The human danger – for sharks
A global appetite for shark meat, fins and expansive deep ocean fishing threatens these iconic predators
A global project tracking sharks through the deep oceans has found they are increasingly facing danger from fishing fleets. Sharks used to be caught accidentally, but now there is a well-established trade in shark meat and fins, which the researchers say is reducing their numbers.
We look at how tourists might be a useful source for conservation data, And we meet one of the planets smallest predators, is it a plant is it an animal? Well actually it’s a bit of both.
(Photo: Tiger shark. Credit: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Julian siddle
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- Thu 25 Jul 2019 19:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service except South Asia
- Fri 26 Jul 2019 04:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
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