The most accurate assessment to date of the impact of commercial fishing on sharks suggests around 100 million a year are being killed.

Protect sharks or they face possible extinction in a generation, scientists warn as they gather in Bangkok for Cites meetingAlmost 100 million sharks are being killed each year, with fishing rates

Commercial fishing kills roughly 100 million sharks a year, a toll that is pushing many of species of the fish closer to extinction, according to a study published Friday in the journal Marine

Shark populations have declined rapidly, driven largely by demand for shark fins, a delicacy in many Asian countries.

Many species may vanish in our lifetime, warn conservationists ahead of a critical meetingSharks are being slaughtered at an unsustainable rate, with a new study showing that 100 million are being

Aggressive overfishing threatens to push some shark species to extinction, and a new study puts annual shark deaths at 100 million.

The fish are being caught at an average rate that is 30% to 60% higher than they can sustain, experts have warned.

Almost 100 million sharks are killed each year and many species need better protection, according to researchersSharks risk being driven to extinction due to overfishing, with almost 100 million

Aggressive overfishing threatens to push some shark species to extinction, and a new study puts annual shark deaths at 100 million

According to a new study, 100 million sharks are estimated to be killed annually thanks to illegal shark fishing.

Almost 100 million sharks are being killed each year, with fishing rates outstripping the ability of populations to recover, scientists have estimated

Five species of sharks including the porbeagle (pictured) which is native to British waters were given protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).