The sharks are disappearing, and they are doing so very fast. Due to shark finning, the sharks are starting to disappear, but what would happen if they were to go extinct and disappear forever?
Numerous negative effects would start emerging if sharks were to become extinct. One of the first things that would happen would be the shark’s prey population would dramatically increase and then the smaller marine animals that rely on sharks to eat their predators would become extinct (Domanico). After this chain of events from large to small animals, the coral reefs would eventually disappear. This would cause the ocean to suffocate because the reefs provide most of the oxygen in the water. Due to the lack of oxygen, the carbon dioxide levels would increase and cause global warming to occur faster. Another issue that would appear would be the collapse of our economy. Due to a food chain imbalance, the commercial fishing industries would lose their incomes. Finally, disease could go uncured. Scientists use sharks to help understand, diagnose, and treat numerous illnesses ranging from yellow fever to hepatitis (Rogers).
In conclusion, if sharks were to go extinct, it would be our fault. Shark finning is dramatically cutting the population of sharks and if it continues to drop, there could be a global crisis.
Domanico, Anthony. “What would happen if there were no more sharks?” cnet, 11 Aug. 2014,
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Rogers, Michael. “What If Every Shark Disappeared?” Shark Sider, 23 May 2016,
“Shark extinction and its effect on ocean ecosystem – Gordon Ramsay” Youtube, uploaded by
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