More than a quarter of shark and ray species found in the north east Atlantic are threatened with extinction, conservationists have warned.
An assessment of the region's sharks, rays and chimaeras by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found seven per cent of species were critically endangered, while another seven per cent were endangered.
Most at risk include the porbeagle shark, the common skate, deepwater sharks and spiny dogfish.
Most at risk: The porbeagle shark is one of the species found in the north east Atlantic that is threatened with extinction
The IUCN said shark species, which are largely under pressure from overfishing, were much more threatened in the north east Atlantic than globally.
Some 26 per cent of species are threatened in the region, compared to 18 per cent globally, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessment found.
And the figure could be even higher, as there was insufficient data to assess more than a quarter of the region's sharks, rays and chimaeras. Read More @ Dailymail.co.uk
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