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Shark finning is a particularly cruel practice because it often involves cutting off the shark's fins while the animal is still alive. The shark is then tossed back into the ocean, where it is unable to swim and eventually dies from suffocation, blood loss, or predation. Sharks are slow-growing and reproduce slowly, making them particularly vulnerable to overfishing. As a result, many shark species are now endangered or critically endangered.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> | Shark finning is a particularly cruel practice because it often involves cutting off the shark's fins while the animal is still alive. The shark is then tossed back into the ocean, where it is unable to swim and eventually dies from suffocation, blood loss, or predation. Sharks are slow-growing and reproduce slowly, making them particularly vulnerable to overfishing. As a result, many shark species are now endangered or critically endangered.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Library: Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis (research)]] | |||
[[Category:Sharks]] | [[Category:Sharks]] | ||
[[Category:Animals used for food]] | [[Category:Animals used for food]] | ||