Shark and ray populations halved since 1970, disrupting food webs

The cause is primarily overfishing.

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Author  HrTurizam.hr

February 14, 2025.
Research reveals that overfishing has caused shark populations (sharks, rays and chimaeras, which are closely related to sharks) to decline by more than 50 percent in the past 50 years, but a new study shows a clear path to preventing further declines. This ancient and ecologically diverse group consists of more than 1199 species that are increasingly threatened. Although scientific...
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Author  HrTurizam.hr

February 14, 2025.