980s.
The cover reads: “Race to save the sharks. Scientists work to track and protect vanishing species before it’s too late.”
Some quotes of this article:
“For years, sharks have been hunted for their valuable fins. Now most of these vital ocean predators have vanished from the deep.”
“Marine biologists are racing against time -and an extensive finning industry- to study hammerheads and save them from extinction. But first they need to find them.”
“Hammerhead sharks were once plentiful in the waters of Baja California. That’s no longer the case.”
“It was like Grand Central Station in New York City at Rush our… Suddenly there they were — all this sharks, hundreds of them.”
“With new equipment and innovative techniques, this tech-savvy group could bring sharks back from the brink.”
“The overall picture is really consistent. Most large shark species we have data for have declined 90 percent or more”
** An online version of this article was published on May 29, 2013: “Struggling to Save Sharks From Extinction”
Blog publication date: October 15, 2013
