Shark-fin soup trade threatens hammerheads

The Independent - London | February 18, 2008| | Copyright

One of the most impressive members of the shark family is to be classified as endangered because of the increase in demand for shark- fin soup in the Far East.

The scalloped hammerhead was once considered immune to the effects of overfishing because it was so widely distributed, but recent surveys show it has suffered catastrophic declines - as much as 98 per cent in some regions.

Scientists will add it to the 2008 Red List of marine animals in danger of extinction, along with eight other species of shark that could soon be on the point of disappearing completely.

The other species being added ...

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