Sharks deliberately targeted in the Pacific

The silky shark is one of two heavily depleted pelagic sharks in the Western and Central Pacific. Credit: Alex Chernikh/CC BY-SA 3.0/via Wikimedia Commons

A new study from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) shows that sharks are being specifically targeted by some tuna longline boats operating in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

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