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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]
On the IUCN Red List there are 39 species of elasmobranches (sharks and rays) listed as threatened species (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable). [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 ...
Whale sharks play a critical role in the ocean. A new study predicts 90% of marine species will go extinct by the end of the century, without deep emission cuts. Climate Change Threatens ...
Shark attacks capture a disproportionate share of public attention, given their rarity (cows kill more people annually). Historian of marine science Samantha Muka, of Stevens Institute of ...
The first sharks to be included were basking and whale sharks in 2003, [11] and by 2016 a total of 12 shark species and all manta and devil ray species were listed in Appendix II, [12] [13] as well as sawfish species in Appendix I. In 2019 a further 18 species were added (mako sharks, guitarfishes and wedgefishes).
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Shark finning refers to the practice of cutting the fins from live sharks while at sea, and then discarding the rest of the fish back into the ocean. If they are still alive, the sharks either die from suffocation or are eaten because they are unable to move normally. Shark finning is widespread, and largely unregulated and unmonitored.
For sharks looking up from the waters’ murky depths, it can be hard to tell what humans are. On the backs of surfboards, surfers appear like seals. In confusion and hunger, the sharks may lunge ...