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Removing just 15 females of these sharks each year could threaten the entire population

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Frontiers

Male pelagic thresher shark circles around a cleaning station.

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A male pelagic thresher shark circles around a cleaning station. Findings showed that removing more than 5.3% of the population or more than 15 to 18 females per year would likely result in a decline of the population.

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Credit: Gokgoz et al., 2026.


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