The endangered Hammer Shark

I myself never realized how endangered the Hammerhead Shark was until today.  it is really due to human activity.
Again according to http://edweirdo.hubpages.com/hub/North-America-Top-10-Endangered-Species-List , "Found in tropical waters around the world, the Hammerhead Shark is endangered due to both legal and illegal commercial and sports fishing practices. The Hammerhead is often caught as bycatch by longline and other commercial fishing methods, and once they're caught their mortality rate is 90%. The sharks are often caught intentionally for the sole use of their fins, which are used in Asian shark fin soup. The fish are caught, their fins sliced off, and then returned - still alive- to the sea, where they subsequently bleed to death. While this practice is banned in several countries, it continues elsewhere thanks to the high price paid in Asian countries. The estimated Hammerhead Shark population has decreased by more than 50% over the past 10 years."  This is a scary thought knowing how damaging us, as humans, are to marine life.  

Leatherback Sea Turtle

These sea turtles are highly endangered.  According to http://edweirdo.hubpages.com/hub/North-America-Top-10-Endangered-Species-List , "The eggs are often stolen by humans for consumption as a delicacy, and in Southeast Asia the species is all but extinct due to this activity. The hatchlings are vulnerable to attack by birds and fellow sea creatures, and as a result very few survive into adulthood. Those that do survive are often killed by pollution or from ingesting discarded balloons and plastic bags, which closely resemble jellyfish, their natural prey."

Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

North Atlantic Right Whale is highly endangered right here in the United States.  

Endangered Sea Turtle

This species of sea turtles, Kemp's Ridley, is critically endangered.   

Endangered Marine Species

I found many lists of the endangered marine species.  There are way too many to list.  It was quite alarming to see how many they were.  Here is a link to one of the full lists: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/species/esa_table.pdf  You may not know all of those marine species, but some you may know are: Bluefin Tuna, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Hawaiian Monk Seal, and etc.  If you go through the list you will see many whales, coral, seals, turtles and etc.  If you read through this blog I touched upon some of the causes of Mass Species Extinction in the ocean.  Humans ruin oceans and we have to help stop this.  Please spread the word.

Bird Covered in Oil

Turtle Eating Plastic