By Audrey Kemp

For Shark Awareness Day today, Greenpeace has released ‘The Lonely Shark,’ an animated short film illustrating its latest report, which lifts the net on the overfishing of sharks in the North Atlantic.

Every day, about 745 miles of fishing line and nearly 28,000 fishing hooks infiltrate the North Atlantic, ready to deplete the region’s baby shark nurseries.

That’s one of the findings of “Hooked on Sharks,” a report conducted by Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace Spain released in tandem with “Hooked on Sharks.” The report, conducted by Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace Spain, exposes how EU fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal have consistently Read full story ›

Source: The Drum