Why are sawfish endangered?

Answer 1

Sawfish have saws because the saw is used to get food by disrupting the bottom of the sea bed and dislodging any prey items that may be available. Sawfish also slash through schools of small fish, stunning or lacerating them before they are eaten. Sawfish can also use their saw to defend themselves from larger predators.

Further information:

For many years, scientists believed that sawfishes used their saws to probe and dislodge prey. Research from 2011 indicates that the sawfish actually has a "sixth sense" on its saw. There are tiny pores where the saw-like serrations are, which can detect movements or electric fields of passing prey - rather like the platypus's 6th sense of electroreception.

Answer 2

Sawfish are endangered as a result of human activities. Man hunts this unusual creature for its fins, meat and its unusual saw-like snout. These are used in traditional/indigenous medicines, or sold as souvenirs to tourists.

As with many species, habitat loss is an issue. However, one of the most significant causes of endangerment is the fact that, due to their long snouts, sawfish often become entangled in fishing nets, trawling nets and even the shark nets which protect Queensland's beaches.

Answer 3

All sawfishes are critically endangered, which is the step before being extinct in wild and then extinct. So yes, they are near extinction.

Answer 4

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