THE Philippines' vibrant marine biodiversity provides habitat to around 200 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras. However, overfishing, habitat destruction and unregulated human intervention have wasted many efforts waged to save the shark's dwindling numbers. Now, many are rare and difficult to find, making many sharks an endangered species.

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