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Governments endorse greater protections for sharks amid concerns about overfishing
Trade bans and export quotas aim to curb unsustainable fishing that threatens over 37% of shark and ray species, with more than 100 million killed annually, officials said.
- Over 70 species of sharks and rays received greater protections due to concerns about overfishing driving them towards extinction, at a wildlife trade conference.
- The measures include bans on trading oceanic whitetip sharks, manta rays, devil rays, and whale sharks, and stricter regulations on other species like gulper sharks.
- Conservationists argued these protections are necessary as the billion dollar shark trade is unsustainable, with over 37% of shark and ray species threatened.
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The world's largest wildlife trade organization on Friday added more than 70 species of sharks and rays to its list of protected animals.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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