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Currently, 24 threatened species have international legal protection – including mako, angel, threshers and hammerheads.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

"It has taken 30 years to get the hammerheads to the point where they are just starting to recover," says Casselberry, "and all that work could be undone if we start killing sharks indiscriminately."

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

But unlike most fish, hammerheads give birth to live young, so researchers have not been able to learn much about the development of any of the 10 or so species.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

Alongside images and videos of humpbacks, hammerheads, dolphins, bluefish and many other species, he writes captions that range from childhood memories and research on the effects of fishing policy to explanations of animal behavior.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2023

For example, among the objects recovered were both a large anvil and a small anvil, two stone hammerheads commonly used in metalworking, and several stone polishers.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler