Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays living on world’s coral reefs at risk, with 14 of 134 species reviewed critically endangered
Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays that live around the world’s coral reefs are threatened with extinction with potentially dire knock-on effects for ecosystems and coastal communities, according to new research.
As global heating risks the future of coral reefs around the world, the pressures facing shark populations would only get worse, the authors said. The authors of the new study examined assessments of the conservation status of all 1,200 species of sharks and raysby the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Coral reefs are inhabited or used by 143 of those species.
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