In honor of Shark Week, Discovery Channel has released a new infographic on the current status of sharks around the world, focused on the threats they face from fishing. Check it out below!

Courtesy of Discovery Channel (via TreeHugger)
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good article,thanks
Great advice, thank you for article.
Always remember 'BEWARE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE CATS'! Thank you for the article!
LOL. This is great
Thanks for the tips.
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Thanks for sharing
China is toxic...disappointing to see my country and so many others on that list that feed the insatiable and criminal appetite of these mongrel Chinese. Thank you
Thank you for the information :-)
Thanks for the info!!
interesting. we need sharks. I hope they survive us
Great post--thanks.
Thank you for sharing.
thanks
I would agree with Lucille P. I think sharks are more afraid of humans than we should be of them! I mean, sharks have killed 5 humans in TEN years while humans have killed 8333 sharks every HOUR! Craziness!
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