New study provides estimates on reef shark populations near islands in Pacific Ocean . Marine scientists find reef shark numbers dramatically reduced around inhabited islands . `` We estimate that reef shark numbers have dropped substantially around populated islands , generally by more than 90 % compared to those at the most untouched reefs , '' said lead author Marc Nadon from the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research at the University of Hawaii . Score: 6
New study provides estimates on reef shark populations near islands in Pacific Ocean . Marine scientists find reef shark numbers dramatically reduced around inhabited islands . Score: 6