Sharks 'in danger of extinction' (BBC)

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By Victoria Gill
Science reporter, BBC News

Many species of open ocean shark are under serious threat, according to an assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Red list gives the status of 64 types of shark and ray, over 30% of which are threatened with extinction.

The authors, IUCN's Shark Specialist Group, say a main cause is overfishing.

Listed as Endangered are two species of hammerhead shark, often subject to "finning" - a practice of removing the fins and throwing away the body.
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The authors classified a further 24% of the examined species as Near Threatened.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8117378.stm




This is getting to be like a countdown ... by the time real action is taken, it will be too late for so many species ...

[msongs]

1. you can help - stop eating any wild caught fish nt

[timeforpeace]

2. If you deep sea fish,. and inadvertently catch a shark, cut the line and let it go

instead of killing it.