Tuesday, January 17, 2012

How many sharks are killed recreationally each year - and why?

By Charles W. Bryant
The January 16, 2012



Abstract
Presents some numbers and informations about shark massacre in recreational fishing.

Extraxt
" The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service estimated in 2004 that 12 million sharks, skates and rays were caught in U.S. waters alone. Only about 359,000 of these sharks were killed -- the others were evidently released back into the ocean. "
Index terms : Recreational / sharks / overfishing / Jaws / Food and Agriculture Organization

 

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