Nearly five years ago, the team behind the Global FinPrint project set out to accomplish an unprecedented task — to complete the largest reef shark survey of its kind.
Their hard work has resulted in the first-ever benchmark for the status of reef sharks around the world.
The following are some of the most important data points scientists learned from the study; highlighting the extent of the research, the crisis facing our oceans’ reef sharks, and the ways we can protect the future of these amazing species.