The Fox Network's When Animals Attack was a solid Nielsen winner, as is the Discovery Channel's Shark Week.

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But they advised people against eating more than one portion each week of either shark or swordfish or marlin.

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The California Shark Protection Act (AB 376), which passed the state Assembly in May, is expected to likewise pass through the state Senate this week making the possession, sale, or trade of shark fins in California illegal.

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More critically, when another friend recently took a one-week safari through "Lost, " he could clearly distinguish its shark-jumping moment, whereas those of us who had watched live were suckered in, fond memories of the past overshadowing the tainted present.

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