André Franqueira Rodrigues· S&D

Unverifiable

40% of sharks in Europe are currently threatened

Omissions

• The available data include sharks and rays combined, not just sharks
• It is not specified whether the 40% includes all European species or only those evaluated by the IUCN
• The Mediterranean data (42%) is close but corresponds to a specific region, not all of Europe

Sources

• SecondaryOceana Europe - Mediterranean sharks and rays, in danger of extinction42% of shark and ray populations in the Mediterranean Sea are threatened with extinction
• SecondaryPew Charitable Trusts - IUCN Shark Specialist Group assessment26% of the 116 species of Northeast Atlantic are threatened