Reading the reports of shark and nature protection organisations, one starts to wonder. Greenpeace speaks of at least 100 million animals killed per year. The WWF concurs, but also says that this number is the estimate including all human influence, including bycatch. The English shark protection organisation Shark Trust speaks of up to 73 million sharks killed for finning alone (targeted hunt for fins). The international shark protection initiative SHARKPROJECT speaks of approx. 200 million animals killed around the world each year.