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@sally666 — please do correct me if I am off base.
My guess is that you did some volunteer work at the SF bay aquarium, and in the process became very interested in sharks.
Somewhere along the way you decided that you wanted to keep sharks, especially black tips, at home. You shared this with the marine biologists at the aquarium.
They (rightfully) tried to explain to you that keeping sharks at home was a bad… very bad, idea. When you pressed further they likely explained that not only were you not equipped to care for the sharks, but could not afford to care for the sharks and moreover, that they were not legal in CA anyway. I assume that the more they tried to talk hon out of it the more you felt insulted and the conversations became contentious.
They ended up upsetting you and in return your idea was to maybe turn them in for having “illegal” sharks and or get a shark anyway to prove them wrong?
One way or the other, unless you (literally) have $50,000 - $100,000 or so of annual disposable income and a good bit of experience, permits and space for the tank and associated equipment (hundreds of square feet and 10,000 gallons or more) , you are not a candidate for keeping sharks. Just the storage space and cost for food alone, ignoring the tank, filtration, etc., is staggering.
Some things are best left to actual zoos or left in the wild. You asked how zoos get sharks… often times from people such as yourself that bite off far more than they can chew.
Why not explain to us your age, aquarium experience, space and real budget so that we can help you get the most bang for your buck?
My guess is that you did some volunteer work at the SF bay aquarium, and in the process became very interested in sharks.
Somewhere along the way you decided that you wanted to keep sharks, especially black tips, at home. You shared this with the marine biologists at the aquarium.
They (rightfully) tried to explain to you that keeping sharks at home was a bad… very bad, idea. When you pressed further they likely explained that not only were you not equipped to care for the sharks, but could not afford to care for the sharks and moreover, that they were not legal in CA anyway. I assume that the more they tried to talk hon out of it the more you felt insulted and the conversations became contentious.
They ended up upsetting you and in return your idea was to maybe turn them in for having “illegal” sharks and or get a shark anyway to prove them wrong?
One way or the other, unless you (literally) have $50,000 - $100,000 or so of annual disposable income and a good bit of experience, permits and space for the tank and associated equipment (hundreds of square feet and 10,000 gallons or more) , you are not a candidate for keeping sharks. Just the storage space and cost for food alone, ignoring the tank, filtration, etc., is staggering.
Some things are best left to actual zoos or left in the wild. You asked how zoos get sharks… often times from people such as yourself that bite off far more than they can chew.
Why not explain to us your age, aquarium experience, space and real budget so that we can help you get the most bang for your buck?
