Tag: Korea
“Violent and dangerous” hammerhead sharks spotted in the sea!
by TheDorsalFin on Jul.28, 2009, under Opinions in the media, Shark Misrepresentation, Shark News Stories
In a prime-example of media sensationalism, The Korean Times is reporting in the article, Vacationers Warned After Sharks Spotted, that two hammerheads were spotted off the coast of Tongyoung, South Gyeongsang Province “not far from” Mondol Beach. The article quotes a researcher of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute as saying, “the hammerhead shark is a violent and dangerous species,” and “Our beaches are no longer safe from sharks.”
Hammerhead sharks: a dangerous and violent species?
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