Pregnant Hammerhead Shark's Death Linked to Fishing.
A 14-foot great hammerhead shark washed up on an Alabama beach and researchers later found out the dead shark was pregnant with 40 pups. Researchers suspect the shark died from fishing mortality as great hammerheads are especially prone to the physiological effects of capture stress, more so than most other shark species. Officials with the school removed fin clips from the mother shark and each of the pups for research purposes. The pups will be preserved and donated to local classrooms for educational purposes.