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ill their babies only at 7-10 years of age. Such sluggishness puts the species in an extremely vulnerable position, because the main predator of the deep sea has found a hunter - a man. At the end of the last century, the white-eyed shark became a commercial species. The most valuable thing in it is the liver, filled with a special substance - squalene. It helps the predator maintain neutral buoyancy. That is, the shark does not expend any energy to swim, it literally floats in the water without putting any effort into it. Squalene also turns out to be useful for people: it is used in dietary supplements, cosmetics, and medicines. We know little about white-eyed sharks, but we do know that their numbers are declining, and since the tenth years of this century, the catch of these fish has been limited. Now a page in the Red Book hangs over the white-eyed spiny shark: not only is the exact population size unknown, but the species does not reproduce so readily as to maintain this number. And if you go too far with the catch a little more, then the deepest shark in the ocean will take all its secrets to the bottom. Author: Anna Belkina Editor: Elizaveta Isaeva 🏀 Hit the hoop and get an NFT gift — https://t.me/BasketbolX_bot