Are sharks going extinct?

We've recently reached the end of another Discovery Shark Week where we've heard all about how sharks are monsters and killers... again...

But what about considering us as the killers? Every year we kill millions of sharks and this is having devastating impacts on their populations. In this video, learn what scientists understand about how shark populations are doing, why they're in trouble, why this is a problem, and what you can do to start helping sharks.

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00:00 Introduction and Shark Week
02:46 How many shark and ray species are facing extinction?
05:38 Reef sharks are 'functionally extinct'
07:58: Pelagic species are also in trouble
08:54: Overfishing is the problem
10:30 How can we start reversing the problem?

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