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The most accurate assessment to date of the impact of commercial fishing on sharks suggests around 100 million are being killed each year.
The researchers say that this rate of exploitation is far too high, especially for a species which reproduces later in life.
The major factor driving the trade is the ongoing demand for shark fins for soup in Chinese communities.
The report has been published in the Journal Marine Policy.
Researchers admit that establishing the true level of global shark fishing is extremely difficult, as the quality of the data is poor. Many sharks that are caught have their fins removed at sea with the body dumped overboard. These fish are often not included in official reports.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21629173#TWEET636888
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longship
(40,416 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Not that was the intent of the filmmakers, of course.
longship
(40,416 posts)Many, many more than sharks.
I mean... Just look at the bones!
Rex
(65,616 posts)'Skarks kill number 100 million annually'. 100 million people a year!?!