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For Shark Attack Survivors the Fight is Personal

By Mera McGrew
A group of shark attack survivors have joined together in what many would think of as an unlikely and ironic mission — to conserve and restore the world’s dwindling shark population. The survivors work in association with the Pew Environmental Group. Dubbed Shark Attack Survivors for Shark Conservation, the group was formed in 2009 and is headed by Debbie Salamone, a shark attack survivor.
“No one else can speak up for sharks like we can,” Salamone explained. “When we gather as a group, people are missing arms and legs…we give a very special voice to animals that are being killed at a very detrimental rate.”
The obvious question, though, is why? Indeed why would Salamone and fellow members of the Shark Attack conservation group want to protect the very animal that attacked them?…

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Michael Phelps vs. a Sailfish: Can Michael Phelps Beat the Ocean’s Fastest Fish?

By Mera McGrew
With a record 20 medals, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time.  So while Phelps has secured a spot as a hall of fame athlete, pertinent questions remain, including this one:  How fast does Phelps swim?  And specifically, how does he stack up against one of the fastest fish in the world, the Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)?
For Michael Phelps, let’s take his time in the Thursday Aug 2, 2012 200-meter individual medley, which earned Phelps his 16th career Olympic gold medal.  In the same race he also became the first man to win three consecutive Olympic golds in the same event, ensuring his place in the Parthenon of the world’s greatest swimmers. Phelps clocked his historic win in 1 minute, 54.27 seconds, which calculates to a speed of about 3.92 miles per hour (6.31 km/h).…

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