Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks, Skates, and Rays a Voice, one of the best holidays ever, is this Friday!

Sharks, Skates, and Rays have roamed seas and rivers for…well…practically forever! Their elegant adaptations, from nose to tail, are extraordinary. Their dignified beauty often goes unrecognized or misunderstood. That’s why sharks, skates, and rays are in trouble. Overfishing, finning, habitat destruction, and pollution have put many species in peril, threatening them with extinction. They need people who care to raise their voices.

What can you do? Let people know the real shark, the tiny lanternshark deep in the sea glowing quietly. The quirky cookiecutter shark taking bites out of whales ten times its size. The gigantic basking shark slurping plankton at the surface.  What about the incredible manta ray gracefully dancing through the water? Who doesn’t love the toothy snouts of sawsharks and sawfish? All of them need our help.

Sharks have many fans, but many more people who do not appreciate or understand them. That’s the purpose of Fintastic Friday, to let people know the real animal.

Get Zoned signs. Print and post on your door, at your school, local store or where ever you can. We have two versions One with a yellow background, one without so you can print it on any color paper you want.

WhaleTimes Fintastic Friday Shark Conservation Zone Poster (no background)

WhaleTimes Fintastic Friday Shark Conservation Zone Poster (yellow background)

Kids in Oregon signing Big as Life Thank you for Dr. Dean Grubbs

What else can you do? Create, write, and send a “Bigger as Life” thank to your favorite shark, skate, or ray expert.

Create some shark art, or even have a Sharks in the Park Rally. Find out more on our Fintastic Friday page

Let’s save sharks by celebrating them! Happy Fintastic Friday

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