Humans have done far more damage to them.
From Wikipedia: "As of 2019, the
IUCN Red List list the oceanic whitetip shark as
critically endangered, as their numbers appear to have decreased in every ocean region they inhabit. While their total global population is unknown, they are estimated to have declined by around 98 percent with the highest probability of >80% reduction over three generation lengths (61.2 years).
Oceanic whitetip sharks are mainly threatened by fisheries, sometimes intentional but usually
bycatch. They are victims of
longlines, hook-lines,
gillnets and
trawls. The sharks are used for their fins and meat. It is eaten fresh, smoked, dried, and salted and its skin made into leather."