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Sharks face rising odds of extinction even as other big fish populations recover

Conservation efforts and fishery management have allowed tuna and billfish to recover

Fishers pull in a large Atlantic bluefin tuna from choppy seas

Large, predatory, open ocean fish — a group that includes Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) like this one — have benefitted from successful fisheries management and conservation efforts in recent decades.

Iñigo Onandia

By Jake Buehler

- More than 2 years ago

After decades of population declines, the future is looking brighter for several tuna and billfish species, such as southern bluefin tuna, black marlins and swordfish, thanks to years of successful fisheries management and conservation actions.