Environmentalists worry about shark overfishing

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By The Associated Press on July 9, 2012

ROME (AP) — A pro-environment group says the world's shark populations are in worse trouble than previously thought.

The Pew Environment Group is cautioning in a report that the actual global catch of sharks might be up to four times higher than official U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization statistics.

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