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size-two-shrimp · 11 months ago

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One species is critically endangered while the other two are vulnerable because they have small such small habitats (rivers and tidal rivers), and were thought to be extinct until ~2000.

Along with that (according to wikipedia), Glyphis gangeticus is thought to be critically endangered because they're in the Ganges and that area could account for up to 9% of global shark/ray landings. They were tought to be extinct AGAIN from 2006-2016 until one was seen in a market.

Pollution, overfishing, and a lack of knowledge (both by researchers and the public) are also contributing to their vulnerability. We literally don't even know how big they are, we only have estimates. They're often mistaken for bull sharks too.

Today I learned there are true freshwater sharks (genus Glyphis).

#quaking with rage #i want to go into marine/aquatic biology So Bad but idk if itd be a good fit for me and ugh. i love fish i love beasts i love critters #i love conservation efforts i hate climate change i hate pollution i hate companies for spilling oil but then going “dont forget that oil is #a safer option that renewable energy <3“ i hate fisheries overfishing then going ”dont forget to recycle <3“ but leaving nets in the ocean #fuck you fuck you fuck you #i feel the need to mention that “we all need to reduce pollution and cut back on plastic usage”#“large companies are at the most fault for pollution not an individual”#and “some people cant afford alternatives/cant use alternatives/dont have access to them/etc” can all coexist #if you can switch to something more sustainable without sacrificing your health/wellbeing thats amazing if you cant theres literally nothing #wrong with that. you should be your top priority not ditching straws if you really need them to drink yknow?#anyway hi whenever i get onto the topic of climate change/pollution/species populations unnaturally declining i get heated #probably has something to do with the people around me not thinking its an issue 🫠#i should find that post of me talking shit about fisheries

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