The conclusion to our 2-part episode about The SHARKED Act, a dangerous bill passing through the US Senate. See the links below for opportunities to oppose this bill and help protect our sharks!

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SHOW RESOURCES

• Trophic cascade: https://www.britannica.com/science/trophic-cascade
• Rick Scott: https://tinyurl.com/bdfca8d8
• University of California: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/big-sharks-have-big-impact-and-big-problem
• PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0905620106
• Fiveable: https://fiveable.me/key-terms/hs-honors-biology/ecosystem-balance
• Congress: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/207/text#:~:text=AN%20ACT,Act%20(16%20U.S.C.%201802);
• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: https://www.trcp.org/2025/08/12/trcp-applauds-bipartisan-support-for-sharked-act/
• IUCN - Scalloped hammerhead: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39385/2918526
• NSW Fisheries: https://www.facebook.com/FisheriesNSW/posts/identifying-hammerhead-sharks-id-guidewe-have-put-together-this-handy-id-guide-f/738418303021533/
• One Ocean Diving: https://oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/why-coral-reefs-need-sharks
• ASA Fishing: https://asafishing.org/sharked-act/
• ASA's position on The SHARKED Act: https://asafishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ASA-Position-on-Shark-Interactions-10-22.pdf
• Economic value in diving with sharks: https://www.dema.org/news/691916/January-2025-Public-Policy-Digest.htm
• Shark Allies: https://sharkallies.org/shark-ecotourism/global-shark-tourism
• Costa Rica: https://www.worldpackers.com/articles/eco-tourism-examples#:~:text=Costa%20Rica%20is%20one%20of,life%20on%20this%20ecological%20farm.
• Action Network **PETITION**: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-endangered-sharks-stop-the-deceptive-sharked-act?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacUimtED4h1Mjc_uzvkp0aglbVUPL4PoxUFRTRM50BR64MrDY63-wDKybsoPA_aem_UehC3ovZb-vOAIGuv4ngwwHelper
• Spencer Roberts IG: https://www.instagram.com/fish_defender/

Helper Sharks!

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SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Mixer app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Mixer app)