Overfishing

OVERFISHING ENDANGERED SHARKS 64 species of oceanic sharks are endangered.

overfishing threatens 1/3 of the worl'ds shark species to extinction.

The scalloped hammerhead shark has declined by 99% over the past 30 years. - it is nearly extinct.

A strong factor in the endangerment, is the fact that it takes decades for sharks to mature and produce very few young.

the shark populations' in the north- west Atlantic Ocean have declined by an average of 50% since the early 1970s.

bans on 'finning' is the practice of catching sharks, cutting of their fins and throwing the bodies back in the water

In 2007, 21 shark- fishing nations have caught more than 10,000 tonnes of shark. Top 5:- Indonesia India, Taiwan, Spain, Mexico ( 40%)

At one time, sharks were considered to be worthless, but are now fished even more because their meat and fins, cost more than £100 per kilogram.

A major local ecological crisis could break out if the sharks become extinct, as we all know they are at the top of the food chain and their would be a mass breakout of prey.