Northern Galapagos Islands home to world's largest shark biomass Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2016 - In a study published in the journal PeerJ, scientists from the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) and the National Geographic Society revealed that the northern Galapagos islands of Darwin and Wolf are home to the largest shark biomass reported to date (12.4 tons per hectare). Worldwide, overfishing has reduced the biomass of most sharks and other large predatory fishes by more than 90 ... more

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