1/3 of the World Sharks Endangered
By Republika Newsroom Friday, June 26, 2009 19:12:00 AM * Re-post and re-hearsal by sharkworldjutsu Tuesday, February 21, 2012 WIB DISCOVERY.COM Hammerhead sharks: One species of shark are 'dying'  1/3 in the open ocean sharks - including great white sharks and hammerhead sharks - face extinction, according to a survey majority menuruk conservation. Species that are hunted in the oceans in general are at risk of extinction, with a half has been categorized as 'dying', says Sharks Specialties Group, the International Union for Conservation of Natural (IUCN). The study report identifies the hammerhead sharks and hammerhead sharks hooked nose, under threat globally. The details, hammerhead sharks, great white shark, basking shark, white shark spotted, on the list of vulnerable species are globally threatened. Entry in that list are tiger shark species and shark tail sword. Approximately 100 million sharks are caught for the needs of commercial and sport hunting every year. That makes some species declined sharply to 80 percent in just over ten years, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The main sharks caught too much. Sharks, especially the very fragile because they are handsomely rewarded for meat and wings - especially in Asia. Whereas almost all types of sharks take many years to mature and produce offspring until bepijah. Demand for shark fins for Chinese cuisine is considered to provide health benefits, increased earnings followed by China which come surging in the last decade. Often times, the body of the shark is thrown back to sea after shark fin fishing. Cutting is not infrequently performed even alive. Apart from the ban on fishing in international waters, the practice - known as finning - often carried out illegally, according to experts. Comprehensive survey ever conducted examining 64 species of sharks in the open ocean. From the research, a significant number of sharks also disappeared, including blue and mako sharks. Although not captured, sometimes they are often injured by fishing equipment when fishing era of commercial tuna and swordfish decades ago. Ikang rising meat prices have pushed illegal fishing of sharks, so that target sharks as a promising source of revenue, they said Policy Director of the Shark Alliance, Sonja Forham who is also principal author of the study. "Currently there are no clear restrictions on the number of sharks that can be captured in the arrest," said Sonja. "So regardless of international protection, the sharks are still not protected in the open sea," he added. (Discovery.com / itz) | Categories |