It's not looking good for threatened sharks and rays in Australia, a new report has found.
Supplied: Brit FinucciOne of the sharks most at risk of extinction is the Northern Territory's"I think what is happening in our oceans is the silent extinction crisis because it's so much harder to document and it's much harder for people to actually witness," she said.
"But it's clear that we are facing challenges within our marine environment, particularly for some of our threatened shark species." A spokesperson for the Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley did not answer specific questions about the report, but said in a statement that the"Australian Government had made significant investments in implementing key actions identified in the recovery plans for listed sharks and rays".
They said the Federal Government would continue to work with the states and territories to improve the outcomes for threatened sharks. They did not answer the question of whether the national listing of the scalloped hammerhead shark would be upgraded following the updated IUCN assessment.
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