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It turned out sharks
were just as important as dolphins and whales in keeping the ocean alive. But for the first time ever, sharks were in danger of going extinct
because of us. Like bluefin tuna,
shark populations were crashing, with species like thresher, bull,
and hammerhead sharks losing up to 80 to 99%
of their populations in just the last few decades. And it was causing other unlikely species
to die out with them. Over the period
that we've been monitoring seabirds, since about 1950, the abundance of seabirds
has declined by about 70%
were just as important as dolphins and whales in keeping the ocean alive. But for the first time ever, sharks were in danger of going extinct
because of us. Like bluefin tuna,
shark populations were crashing, with species like thresher, bull,
and hammerhead sharks losing up to 80 to 99%
of their populations in just the last few decades. And it was causing other unlikely species
to die out with them. Over the period
that we've been monitoring seabirds, since about 1950, the abundance of seabirds
has declined by about 70%
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It turned out sharks
were just as important
00:00:03.961 --> 00:00:05.129
as dolphins and whales
00:00:05.213 --> 00:00:06.881
in keeping the ocean alive.
00:00:08.716 --> 00:00:10.468
But for the first time ever,
00:00:10.551 --> 00:00:13.763
sharks were in danger of going extinct
because of us.
00:00:14.639 --> 00:00:18.393
Like bluefin tuna,
shark populations were crashing,
00:00:18.476 --> 00:00:21.479
with species like thresher, bull,
and hammerhead sharks
00:00:21.562 --> 00:00:25.233
losing up to 80 to 99%
of their populations
00:00:25.316 --> 00:00:26.943
in just the last few decades.
00:00:27.026 --> 00:00:30.696
And it was causing other unlikely species
to die out with them.
00:00:31.197 --> 00:00:34.003
Over the period
that we've been monitoring seabirds,
00:00:34.158 --> 00:00:36.016
since about 1950,
00:00:36.244 --> 00:00:39.914
the abundance of seabirds
has declined by about 70%.
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Movie Summary
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.
