Between 1970 and 2005, the number of hammerhead sharks in the Atlantic Ocean fell by 98 percent due to fisherman killing the shark for its fins.
Source: Mark Henderson, “Taste for fins puts shark on danger list,” Times (UK), February 18, 2008.
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Between 1970 and 2005, the number of hammerhead sharks in the Atlantic Ocean fell by 98 percent due to fisherman killing the shark for its fins.
Source: Mark Henderson, “Taste for fins puts shark on danger list,” Times (UK), February 18, 2008.