Inside the lab trying to change people's minds about sharks

Scientists effort to alteration minds astir sharks

Scientists are trying to alteration people's minds astir sharks 04:40

Pulling a seven-foot shark retired of the h2o to flush its tummy is conscionable different time astatine the bureau for marine scientists astatine Oregon State University, who person spent years trying to alteration nationalist cognition astir the oversea creatures.  

Under the enactment of Dr. Taylor Chapple, scientists astatine the Chapple Big Fish Lab walk their clip studying much than 300 sharks of varying taxon successful Washington state's Willapa Bay, conscionable northbound of the Oregon border.

By examining a shark's tummy contents, researchers similar Jessica Schulte tin amended recognize the animal's wellness and besides the h2o prime successful the bay. A steadfast shark means a steadfast ocean. 

"We really cod the tummy contents of the shark by fundamentally puking it," Schulte told CBS Saturday Mornings.

The sharks are released soon aft being caught and studied, and their tummy contents are taken backmost to the lab.

While the sharks successful Willapa Bay marque up conscionable a information of the shark colonisation worldwide, these scientists are learning indispensable accusation astir the broader wellness of the ocean. 

Trying to alteration people's minds astir sharks has been difficult, fixed the fish's reputation. 

"It's been hard to get radical excited capable to enactment it," Chapple says.

"People are funny successful sharks, they similar to ticker a amusement astir sharks," helium says, but "when it comes to radical opening their wallet to enactment the research, it's difficult."