Scientific analysis reveals Oceanic whitetip shark population in Western and Central Pacific has declined by around 95%

WWF is pushing for the development of a recovery plan for the dangerously depleted population of the oceanic whitetip to prevent the species from going extinct. The latest scientific analysis commissioned by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) revealed that their population has declined by around 95%. WCPFC’s analysis also concluded that oceanic whitetip sharks will go extinct in this vast expanse of the Pacific in the long-term at the current levels of fishing.

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