sharks have prowled the Earth’s oceans for a staggering 450 million years which
for a staggering 450 million years which
for a staggering 450 million years which means they predate even dinosaurs and
means they predate even dinosaurs and
means they predate even dinosaurs and yet in a span of only a decade humans
yet in a span of only a decade humans
yet in a span of only a decade humans are on the verge of completely wiping
are on the verge of completely wiping
are on the verge of completely wiping out some of these each and shark species
out some of these each and shark species
out some of these each and shark species we have for instance in the Gulf of
we have for instance in the Gulf of
we have for instance in the Gulf of Mexico where white tip sharks are the
Mexico where white tip sharks are the
Mexico where white tip sharks are the dominant predator the estimates are that
dominant predator the estimates are that
dominant predator the estimates are that 99% of those animals are gone in the
99% of those animals are gone in the
99% of those animals are gone in the Mediterranean we have 15 large species
Mediterranean we have 15 large species
Mediterranean we have 15 large species of sharks that have reached almost
of sharks that have reached almost
of sharks that have reached almost undetectable levels they’re almost never
undetectable levels they’re almost never
undetectable levels they’re almost never seen any more and then you get something
seen any more and then you get something
seen any more and then you get something like the great white shark which was the
like the great white shark which was the
like the great white shark which was the protagonist of Jaws one of the most
protagonist of Jaws one of the most
protagonist of Jaws one of the most spectacular animals in the sea and it’s
spectacular animals in the sea and it’s
spectacular animals in the sea and it’s headed for the brink of extinction the
headed for the brink of extinction the
headed for the brink of extinction the main culprit according to
main culprit according to
main culprit according to conservationists overfishing
conservationists overfishing
conservationists overfishing the world’s nations have come together
the world’s nations have come together
the world’s nations have come together to set limits on the harvesting of other
to set limits on the harvesting of other
to set limits on the harvesting of other large food fish like tuna but there are
large food fish like tuna but there are
large food fish like tuna but there are hardly any rules when it comes to sharks
hardly any rules when it comes to sharks
hardly any rules when it comes to sharks it’s pretty much open season anytime
it’s pretty much open season anytime
it’s pretty much open season anytime anywhere in America shark tournaments
anywhere in America shark tournaments
anywhere in America shark tournaments are popular pastimes with recreational
are popular pastimes with recreational
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of
fishermen vying for the largest catch of
fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught
the day sharks are also caught
the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries
commercially for food in many countries
commercially for food in many countries they’ve become a substitute for
they’ve become a substitute for
they’ve become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard
swordfish which are protected and hard
swordfish which are protected and hard to come by in addition an extract from
to come by in addition an extract from
to come by in addition an extract from shark liver oil known as squalene is
shark liver oil known as squalene is
shark liver oil known as squalene is used in beauty products believed to keep
used in beauty products believed to keep
used in beauty products believed to keep skin looking young and healthy but the
skin looking young and healthy but the
skin looking young and healthy but the most valuable part of a shark is its
most valuable part of a shark is its
most valuable part of a shark is its distinctive fin they are considered a
distinctive fin they are considered a
distinctive fin they are considered a delicacy and Asia cooked up and served
delicacy and Asia cooked up and served
delicacy and Asia cooked up and served in soup as China’s economy surges so
in soup as China’s economy surges so
in soup as China’s economy surges so does the demand for shark fin soup from
does the demand for shark fin soup from
does the demand for shark fin soup from a new generation with money to spend the
a new generation with money to spend the
a new generation with money to spend the demand for sharks is fueled by the
demand for sharks is fueled by the
demand for sharks is fueled by the increasing demand for fins for the Asian
increasing demand for fins for the Asian
increasing demand for fins for the Asian delicacy shark fin soup but in addition
delicacy shark fin soup but in addition
delicacy shark fin soup but in addition to that there is also an increasing
to that there is also an increasing
to that there is also an increasing demand for shark meat as other
demand for shark meat as other
demand for shark meat as other traditionally fish species are dwindling
traditionally fish species are dwindling
traditionally fish species are dwindling and collapsing there are a few if any
and collapsing there are a few if any
and collapsing there are a few if any fishing limits on sharks and therefore
fishing limits on sharks and therefore
fishing limits on sharks and therefore it is easier for the fishermen to target
it is easier for the fishermen to target
it is easier for the fishermen to target sharks and take as many as they want
at a commercial fish market in ego Spain
at a commercial fish market in ego Spain sharks are piled in heaps waiting to be
sharks are piled in heaps waiting to be
sharks are piled in heaps waiting to be sold at auction the European Union is
sold at auction the European Union is
sold at auction the European Union is one of the largest shark fishing
one of the largest shark fishing
one of the largest shark fishing entities in the world and span is one of
entities in the world and span is one of
entities in the world and span is one of the top exporters of shark fins to Asia
the top exporters of shark fins to Asia
the top exporters of shark fins to Asia fishermen say sharks have become vital
fishermen say sharks have become vital
fishermen say sharks have become vital to their economic survival Beth Espada
to their economic survival Beth Espada
to their economic survival Beth Espada as a partner que tenemos room with
as a partner que tenemos room with
as a partner que tenemos room with service so there is a limit that in the
service so there is a limit that in the
service so there is a limit that in the bottom en todas a deer on kauai whereas
bottom en todas a deer on kauai whereas
bottom en todas a deer on kauai whereas with sharks that’s happiness money is
with sharks that’s happiness money is
with sharks that’s happiness money is our today the Catherine conservationists
our today the Catherine conservationists
