Third of open ocean sharks face extinction, says study

Grist, AFP | Jun. 25, 2009 (News Report)

The smooth hammerhead, great white, basking, and oceanic whitetip sharks are listed as globally vulnerable to extinction, along with two species of makos and three types of threshers.

Some 100 million sharks are caught in commercial and sports fishing every year, and several species have declined by more than 80 percent in the past decade alone, according the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 29, 2009 - 2:36 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 29, 2009

The article summarizes the unregulated killing of sharks that are being threatened with extinction, and disruption of the ocean ecosystem.

Perhaps anybody finning sharks should have their tallywackers cut off.

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