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Fishing for fun takes a massive bite out of marine life

Hobbyists’ harvest of sharks and rays has soared, and catch-and-release is no solution.
North Atlantic Monster Shark Tournament.

A shark is weighed in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as part of the North Atlantic Monster Shark Tournament. Recreational shark hunting accounts for a growing proportion of shark catches. Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty

The volume of fish caught recreationally more than tripled in the 60 years to 2014, and a recent uptick in recreational shark hunting is damaging fragile populations.

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Nature 578, 10 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00211-4

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