<p class="MsoNormal">Doomed by a gill net, a thresher shark in Mexico's Gulf of California is among an estimated 40 million sharks killed yearly for their fins. Removing top predators, such as sharks and bluefin tuna, from the ecosystem can degrade marine habitats.</p>
Trapped Thresher Shark
Doomed by a gill net, a thresher shark in Mexico's Gulf of California is among an estimated 40 million sharks killed yearly for their fins. Removing top predators, such as sharks and bluefin tuna, from the ecosystem can degrade marine habitats.
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Ocean Habitat Destruction
See photos of examples of ocean habitat destruction (such as bleached coral, bottom trawlers, and more) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.