our today the Catherine conservationists want to tackle the demand for shark fins
want to tackle the demand for shark fins
want to tackle the demand for shark fins and Asia but they also want to tighten
and Asia but they also want to tighten
and Asia but they also want to tighten supplies here at the source they need to
supplies here at the source they need to
supplies here at the source they need to be managed here in Europe we need to
be managed here in Europe we need to
be managed here in Europe we need to manage them under the common fisheries
manage them under the common fisheries
manage them under the common fisheries policy which means to establish fishing
policy which means to establish fishing
policy which means to establish fishing quotas those are catch limits many
quotas those are catch limits many
quotas those are catch limits many countries already banned a practice
countries already banned a practice
countries already banned a practice known as shark finning where fins are
known as shark finning where fins are
known as shark finning where fins are cut off at sea and the fish dumped back
cut off at sea and the fish dumped back
cut off at sea and the fish dumped back into the ocean to die
you’re in Vigo Spain sharks must be
you’re in Vigo Spain sharks must be landed whole or if fins are cut off on
landed whole or if fins are cut off on
landed whole or if fins are cut off on the boat there must be a corresponding
the boat there must be a corresponding
the boat there must be a corresponding number of bodies brought in as well the
number of bodies brought in as well the
number of bodies brought in as well the conservation is say the thinning bands
conservation is say the thinning bands
conservation is say the thinning bands can easily be violated by rogue
can easily be violated by rogue
can easily be violated by rogue fishermen Europe could strengthen the
fishermen Europe could strengthen the
fishermen Europe could strengthen the European finning regulation by only
European finning regulation by only
European finning regulation by only allowing sharks to be landed with their
allowing sharks to be landed with their
allowing sharks to be landed with their fins naturally attached Europe could
fins naturally attached Europe could
fins naturally attached Europe could help by establishing a long-overdue
help by establishing a long-overdue
help by establishing a long-overdue management pen for sharks sharks are
management pen for sharks sharks are
management pen for sharks sharks are slow to mature and slow to reproduce
slow to mature and slow to reproduce
slow to mature and slow to reproduce they bear their young live and in some
they bear their young live and in some
they bear their young live and in some cases only a few pups every couple of
cases only a few pups every couple of
cases only a few pups every couple of years decimated populations can’t
years decimated populations can’t
years decimated populations can’t recover quickly some conservationists
recover quickly some conservationists
recover quickly some conservationists fear they may not be able to recover it
fear they may not be able to recover it
fear they may not be able to recover it all the loss is having a ripple effect
enric’s Allah is a National Geographic
enric’s Allah is a National Geographic emerging explore with a passion for
emerging explore with a passion for
emerging explore with a passion for protecting coral reefs he’s increasingly
protecting coral reefs he’s increasingly
protecting coral reefs he’s increasingly concerned by what he doesn’t see sharks
concerned by what he doesn’t see sharks
concerned by what he doesn’t see sharks these apex predators are at the top of a
these apex predators are at the top of a
these apex predators are at the top of a delicately balanced marine ecosystem
delicately balanced marine ecosystem
delicately balanced marine ecosystem shocking new report is indicated that
shocking new report is indicated that
shocking new report is indicated that scallop beds along the US eastern
scallop beds along the US eastern
scallop beds along the US eastern seaboard have been destroyed because now
seaboard have been destroyed because now
seaboard have been destroyed because now there aren’t enough sharks to keep the
there aren’t enough sharks to keep the
there aren’t enough sharks to keep the creatures that eat scallops and check
creatures that eat scallops and check
creatures that eat scallops and check marine ecosystems are like a machine
marine ecosystems are like a machine
marine ecosystems are like a machine composed of thousands of different
composed of thousands of different
composed of thousands of different species thousands of different parts
species thousands of different parts
species thousands of different parts that have evolved during hundreds of
that have evolved during hundreds of
that have evolved during hundreds of thousands or millions of years to work
thousands or millions of years to work
thousands or millions of years to work very efficiently if one of these parts
very efficiently if one of these parts
very efficiently if one of these parts is missing the machine is going to
is missing the machine is going to
is missing the machine is going to malfunction or some conservation
malfunction or some conservation
malfunction or some conservation organizations like the pew environment
organizations like the pew environment
organizations like the pew environment group the problem with sharks is endemic
group the problem with sharks is endemic
group the problem with sharks is endemic of a larger problem we now have the
of a larger problem we now have the
of a larger problem we now have the technology and the wherewithal to find
technology and the wherewithal to find
technology and the wherewithal to find and catch fish virtually anywhere in the
and catch fish virtually anywhere in the
and catch fish virtually anywhere in the world’s marine environment so the sheer
world’s marine environment so the sheer
world’s marine environment so the sheer amount of life that we’re extracting
amount of life that we’re extracting
amount of life that we’re extracting from the world’s oceans every year is
from the world’s oceans every year is
from the world’s oceans every year is emptying them of life unless this stops
emptying them of life unless this stops
emptying them of life unless this stops were literally headed for a world with a
were literally headed for a world with a
were literally headed for a world with a lifeless see and we don’t have a lot of
lifeless see and we don’t have a lot of
lifeless see and we don’t have a lot of time left they’re fierce skills have
time left they’re fierce skills have
time left they’re fierce skills have allowed sharks to survive for millions
allowed sharks to survive for millions
allowed sharks to survive for millions upon millions of years but species
upon millions of years but species
upon millions of years but species feared by many may be wiped out by
feared by many may be wiped out by
feared by many may be wiped out by humans in the blink of an eye
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