Are Mako Sharks Threatened With Extinction?
- Luis Roque
- Dec 8, 2018
- 1 min read
The rate at which mako sharks are dying as bycatch in longlines may soon push the species to the point of no return.
By Doug Olander November 27, 2018
Overfishing of the shortfin mako shark has left it “exceptionally vulnerable” in the North Atlantic, according to a report in The Guardian. That article says the blame for the dire situation, only recently realized, rests squarely with ICCAT, the international agency responsible for governing tunas and some other large, highly migratory pelagic species in the Atlantic.
Overfishing of the shortfin mako shark has left it “exceptionally vulnerable” in the North Atlantic, according to a report in The Guardian. That article says the blame for the dire situation, only recently realized, rests squarely with ICCAT, the international agency responsible for governing tunas and some other large, highly migratory pelagic species in the Atlantic.
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