New report claims sharks are "functionally extinct" in 20% of global regions studied

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For the first time in history, a group of scientists has spent four years gathering over 15,000 video hours of data to survey the health of the world's shark population, and the results are alarming. Thanks to overfishing and the brutal practice of finning, some regions of the world have no more sharks at all. Mark Phillips reports.

New report claims sharks are "functionally extinct" in 20% of global regions studied - CBS News

 

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Didn't see this, very disturbing news indeed (even though it hardly is suprising given the anthropogenic pressures on them), especially considering how ancient these organisms are and how many mass extinctions they have come through.