Habitat degradation, recreational fisheries, and other human disturbances as significant threats to the sharks and rays of the Mediterranean.
The newly published World Conservation Union (IUCN) report identifies the waters between Europe and Africa as having the highest percentage of threatened sharks and rays in the world.
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Mediterranean Sea: most dangerous place on Earth for sharks and rays
17 November 2007
More than 40% of shark and ray species in the Mediterranean are threatened with extinction, according to a new report from the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
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Mediterranean Sea: most dangerous place on Earth for sharks and rays
Malaga, Spain, 16 November, 2007 (IUCN) – The first complete IUCN Red List assessment of the status of all Mediterranean sharks and rays has revealed that 42% of the species are threatened with extinction. Overfishing, including bycatch (non-target species caught incidentally), is the main cause of decline, according to the research.
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“From devil rays to angel sharks, Mediterranean populations of these vulnerable species are in serious trouble,” said Claudine Gibson, Programme Officer for the IUCN Shark Specialist Group and co-author of the report. “Our analyses reveal the Mediterranean Sea as one of the world’s most dangerous places on Earth for sharks and rays. Bottom dwelling species appear to be at greatest risk in this region, due mainly to intense fishing of the seabed.”
Mediterranean Sea: most dangerous place on Earth for sharks and rays - IUCN News
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