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Maldives shark population in danger of becoming extinct [1]

Research conducted by experts show that the various shark species in Maldives were in danger of becoming extinct due to overfishing by shark hunters, the Fisheries Ministry has said.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2009
Haveeru Daily (Maldives) [2]
Tags:
Fisheries [3], Maldives [4], Extinct Species [5]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/haveeru-daily-maldives
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maldives
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species