According to this article on news.bbc.co.uk a new study where the researchers used notes and archives from fishermen shows us that the population of sharks living in the Mediterranean Sea has declined at a rapid rate. Some shark species has declined by astonishing 99%!
The reason for this is the extensive fishing in this area hitting sharks and rays very hard since they grow slowly and are not fast reproducers.
One species that has been hit very hard is the hammerhead which has dropped by an estimated 99.99% over the last 200 years.

The sharp decline of top predators has given us some unforeseen results like the rise of jellyfish that has been seen in several oceans. It is believed that the lack of tuna and turtles are the reason for this. Who knows what will happen to ecosystems when we remove more species.

Conservationists are hoping to ban the cruel finning to help stop the extinction of the top predators in the ocean. I can’t believe this is still not in place. The politicians need to get off their fat a**es and do something now!