Mediterranean and Black Sea sharks risk extinction

Shark populations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea have dropped dramatically over the last two centuries and now risk extinction, with serious implications for the region”s entire marine ecosystem and food chains, according to a new FAO study. “Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea have declined by more than 97 percent in number and ‘catch weight” over the last 200 years. They risk extinction if current fishing pressure continues,” the study found….

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