Study Shows Shark Populations Are Declining Globally

Shark populations are dwindling on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and around the world, according to Australian researchers who have developed a new analytical method to determine decline rates.
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The gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, is in decline on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, according to new research from James Cook University. (Albert Kok/Wikimedia Commons)