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Published online 29 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060925-14
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Sharks in hot water
Market survey reveals high death toll.
A conservative new estimate indicates that between 26 million and 73 million sharks are killed worldwide each year. That's three to four times higher than the numbers reported by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
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