Tell NOAA Fisheries to protect shortfin mako sharks from the threat of extinction

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The world’s fastest sharks are speeding toward extinction. They need our help before it’s too late!

Shortfin mako shark numbers are in freefall. Overfishing is the biggest danger to this species – these sharks are being caught and killed faster than they can reproduce.

These sharks face a grim reality: their meat and fins are commercially valuable, and as a result overfishing has caused their populations to drastically decline across their entire range.

For years, scientists have been calling for urgent action to protect and recover these sharks, but many countries have failed to do enough to protect them. With shortfin makos slipping closer to the brink, we’re calling on NOAA Fisheries to list these sharks as under the ESA before they disappear altogether!

Help save shortfin mako sharks from the threat of extinction!

 

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Here is another relevant article.

Shortfin Makos in Dire Need of Protection

The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), a large pelagic species, is the fastest shark in the world. The species is highly migratory and has a geographical range that extends throughout the world’s tropical and temperate ocean waters.

Like many other shark species, the shortfin mako has experienced dramatic population declines largely due to overfishing and commercial demand for its meat and fins. Presently, the species is fished throughout its range as target catch and caught as bycatch in coastal and pelagic fisheries. Overfishing, coupled with the species’ biological status and low reproductive rate, make it especially difficult for shortfin mako populations to rebound.

Shortfin Makos in Dire Need of Protection