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[10] [11] Sharks are often killed for shark fin soup, which some Asian countries regard as a status symbol. [12] Fishermen capture live sharks, fin them, and dump the finless animal back into the water to die from suffocation or predators. [11] [13] Sharks are also killed for their flesh in Europe and elsewhere. [14]
Enacted 50 years ago on Dec. 28, 1973, this legislation has played a pivotal role in preserving and protecting hundreds of species.
Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) Crested bullhead shark (Heterodontus galeatus) Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus) Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) Zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra) Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) Bigeye sand tiger shark (Odontaspis noronhai) Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1,000 critically endangered fish species, including 87 which are tagged as possibly extinct. [1] [2] Of all evaluated fish species, 3.0% are listed as critically endangered ...
An Indianapolis Prize committee announced the 10 finalists for the Emerging Conservationist award, which includes $50,000 to further their work.
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The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, occurring in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide.A generalist apex predator, the dusky shark can be found from the coast to the outer continental shelf and adjacent pelagic waters, and has been recorded from a depth of 400 m (1,300 ft).
Bringing back the sawfish. Florida adopted protections in 1992 and the U.S. population of sawfish was the nation’s first native marine fish listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2003. By ...