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The Conservation of the Greenland Shark (<i>Somniosus microcephalus</i>): Setting Scientific, Law, and Policy Coordinates for Avoiding a Species at Risk
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Policy CoordinatesEcosystem HealthEngineeringSmall FractioOceanographyAncient PredatorsMarine BiodiversityConservation BiologyMany PopulationsBiologyBenthic CommunityNatural SciencesNature ConservationEvolutionary BiologyBiodiversity ConservationMarine EcologyAquatic OrganismMarine BiologyWildlife BiologyGreenland Shark
Sharks are among the most ancient predators on Earth, having roamed the oceans for more than 400 million years. Previously abundant and widespread, many populations have dwindled to a small fractio...