Mediterranean sharks risk 'disappearing,' conservationists warn
Paris - Sharks -- the sea's top predators for millions of years -- are at risk of disappearing from the Mediterranean as overfishing and plastic pollution choke populations of the endangered hunters, conservationists warned Friday.
While some species are targeted for food, many of the sharks fished in the Mediterranean are bycatch caught up in nets set for other fish. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years and are particularly vulnerable to population decline due to their slow maturation and long gestation periods.
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