Wen, 3 months ago

We just can’t help destroying the things that make the world special

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deepwater-sharks-are-threatened-by-demand-for-liver-oil/

Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil
One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with extinction because of the liver oil and meat trade and emerging fishing technologies that make it possible to catch deep-sea fishes.

#Environment #Shark #Destruction

Photo a pile of dead sharks, caption Landings of gulper sharks (Centrophorus spp.) at Burmanallah in India’s island of South Andaman