Word: cailliet
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Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Chabrier, Bach-Cailliet, Loewe-Hayman. Harry Ellis Dickson Conducting...
Sharks are unusually vulnerable to the fishermen's assault. "Top predators are not used to mortality threats and do not respond rapidly," says Gregor Cailliet of California's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Sharks generally take 10 to 15 years to reach sexual maturity. Most species reproduce only once every two years, and pregnancy typically lasts a year. With infant-mortality rates exceeding 50%, it is difficult for sharks to maintain their numbers...