secure these loans which often turn into a night mare or even trade death. Often the borrowers do not realize the very high interest rates charged. The Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) hosted a brain storming session on the issue of loan sharks and what needs to be done in addressing this problem. About 13 people gathered on July 12‚ 2006 at the MCPF Conference room. Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria chaired the meeting. Tun Hanif Omar the former Inspector General of Police was present and he
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out each shark. Next I carefully examined the drawing of shark specimen 1. After examining the shark I went to the Key to the Classification of Sharks by Family chart. There‚ I went through each question‚ answering yes or no until I hit the family name of the shark. I recorded the family name of Shark 1 in Data Table 1. I repeated all of the steps starting with examining the
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Cookiecutter Shark According to Oceana.org the main idea about this subject is how the population grows so much because of no hunting or preying on this shark also how the cookiecutter shark is small but its bites are painful and big for its size. Fact‚ in the article it states “It uses its sharp‚ pointed upper teeth to latch on the skin of a much larger shark‚ bony fish‚ or marine mammal and its thick‚ strong‚ triangular lower teeth to scoop out a mouth-sized chunk of flesh (or blubber).” there
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Shark Exploitation/ Shark Finning Shark exploitation is any action of catching sharks from the sea and using their body parts for human use. Shark finning is removing the fins of sharks and either throwing them back into the ocean to bleed to death or kept for other human uses. The shark fins are used as food to make an Asian soup called shark fin soup. Shark finning only uses about one to five percent of the entire shark’s body. The rest of the shark’s body could be used as food for other communities
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Sharks have been the ocean’s apex predators since 200 million years ago. Yet shark populations have been rapidly declining since humans began the worldwide practice of shark finning. This is the process of removing the fins from sharks then throwing the body back into the ocean left to die slowly. Shark fins are popular targets for fishermen because of their high value although the issues caused by this practice are widespread‚ inhumane and damaging to almost every ecosystem. Shark fins have been
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Shark Attack (Summarizing and Note-taking) Answer the following questions: 1. Identify at least five organ systems in this region of the arm that the surgeon would have marked for reattachment. Circulatory‚ skeletal‚ lymphatic‚ nervous‚ integumentary‚ and muscular 2. List the names of the specific structures that had to be reattached. Specific Bone: Humerus ; Specific Muscles: Biceps brachii‚ brachialis‚ triceps ; Specific nerves: Median nerve‚ ulnar nerve‚ radial nerve‚ musculocutaneous
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Blacktip reef shark The blacktip reef shark‚ is a shark of tropical and warm seas. One of the most common sharks found in shallow water around coral reefs of Indo-Pacific and Caribbean waters. The water they swim in is usually 70-80 degrees . Blacktip reef sharks do not venture into tropical lakes and rivers far from the ocean. Like its name‚ the tips of the shark’s fins are black‚ with a white underside. Their skin is brownish in color on the top-half of their bodies. It has been recorded
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Dogfish Shark Dissection Lab Dogfish Shark Dissection Lab By: Vanessa Osorio Period 1 Objective: To study the anatomy of a dogfish shark Materials: * Preserved Shark * Surgical Scissors * Scalpel * Newspaper * Gloves * Goggles * Apron Procedure: 1. Lay newspapers all over lab table to keep mess to a minimum. 2. Lay the preserved shark on the newspapers. 3. Identify external parts and features. Examples: lateral line‚ snout‚ dorsal fin‚ gills‚ etc.
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Sharks have always been an important part of Earth. Many cultures - beyond just the Chinese with their famous shark fin soup - consider them to be powerful symbols‚ deities‚ or sacred animals. They help keep the ecosystem in check. This‚ in turn‚ highly benefits the economy. It’s difficult to imagine a world without sharks - considering that sharks have existed for over 400 million years (What If There Were No Sharks?). This makes them approximately three million eight hundred years older than us
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people assume that all sharks are dangerous‚ and some do not dare to swim next to an untamed shark. Sharks are commonly perceived as man-eaters and a threat to humans swimming in open water. Due to several media coverages on shark attacks‚ some believe that we should eliminate this threat and allow people to swim confidently in open water. Whenever people hear the word shark‚ people think of “dangerous‚” “man-eater‚” and “sea-monster.” They all have their reasons. Sharks‚ despite their late discovery
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