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Overfishing of sharks has increased as the global demand has skyrocketed in recent years. Sharks are hunted for their meat, skin, cartilage, fins, livers, and teeth.
Porbeagles, which have historically been overfished, are considered endangered in certain parts of the world. Given they are already at risk, Anderson said the loss of pregnant females and their ...
[30] [failed verification] Sharks are an important part of the ocean ecosystem and are "an indicator for ocean health." Their role keeps the environment healthy because "they usually go after the sick, weak and slower fish populations." Due to shark overfishing in many areas in the world sharks are going missing or endangered. [31]
The 2007 film Sharkwater documents ways in which sharks are being hunted to extinction. [15] In 2009, the IUCN Shark Specialist Group reported on the conservation status of pelagic (open water) sharks and rays. They found that over half the pelagic sharks targeted by high-seas fisheries were threatened with extinction. [16] [17] [18]
The practice of shark finning, attracts much controversy and regulations are being enacted to prevent it from occurring. The acclaimed 2007 documentary, Sharkwater exposed how sharks are being hunted to extinction, in part due to the massive Asian demand for shark fin soup. [31]
In addition, coastal features like rip tides and strong currents pose a greater risk to beachgoers than sharks. The odds of being killed by a shark in the U.S. are 4,332,817 to 1.
Overfishing poses a major threat to the world's shark populations. [ 43 ] Some groups, such as Fins Attached, Shark Savers, IUCN , Shark Angels, Shark Whisperer and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , discourage consumption of the soup due to concerns with the world's shark population and how sharks are inhumanely finned alive and returned ...
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