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After watching Sharknado, by accident, I thought the world of shark fiction couldn’t get any weirder but the factual world has surpassed it.

A story about sharks testing positive for cocaine would seem farcical except that it was published in National Geographic and a number of reputable newspapers.

Basically the use of cocaine is so pervasive that it is damaging our environment when it gets into the water systems. If there was ever a point where we realised we need to protect the environment then the thought of a shark going through drug withdrawal must be it.

It’s time to make a real effort to protect our world from human frailty and greed.

Dennis Fitzgerald,

Melbourne, Australia