<p>A recent study in the journal Marine Policy showed that 100 million <keyword id="6785521" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="sharks">sharks</keyword> are killed by humans every year. Joe Chernov was horrified by this number and decided to work with Robin Richards to illustrate how staggering the number really is.</p>
<p><a href="http://jchernov.com/post/46445834470/man-bites-shark">Here is what they made</a>, which shows the insane difference between the number of humans killed by sharks per year (12) and how many sharks are killed every hour (11,417):<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:620px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5155a67c69bedd835e00001a-900-13093/shark-attack-stop-finning-infographic.png?maxX=620" border="0" alt="Shark Attack Stop Finning Infographic" width="620" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://jchernov.com/post/46445834470/man-bites-shark">Joe Chernov, Robin Richards, ripetungi </a></p></div></p>

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Horrifying Infographic Shows How Many Sharks Humans Kill Every Hour

A recent study in the journal Marine Policy showed that 100 million sharks are killed by humans every year. Joe Chernov was horrified by this number and decided to work with Robin Richards to illustrate how staggering the number really is. Here is what they made, which shows the insane difference between the number of humans killed by sharks per year (12) and how many sharks are killed every hour (11,417):Joe Chernov, Robin Richards, ripetungi

A recent study in the journal Marine Policy showed that 100 million sharks are killed by humans every year. Joe Chernov was horrified by this number and decided to work with Robin Richards to illustrate how staggering the number really is.

Horrifying Infographic Shows How Many Sharks Humans Kill Every Hour

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