Save the Sharks to Save the Ocean

Read here a new story featuring IUCN SSC SSG Chair, Rima Jabado, and about the Global Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras in this article by Science News Explores.

WRITTEN BY | Brianna Randall
SOURCE | Science News Explores

Jabado chairs IUCN’s Shark Specialist Group. Across Africa and Asia, she and her colleagues identify, measure and collect genetic samples from dead sharks and rays.
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A 2024 IUCN report, led by Jabado, compiled data from 353 scientists in 158 countries. These show where sharks are caught and where they are shipped. Indonesia, India and Spain account for about one in every three sharks killed worldwide. The United States and Mexico round out the top five shark-fishing countries. The European Union imports nearly one-fourth of all shark and ray meat globally.
Only about one in four sharks are caught intentionally. The rest are what’s known as bycatch. They fall prey to the many nets, hooks and traps that had targeted tuna, cod, shrimp and other seafood.

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