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Seven facts that will change the way you think about sharks

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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