Fished for their meat and liver oil, many remarkable deep-water sharks and rays now face extinction
- Written by: Brittany Finucci, Fisheries Scientist, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Shutterstock/Greg AmptmanThe deep ocean, beyond 200 metres of depth, is the largest and one of the most complex environments on the planet. It covers 84% of the world’s ocean area and 98% of its volume – and it is home to a great diversity of species.
Yet it remains among the least studied places on Earth, with no comprehensive...