In the Americas, hammerhead sharks are fished in large numbers off the coast of Costa Rica for the high price of their fins; along the coast of Florida, lemon sharks are used to make shrimp bait and have now all but disappeared; along the coasts of Australia, the numbers of great white shark have also gradually declined; and in the South Pacific around New Zealand, overfishing occurs every year.
在美洲，哥斯大黎加海岸的丫髻鮫因為魚鰭昂貴遭大量捕捉；佛羅里達海岸的檸檬鮫被用做蝦餌，如今難尋芳蹤；澳洲沿岸的白鯊也逐漸減少；紐西蘭附近南太平洋海域，每年也都遭過度捕撈。