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Hammerhead sharks are overfished all around the world for their fins and liver oil. As of 2020 an estimated 1.3 to 2.7 million fins are collected each year from smooth and scalloped hammerhead sharks for the shark-fin trade. [34] DNA barcoding can assist in the identification of scalloped hammerhead remains to aid conservation efforts. [35]
The great hammerhead is extremely vulnerable to overfishing due to its low overall abundance and long generation time. Assessment of its conservation status is difficult, as few fisheries separate the great hammerhead from other hammerheads in their reported catches. This species is listed as globally critically endangered on the IUCN Red List ...
Size: 14 feet Habitat: Found in tropical waters worldwide. IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered The scalloped hammerhead is one of the bigger of the species. However, they are hard to ...
The great and the scalloped hammerheads are listed on the World Conservation Union's 2008 Red List as endangered, whereas the smalleye hammerhead is listed as vulnerable. The status given to these sharks is as a result of overfishing and demand for their fins, an expensive delicacy.
The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, [3] is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae.It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is the only shark species known to be ...
The poisonous, invasive hammerhead worm is on the rise in Texas amid flooding around Houston. Poisonous hammerhead worms rising in Texas. When chopped in two, they double
(Reuters) -A group of 17 Republican state attorneys general alleged that top U.S. asset managers, including BlackRock and State Street, were making improper or inadequate disclosures about their ...
FAO (2000) Conservation and Management of Sharks Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries, Rome. ISBN 92-5-104514-3.; Fowler SL, Cavanagh RD, Camhi M, Burgess GH, Cailliet GM, Fordham SV, Simpfendorfer CA and Musick JA (comp. and ed.) (2005) Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes IUCN Shark Specialist Group, Status Survey.