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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Depletion of Sharks Hurts Ecosystem, Study Says
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: March 29, 2007
For years, conservationists have warned about over fishing of large sharks in the northwestern Atlantic, as the demand for meat and fins, coupled with slow growth and reproduction rates of many species, has caused sharp declines in populations of hammerheads, duskies and other sharks.
Researchers are now reporting repercussions beyond the declining shark populations. Depletion of large sharks, they write in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, has led to the destruction of the bay scallop fishery along parts of the Eastern seaboard.
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Published: March 29, 2007
For years, conservationists have warned about over fishing of large sharks in the northwestern Atlantic, as the demand for meat and fins, coupled with slow growth and reproduction rates of many species, has caused sharp declines in populations of hammerheads, duskies and other sharks.
Researchers are now reporting repercussions beyond the declining shark populations. Depletion of large sharks, they write in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, has led to the destruction of the bay scallop fishery along parts of the Eastern seaboard.
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