Seven facts that will change the way you think about sharks
22.07.2015 18:29
Australian surfer Mick Fanning fought off a shark as he competed in a competition in South Africa on Sunday.
Sharks have a fearsome reputation, but the statistics show the real killers...
-2,667
Number of confirmed unprovoked shark attacks around the world between 1580-2013, according to the International Shark Attack file
-495
Number of fatalities as a result of unprovoked shark attacks between 1580-2013
-100million
Estimated number of sharks killed every year, 73million of which are used for shark fin soup
-145
Number of countries that engage in the trade of shark products
-98%
Percentage by which some shark populations have decreased over the past 50 years
-1/3
Proportion of all ocean-going sharks now on the internationally recognised red list of threatened species
-400
Approximate number of shark species that have been discovered
(independent.co.uk)
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