Health   SHARKS ARE DANGEROUS, BUT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE DEAD!   They belong either in the ocean or on the harzardous waste dump!   Isn't it ironic that shark fin soup, which is believed to be an aphrodisiac, can actually make people infertile because of the high methyl-mercury content?   Read More    Species & Families   Scientists classify fish into two main groups: Osteichthyes, and Chondrichthyes. Osteichthyes, or bony fish, are the vast majority of fish in the sea, they have a skeleton composed purely of bone. Chondrichthyes, on the other hand, including sharks, skates, and rays, have a skeleton that is made of cartilage...   Read More		July 29, 2010 Search SharkProtect.com:     Help Welcome Biography Jaws Of Life Shark Alarm Common Sense Health Shark Dictionary Species & Families The Media Friends Guestbook Links Contact Me   Jupp Kerckerinck is available to talk to your group about sharks.   For an interesting addition to your school, club or special event Contact Me today. Email-A-Friend About SharkProtect.com! If you would like to tell someone about SharkProtect.com, drop them a line right now. Join the SharkProtect.com Mailing List Let me periodically send you news & events from the shark community. Shark Dictionary   My fascination with sharks began during my first shark dive in the Pacific with my daughter Philipa. After the dive I read every book I could find on sharks. There was one book, however, that I could not find anywhere...a vocabulary of shark terminology. So here is my version, which hopefully will enable you to understand them a little better. # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (Click on a letter above for a list of associated dictionary words and phrases) - Age - Alopiidae - Ampullae of Lorenzini - Anal Fin - Angstzination/Angstcination - Anterior - Apex Pedators - Arthrodira Age   Sharks have inhabited the world for 400 million years but they mature almost at the same rate as humans, very slow for a threatened species. It means that some of the species cannot reproduce fast enough to replace the number of sharks killed by humans. I welcome suggestions for additions to my shark dictionary. If you would like to contribute, please Contact Me. Join Mailing List   •   Email-A-Friend   •   Terms & Conditions of Use   •   Privacy Policy   •   Links   •   Contact Me Copyright © 2005-2010 SharkProtect.com. All rights reserved.