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One third of shark species at risk

By T.K. Randall
June 30, 2009 · Comment icon 5 comments

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Conservationalists have revealed that one third of the world's shark species are under risk of extinction due to overfishing. Sharks are vulnerable because they can take a long time to mature and do not produce many young.
Overfishing threatens to drive a third of the world's open-ocean shark species to extinction, say conservationists. Hammerheads, giant devil rays and porbeagle sharks are among 64 species on the first ever red list for oceanic sharks produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)."


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Comment icon #1 Posted by SpIdErCyDe 16 years ago
"One third of shark species at risk" Oh really? I beg to differ. The only ones at risk are you insignificant humans.
Comment icon #2 Posted by stevewinn 16 years ago
fact is too many people just don't give two hoots. as are numbers increase it seems everything else is decreasing.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Mattshark 16 years ago
fact is too many people just don't give two hoots. as are numbers increase it seems everything else is decreasing. depressing isn't it.
Comment icon #4 Posted by The Silver Thong 16 years ago
depressing isn't it. Very ! I wish it was easier to shame people into not killing these awesome creatures.
Comment icon #5 Posted by SQLserver 16 years ago
Of course, it is incredibly statistically likely that affecting our world ecosystem in such a drastic way will bring great harm to our own species, but too few realize this.


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