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Official stats mask shark and ray species caught in the Mediterranean and Black seas

A new study reveals that 97 per cent of the sharks and rays caught and brought to market domestically by fleets from the European, North African and Middle Eastern countries that surround the Mediterranean and Black seas are not reported by species.

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