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Marine ecosystem suffers huge blow after 45 baby sharks found dead

Fishermen may have struck gold this week when they landed a great hammerhead shark pregnant with a litter of 45 pups, but the Arabian Gulf”s marine ecosystem took a great hit.

The 5-metre-long shark was found at Deira Fish Market by filmmakers recording the decline of sharks in the region despite evidence showing that the Arabian Gulf is a ‘hotspot” for birthing shark. “We need to raise the flag that this is an important region for sharks…. Read Full Article by Emmanuelle Landais

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