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In a milestone decision in 2013, CITES prohibited international trade in the fins of the scalloped hammerhead (pictured) and four other shark species. [5] Shark species are increasingly becoming threatened because of commercial and recreational fishing pressures, the impact of non-shark fisheries on the seabed and shark prey species, and other ...
A small, gray shark reaching 65 cm (26 in) in length, this species is the only member of its genus with a row of enlarged pores above the corners of its mouth. It has a slender body with a long, pointed snout and a low second dorsal fin placed posterior to the anal fin origin. Almost nothing is known about the natural history of the Borneo shark.
Endangered species by reason(s) they are (or were) threatened — the cause(s) for species being endangered in their native habitats.; This is primarily a sub-category for IUCN Red List species by the external threat(s) stated in IUCN reports for each listed species (hyperlinked under 'References' &/or 'External links' on most wikipedia articles when species are on IUCN Red List).
Bringing back the sawfish. Florida adopted protections in 1992 and the U.S. population of sawfish was the nation’s first native marine fish listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2003. By ...
A dog walker found a massive endangered shark washed up on a British beach. The two-and-a-half metre thresher shark was discovered at about 8am on New Year's Day on Par beach, Cornwall. Teams from ...
Shark nets such as those used in New South Wales are designed to entangle and kill sharks and other animals that pass near them. [15]Christopher Neff, a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Sydney notes, "Internationally, shark nets have been labeled a 'key threatening process' for killing endangered species."
Furthermore, this shark has prominent black tips on its pectoral fins, second dorsal fin, and caudal fin lower lobe. The Pondicherry shark is critically endangered. It was once found throughout Indo-Pacific coastal waters from the Gulf of Oman to New Guinea, and is known to enter fresh water. Fewer than 20 specimens are available for study, and ...
An endangered species of shark was found dead at a beach in Cornwall after experiencing "significant trauma" after suspected "sport fishing", a wildlife trust said. Cornwall Wildlife Trust said a ...