http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/11/10/north-atlantic-rays-and-sharks-face-extinction/ Advancing ecology and making it count Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/11/10/north-atlantic-rays-and-sharks-face-extinction/#comment-259 mikemathew Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:41:00 +0000 http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2008/11/10/north-atlantic-rays-and-sharks-face-extinction/#comment-259 Most of the damage is inflicted by overfishing and by sharks caught as a by-product either in nets or on long-lines. But sharks are being increasingly targeted by commercial fishermen for their fins which can fetch as much as £400 per kilo on the Asian food market.Two sharks most at risk – spiny dogfish and porbeagle – are the most sought after in Europe for their meat. Both are subject to EU fishing quotas that are well above the zero catch mark recommended by scientists with the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
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