TOKYO: Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations in the last half-century, leaving a “gaping, growing hole” in ocean life, according to a new study.
ALMOST EXTINCT This 2001 photo provided by Dr. Greg Skomal shows a shortfin mako shark off the coast of Massachusetts. Researchers found the abundance of oceanic sharks and rays has dropped more than 70 percent between 1970 and 2018. AP PHOTO