The number of sharks killed per year is unthinkable
A report published in July 2013 in the magazine Marine Policy revealed that a few 100 million sharks are killed by humans each year . The newspaper adds that the number of sharks killed could actually be anywhere between 63 million and 273 million. A figure that is hard to believe.
On the other hand, only 12 humans were killed worldwide by sharks in 2011, according to the National Geographic. The highest record of the last 20 years. In 2012, only 8 people died as a result of a shark attack.
Here are dynamic figures that could be used to tell you about the number of sharks killed each year:
Since you opened this page: sharks were killed, three sharks per second!
In a 2009 report, International Union for the Conservation of Nature noted that one-third of the high sea sharks are threatened or near-extinguishing due to the overfishing . According to the website of the shark conservation initiative, many sharks are killed, often inhumanely, for the Asian delight of the bitter soup.
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