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The Dangers to Sharks Sharks while an an apex predator are also endangered Their populations are declining rapidly by about 70 percent over the past 50 years mostly because humans have proven to to be be so dangerous to to sharks Finning
Because of of how recognizable they are the the dorsal fins of of sharks are a a a a a prized trophy for sport fishers and many people around
the world eat shark fin as as an expensive delicacy This practice has led to to the the overfishing of sharks which threatens to to overturn the the delicate balance of ocean ecosystems “Shark finning ” or hunting a a a a a shark and discarding everything but the the fin is is illegal in in fin in the the United States and several other countries around
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