Advocates welcome halt to shortfin mako shark fishing, call for longer ban

Mongabay
Nov 25, 2021, 2:05 pm327 pts
More than 50 countries have agreed to protect shortfin mako sharks, an endangered species that has been teetering on the brink of extinction due to fishing overexploitation. The decision has been welcomed by conservationists and scientists who have worked for years to enact a fishing ban on the species, Isurus…

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