Sharks living on coral reefs face greater threat of extinction

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July 03, 2023

A nurse shark is seen at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve coral reef in the outskirts of San Pedro village, in Ambergris Cay, Belize. (Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with marine biologist and author David Shiffman about a study in which he's commented that indicates five main species of coral reef sharks have declined an average of 63% worldwide, mainly due to overfishing.

This segment aired on July 3, 2023.

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