Spanish Vessel Kills 3 Endangered Sharks in 30 Minutes: Greenpeace

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Endangered sharks are being killed at shocking rates in the Pacific Ocean, with Greenpeace activists witnessing a Spanish vessel kill 3 mako sharks in just 30 minutes.

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"It was devastating seeing these beautiful creatures being caught... fighting for their lives," reveals Georgia Whitaker from Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

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What happens when sharks get caught on these deadly fishing lines? Many suffer severe gill and mouth injuries from massive hooks before being hauled aboard.

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Greenpeace's team aboard the Rainbow Warrior didn't just watch—they took action, freeing 14 animals including eight near-threatened blue sharks from the vessel's lines.

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The shocking scale revealed: The Spanish vessel Playa Zahara caught over 600,000 kg of blue shark in 2023 alone—that's 1.3 million pounds from just one ship.

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While the fishing company claims they operate legally, almost half a million blue sharks were caught as bycatch in the Pacific last year—the highest number since 1991.

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The crisis extends beyond blue sharks—two-thirds of all shark species worldwide are now endangered, with a third facing extinction risk from overfishing.

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What happens when sharks disappear? Dr. Leonardo Guida warns that declining shark populations could collapse marine food webs, threatening food security for coastal nations.

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Greenpeace is fighting back by cutting fishing lines and pushing for the Global Ocean Treaty to protect 30% of oceans by 2030.

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World leaders will soon gather at the UN Ocean Conference in France—will they act in time to save our sharks?

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