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Shark populations are declining because:
- Their prey items are being overfished.
- Sharks are being hunted.
- Sharks are accidentally caught in nets and are killed.
- Habitat is being destroyed.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoSharks are dying out because they are being hunted for there fins for make-up, medicine and food, like the Chinese food shark fins. And in Japan, many people hunt whales for the same purposes. Make- up, medicine and food. Japan should stop killing the poor harmless innocent whales. :(
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∙ 12y agoSome of the major problems are: pollution in the water and shark fin soup in china and the far east.
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∙ 12y agobecause people think they are dangerous so there killing and now they are endangered
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∙ 14y agobecause of pollution in the sea!
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What is the effects of overfishing?
Overfishing impacts the population because we take them out faster than they can reproduce. Some species of tuna are already in perril.
What is causing a decrease in algae population?
overfishing, pollution, ect.
What is the population of a great white shark?
Great White Shark populations are threatened in many Eastern locations but are slowly recovering in US waters after years of overfishing. Off the coast of California there are now over 2,400 adult sharks when it had gotten down to 219 in the 90's.
What is a highly susceptible population?
An AIDS patient
What does overfishing harm in Indonesia?
the population of fish, as well as the people who make a living off of fishing.
What type of population is most susceptible to loss of genetic variation?
Small Population
What is considered a highly susceptible population?
An AIDS patient
What patient population is most susceptible to ssss?
SSSS= staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome most susceptible- infants
Why ovefishing is necessary?
Though some might say it is necessary to feed the population of the world, overfishing is not necessary.
What is shark fin soup and why is it bad for you?
It hurt the shark population.
Why do some animals have two heads?
two headed sharks are caused by overfishing. they mostly happen in the blue shark species between all of the 510 species alive and the blue shark can carry 125 pups at a time which makes the shark viviparous (Vive-iper-is).
What is the estimated shark population in the world?
The megamouth shark lives in the coast of the U.K japan and Taiwan
