There aren’t plenty more fish in the sea.
The race is on to save sharks and other key marine
species – including swordfish, marlin, monkfish and
skates/rays – from being wiped out by overfishing.
73,000,000 sharks are slaughtered every year.
That’s around 200,000 sharks a day. Or roughly two
every second. Unless something changes, sharks
could become a thing of the past.
We’re not going to let that happen.
Choking to death
Sharks have been swimming in the oceans since before dinosaurs walked the earth. They’ve shaped the marine environment and everything in it. Without sharks the oceans could collapse, taking with them their ability to produce 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorb 20% of the CO₂ emissions we produce.
With every shark slaughtered we’re strengthening our stranglehold on the planet.
Too many fishing boats, too few fish The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently reported that 85% of the world’s fish stocks are fully exploited or overexploited. It’s the big fish that will disappear first.
That’s why we’re focussing on key species that are most vulnerable to overfishing yet widely available in shops and restaurants.
Join us and help protect our blue planet.
(Adaptado de: Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation (website) Why we do it. Disponível em: https://www.bite-back.com/whatwe-do/why-we-do-it/. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2017).
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