Marine biologists are puzzled by the hundreds of leopard sharks washing up dead on the shores of San Francisco for the past seven weeks.
They wonder if it could be the sign of a major problem throughout the Pacific Ocean. As both scavengers and super-predators, sharks in general play a critical role in keeping the ocean’s ecosystem in balance.
Sharks eat fish that are the weakest and help maintain “prey species diversity” by keeping other predators in check. Scientists worry that any decline in shark populations may threaten fishery operations and also indicate deeper problems in the ecosystem.
Find out what exactly is happening off the San Francisco coast and the possible explanations for it on the next page.
Im sure they will blame trump.
Not all that radiation leaking from well you know
Fukashima
You got that right!
Could it POSSIBLY be Fukushima? It is killing off our oceans. We know that for a fact.
Fukishima leaking made it to California coast?
That damn nuclear plant has to be stopped!!
Bet they glow at night.
They probably committed suicide because they were so close to the$#%&!@*they could smell it and just couldn’t stand it anymore ( California )
Starvation. To many whales eating tons of fish and krill. Other small fish are not in high numbers because of this. Causing larger fish to starve and die off. Thousands of shore birds in Alaska have been starving to death.