New Global Study Finds rising Deepwater Shark and Ray Extinction Risk

Experts show deepwater sharks and rays are amongst the most sensitive marine vertebrates to overexploitation driven by international trade in meat and oil, urge conservation action

PRESS RELEASE | March 7, 2024

«A new analysis published today in the journal Science finds that one-in-seven deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species criteria. A team of experts from around the world note that the biggest threat to this group of deepwater megafauna is overfishing, specifically being captured incidentally as bycatch of fisheries targeting commercially important species. ​»

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