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More Great Links
- Discovery Channel Shark Guide
- Florida Museum of Natural History -- Ichthyology Department
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Sources
- Carwadine, Mark. "Shark." Firefly Books. 2004. (May 14, 2008)http://books.google.com/books?id=Qh44RNa5yh0C
- International Shark Attack File. "The Relative Risk of Shark Attacks to Humans." Florida Museum of Natural History. Updated June 2007. (May 27, 2008)http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/attacks/relarisk.htm
- Lloyd, Robin. "Sharks Decline But Attacks Rise." LiveScience. Feb. 27, 2008. (May 15, 2008)http://www.livescience.com/animals/080227-aaas-sharks.html
- Kelly, Erin. "For Sharks, Real People are Predators." Gannett News Service. Aug. 4, 2003.
- Klimley, A. Peter. "The Predatory Behavior of the White Shark." American Scientist. March/April 1994.
- National Marine Fisheries Service. "Imports and Exports of Fisheries Product Annual Summary, 2007." US Department of Commerce. (May 15, 2008)http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/trade/documents/TRADE2007.pdf
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Our Fear of and Fascination with Sharks." NOAA Magazine. June 3, 2002.
- New York Times. "Great White Shark: Fierce But Necessary." Aug. 8, 1986.
- Parker, Jane and Parker, Steve. "The Encyclopedia of Sharks." Firefly Books. 2002.
- SeaWorld. "Sharks Background Information. August 2001. (May 15, 2008)http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/lsa/i-012/pdf/background.pdf
