Shark Population Declines due to Finning, Causing a Decline in Biodiversity!

Despite movies like Jaws demonstrating sharks ability to defend themselves, in real life,
sharks are just as vulnerable as any other living thing. As a matter of fact, sharks are highly
susceptible to extinction, as stated in Caty Fairclough Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey.
Fairclough, an environmental studies major and intern at Ocean Portal, states that with their
slow growth and low reproductive rates, sharks are highly susceptible to extinction, and it is
difficult for many shark species to replenish their populations as quickly as they are being
diminished. As this happens, the ecosystem is thrown off balanced since this apex predator is
rapidly disappearing from the food chain, causing changes in the ecosystem populations in terms
of biodiversity and marine animal growth.