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Posted Tue Feb 19 2008: from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: Sharks In Peril: Ocean http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1203390401 "Sharks are disappearing from the world's oceans. The numbers of many large shark species have declined by more than half due to increased demand for shark fins and meat, recreational shark fisheries, as well as tuna and swordfish fisheries, where millions of sharks are taken as bycatch each year." [Read more stories about: overfishing, ecosystem interrelationships, hunting to extinction, sixth extinction, stupid humans] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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