oceanportal: “ A new study from the IUCN shows that 25% of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction. Causes for this number include the shark fin trade and both sharks and rays getting unintentionally caught up in fishing gear as...
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A new study from the IUCN shows that 25% of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction. Causes for this number include the shark fin trade and both sharks and rays getting unintentionally caught up in fishing gear as bycatch.

Photo: Eliott Norse, Marine Conservation Biology Institute/Marine Photobank

(via moreanimalia)

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    From January, 2014, but still an important study to look at.
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    sad.. :(
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