Although many marine animals are spread all over the world, many of them have shrunk considerably and have been included in the list of endangered animals. As of January 2010, about 620 species of marine animals have entered the list of endangered animals. They are at risk of extinction or have already been extinct, and the following are the most important species of endangered marine animals.
1- Hollow Chicks:
These fish are also called silacanth, and these fish are among the endangered species since 2000. These fish live along the coast of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, the Comoros and the Anguans. This type of fish is considered a night fish where it settles in caves during Daytime and active for hunting at night.
2 - blue fin tuna:
Bluefin tuna has been on the list of endangered animals since 1996 and is also known as the southern tuna. These fish are found in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, but have been severely reduced by large-scale fishing operations.
3- Falcon beak hawks:
The falcon is one of the species of aquatic turtles living in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. These turtles have been considered endangered animals since 2008 and despite their large geographical distribution in tropical and subtropical waters. These turtles prefer to nest in the sandy beaches and the greatest threat to those orchids Is the destruction of their living places in addition to the overfishing of those turtles, whose preparation is greatly diminished.
4- Turtle with leather back:
The skin turtle has a leather shell, unlike other aquatic and wild species. The tortoise has entered the list of endangered animals since 2000. The turtle is spread throughout the world. The tortoise was estimated to be between 29,000 and 45,000 in 1979, Time is no more than 22% of the number of tortoise turtles because of the exposure of turtle risk of fishing in their nests and the abduction of eggs.
5- Blue whale:
The blue whale has been on the list of endangered animals since 2008 due to overfishing, blue whales in all the world's oceans and the good news that the numbers of Arctic blue whales are increasing somewhat due to the difficulty of hunting in those very cold areas.
6- The calf:
The seals are also called the Seal of the Sea, leaving only about 1,200 animals, making it one of the endangered species. Among the reasons that endangered the seabed is the pollution of the beaches of the sea.
7 - Oats:
Oats are small, intelligent mammals and are characterized by thick fur, and otters have been included in the list of endangered animals as a result of overfishing by humans to take advantage of their thick skins