I resisted the urge to use the THESE TITS line, thankfully. "I've been fascinated by sharks for fourteen years. In that time, over a billion sharks have died, many of them discarded alive, their fins cut from their bodies. In fourteen years, twenty-eight shark species gained Endangered or Threatened status, and twelve are feared to be extinct. Population surveys show shark numbers down ninety percent from the turn of the century." I let the numbers sink in. "Sharks don't vote, they don't donate to candidates, and they can't testify in person. Concerned people like me have to do that for them. I don't want to look in my children's faces...