Sharks get sushi raw deal

SHARKS are being wiped out – by the popularity of sushi.

Fishermen regularly snare the predators while they are trying to catch tuna – leading to a big reduction in numbers.

Dr Maria Jose Juan Jorda, of Canada’s Simon Fraser University, said: “Shark species taken as bycatch continue to decline.”

She added there is an “extinction risk” unless action is taken to reverse the trend.