Ralph Pace / Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrhynchus) male caught on fishing line, California

Richard Robinson / Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) head on just below surface, another in background, off the West Coast of Auckland, New Zealand, February

Richard Robinson / Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) profile portrait, just below surface, off the West Coast of Auckland, New Zealand, February

Chris & Monique Fallows / Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) with sunrays, Cape Point, South Africa, March.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) near surface, Cape Point, South Africa, March 2015

Felis Images / Short fin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) head discarded on ground, fins were dispatched for export and remaining meat cubed for sale locally. Negombo Fish Market, Sri Lanka. 2017. Photo Vydhehi Kadur/...

Richard Herrmann / Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrhynchus), Nine Mile Bank, San Diego, California

Inaki Relanzon / Shark fins (Squalus sp) for sale in fish market, Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) head in bucket below. Bali, Indonesia, August 2014.

Inaki Relanzon / Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) head and parts in bloody bucket, fish market, Bali, Indonesia, August 2014. Vulnerable species.

Inaki Relanzon / Man removing fins of Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in fish market, Bali, Indonesia, August 2014. Vulnerable species.

Inaki Relanzon / Man cutting up Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in fish market, Bali, Indonesia, August 2014. Vulnerable species.

Inaki Relanzon / Man cutting Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) fin in fish market, Bali, Indonesia, August 2014. Vulnerable species.