mako among ten most endangered species

Le requin Mako vient de faire son entree sur la liste des 10 especes les plus en danger.Il rejoint ainsi le rhinoceros noir, le panda, le tigre, le beluga, 2 especes de tortues, le perroquet a joues vertes, l'acajou a grandes feuilles, et la goldenseal (herbe traditionellement utilise par les amerindiens, on la trouve couramment dans des complements alimentaires).
Un maturite tardive, un rythme de reproduction lent avec un nombre de portee limite , associe a sa surpeche pour satisfaire la demande en ailerons des marches asiatiques ont aboutit a cette situation dramatique.
Il est donc en danger a cause de ca



un bol de soupe qui peut etre vendu 100 dollars...
On le retrouve aussi occasionnellement sur les etals des poissoneries.
Bientot la seule facon d'en voir un, ce sera en photo....





The Mako Shark is highly sought for its tender meat, and especially in Asian markets. Some of the species are merely stripped of their prized fins by the international fishing fleets and then are thrown back into the depths, left to die.
Fins are now among the world's most expensive fisheries products. Values vary according to color, size, and thickness of fins. In Hong Kong, shark fin soup can fetch almost US$100 for a single serving, and wholesale pricing for fins can range from a low of US$40 to more than US$550 per kilo. As with most shark species, Mako Sharks are particularly susceptible to overfishing because they have long life cycles, resulting in the species being fished twice as fast as they are able to produce. Mako Sharks mature in seven to twelve years and only then produce small litters of baby sharks in their lifetime.
According to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) the top 10 most endangered species are:
Black Rhino
Giant Panda
Tiger
Beluga Sturgeon
Goldenseal
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Big Leaf Mahogany
Green-Cheeked Parrot
Mako Shark



Image:Sea Sheperd