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Latest News About Shark Populations Continue Steep Decline

Over one-third of shark, ray, and chimaera species are now threatened across the world. This finding comes from a new IUCN Red List assessment. Their numbers keep declining.

A separate World Bank program proved unsuccessful. It paid fishers to conserve sharks. The outcome was a rise in fatalities. Scientists report a clear connection between the payments and growing mortality.

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