Summary
Scientists found that shark numbers have dropped 71% since the 1970s 📉.
The problem comes from large fishing boats that catch many sharks.
Key Points
3 points1
The Dakar harbor is a key spot for catching sharks for their fins.
2
Global shark numbers have fallen about 71% since 1970.
3
Industrial‑scale fishing removes large numbers of sharks, causing the decline.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsillegal
against the rules
shark fins
the flat parts on a shark's back that people sometimes use
population
the total number of sharks
industrial fishing
big boats that catch lots of fish
decline
getting smaller
plummeted
fell down very quickly
hotspot
place where something happens a lot
Dakar
the main city and big port of Senegal in Africa
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