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Over 90 endangered fish and invertebrates are caught in industrial fisheries
Citation
Roberson, LA and Watson, RA and Klein, CJ, Over 90 endangered fish and invertebrates are caught in industrial fisheries, Nature Communications, 11, (1) Article 4764. ISSN 2041-1723 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18505-6
Abstract
Industrial-scale harvest of species at risk of extinction is controversial and usually highly regulated on land and for charismatic marine animals (e.g. whales). In contrast, threatened marine fish species can be legally caught in industrial fisheries. To determine the magnitude and extent of this problem, we analyze global fisheries catch and import data and find reported catch records of 91 globally threatened species. Thirteen of the species are traded internationally and predominantly consumed in European nations. Targeted industrial fishing for 73 of the threatened species accounts for nearly all (99%) of the threatened species catch volume and value. Our results are a conservative estimate of threatened species catch and trade because we only consider species-level data, excluding group records such as ‘sharks and rays.’ Given the development of new fisheries monitoring technologies and the current push for stronger international mechanisms for biodiversity management, industrial fishing of threatened fish and invertebrates should no longer be neglected in conservation and sustainability commitments.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | endangered species, seafood trade, global, sustainability |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Fisheries sciences not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Environmentally sustainable animal production |
Objective Field: | Environmentally sustainable animal production not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Watson, RA (Professor Reginald Watson) |
ID Code: | 141929 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2020-12-03 |
Last Modified: | 2021-02-22 |
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