One in seven deepwater sharks and rays at risk of extinction

One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction due to overfishing, according to a new eight-year study in the journal Science.

Sharks and rays are caught as incidental bycatch but are kept due to the value of their oil and meat.

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