| The Porbeagle shark is a specimen that can reach | | | | decimated the Porbeagle specie due to over fishing in |
| impressive dimensions and has even worried a few | | | | the 1960's, which explains the fact that it is now |
| people during a few encounters. According to ISAF | | | | considered to be on the list of the critically |
| (International Shark Attack File) statistics, which | | | | endangered species, Canadian Fisheries needed to |
| range from 1580 up to 2006, it has been responsible | | | | make sure that such a sad fate does not happen in |
| for 4 shark attacks, mostly on divers, of which none | | | | Canadian waters. |
| were fatal. Despite those facts, an important | | | | Although the Porbeagle shark's conservation status is |
| question has been haunting the Canadian Federal | | | | considered to be vulnerable in most parts of the |
| Fisheries recently: Is the Porbeagle shark's | | | | world due to the fact that such a specie is popular in |
| conservation status worsening? | | | | Asia for its fins which are used to make shark fin |
| In Canada and British waters, the Porbeagle shark's | | | | soup, over fishing changed its conservation status in |
| population has been decreasing despite the strict | | | | Canadian waters and added it to the endangered |
| fishing regulations. In fact, according to a recent | | | | species list. |
| census of shark population, out of 1000 sharks | | | | What is the answer to the question: "Is the |
| caught to complete a survey that lasted 6 weeks | | | | Porbeagle shark's conservation status worsening?" |
| and ended in mid-July 2007, 95% of the catches | | | | Well, if you considered that it went from a well |
| were Porbeagle sharks. The final results of the | | | | populated shark specie to being added to the |
| survey estimates the current population of the | | | | endangered species list since the 1960's I think it |
| Porbeagle specie reaches 190,000. | | | | would be fair to say that if the Porbeagle shark does |
| The results have become very important following | | | | not receive any protection from fishing laws and |
| the catch of a Porbeagle shark that happened in the | | | | regulations, the Canadian Federal Fisheries will soon |
| Canadian coastal waters. In order to avoid its | | | | face their worse fear, the extinction of the |
| extinction and to deal appropriately with that matter, | | | | Porbeagle shark specie. Doesn't it make the answer |
| the Canadian Federal Fisheries needed the most | | | | to the question a big, fat YES? Let's take |
| recent results. | | | | responsibility and take action! |
| While British and European waters have literally | | | | |