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New Study Finds Shark Populations Down 71% in 50 Years of Fishing and 77% of Species Threatened

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San Francisco conservation group calls for immediate cessation of shark and ray fishing. A study published in the journal Nature this week documents an alarming worldwide decline of oceanic shark […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireJanuary 29, 2021February 16, 2021Tags: 77% shark decline, Biodiversity, IUCN, Nature, overfishing, shark fin, sharks

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    • Our Vision: A Healthy Ocean
    • Our Team
      • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
  • Our Work
    • Saving Endangered Sharks and Rays in the Coral Triangle
    • Marine Protection
    • Saving Sharks
    • News
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Science Programs
    • Citizen Science
    • White Shark Stewardship
    • How to Avoid a Shark Attack
    • Sharktober
    • Sustainable Ecotourism
  • Campaigns
    • Protect 30% of the Oceans by 2030
    • eBay: Stop Selling Endangered Shark and Ray Parts
    • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
    • Shark Watch- Observing California Shark Catch & Human Interactions
    • Save the Hammerhead Highway
    • Fed Ex: Stop Shipping Shark Fin
    • Stop Plastic Pollution
    • Pacific Tuna Industry Prepares to Fish US Marine Protected Areas
  • Expeditions
    • Manta and Shark Expedition to Socorro Island
    • Farallon Sanctuary
    • Kayak the Bay
    • Dive & Save Sharks in SE Asia
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