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A single large liver could yield substantial quantities of oil due to its enormous size.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Greenland sharks were heavily harvested in Arctic fisheries for the oil extracted from their livers, which was used for lighting and industrial lubrication.
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Each harvested shark may have represented multiple centuries of life, meaning entire pre-industrial generations of animals were removed in a single fishing season.
Because of their extreme slow growth and delayed maturity, historical exploitation likely removed biological capital that will take centuries to recover.
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