Washington Post: Migratory sharks face intense fishing pressure in Atlantic Ocean
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Putting a number on Atlantic shark fishing for the first time, an
advocacy group reported that more than 1.3 million migratory sharks
were caught in 2008, a finding that activists are using to press for international catch limits.
The main catches - blue sharks and short-fin makos - are not endangered, but most other migratory sharks caught in the Atlantic are classified as threatened with extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The main catches - blue sharks and short-fin makos - are not endangered, but most other migratory sharks caught in the Atlantic are classified as threatened with extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/2/2010 11:00 AM 
Categories: Sharks
Tags: atlantic Atlantic Ocean sharks blue sharks shortfin mako
Categories: Sharks
Tags: atlantic Atlantic Ocean sharks blue sharks shortfin mako
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