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Article: Fishing groupers towards extinction: A global assessment of threats and extinction risks in a billion dollar fishery

TitleFishing groupers towards extinction: A global assessment of threats and extinction risks in a billion dollar fishery
Authors
KeywordsEpinephelidae
IUCN Red List
Marine biodiversity
Marine extinction
Overfishing
Population decline
Issue Date2013
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/FAF
Citation
Fish And Fisheries, 2013, v. 14 n. 2, p. 119-136 How to Cite?
AbstractGroupers are a valuable fishery resource of reef ecosystems and are among those species most vulnerable to fishing pressure because of life history characteristics including longevity, late sexual maturation and aggregation spawning. Despite their economic importance, few grouper fisheries are regularly monitored or managed at the species level, and many are reported to be undergoing declines. To identify major threats to groupers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List criteria were applied to all 163 species. Red List assessments show that 20 species (12%) risk extinction if current trends continue, and an additional 22 species (13%) are considered to be Near Threatened. The Caribbean Sea, coastal Brazil and Southeast Asia contain a disproportionate number of Threatened species, while numerous poorly documented and Near Threatened species occur in many regions. In all, 30% of all species are considered to be Data Deficient. Given that the major threat is overfishing, accompanied by a general absence and/or poor application of fishery management, the prognosis for restoration and successful conservation of Threatened species is poor. We believe that few refuges remain for recovery and that key biological processes (e.g. spawning aggregations) continue to be compromised by uncontrolled fishing. Mariculture, through hatchery-rearing, increases production of a few species and contributes to satisfying high market demand, but many such operations depend heavily on wild-caught juveniles with resultant growth and recruitment overfishing. Better management of fishing and other conservation efforts are urgently needed, and we provide examples of possible actions and constraints. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/165987
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.991
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dc.contributor.authorSadovy de Mitcheson, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCraig, MTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBertoncini, AAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, KEen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, WWLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChoat, JHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCornish, ASen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFennessy, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, BPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHeemstra, PCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorMyers, RFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPollard, DAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRhodes, KLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRocha, LAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRussell, BCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSamoilys, MAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSanciangco, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-20T08:26:02Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-20T08:26:02Z-
dc.date.issued2013en_HK
dc.identifier.citationFish And Fisheries, 2013, v. 14 n. 2, p. 119-136en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1467-2960en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/165987-
dc.description.abstractGroupers are a valuable fishery resource of reef ecosystems and are among those species most vulnerable to fishing pressure because of life history characteristics including longevity, late sexual maturation and aggregation spawning. Despite their economic importance, few grouper fisheries are regularly monitored or managed at the species level, and many are reported to be undergoing declines. To identify major threats to groupers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List criteria were applied to all 163 species. Red List assessments show that 20 species (12%) risk extinction if current trends continue, and an additional 22 species (13%) are considered to be Near Threatened. The Caribbean Sea, coastal Brazil and Southeast Asia contain a disproportionate number of Threatened species, while numerous poorly documented and Near Threatened species occur in many regions. In all, 30% of all species are considered to be Data Deficient. Given that the major threat is overfishing, accompanied by a general absence and/or poor application of fishery management, the prognosis for restoration and successful conservation of Threatened species is poor. We believe that few refuges remain for recovery and that key biological processes (e.g. spawning aggregations) continue to be compromised by uncontrolled fishing. Mariculture, through hatchery-rearing, increases production of a few species and contributes to satisfying high market demand, but many such operations depend heavily on wild-caught juveniles with resultant growth and recruitment overfishing. Better management of fishing and other conservation efforts are urgently needed, and we provide examples of possible actions and constraints. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/FAFen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofFish and Fisheriesen_HK
dc.subjectEpinephelidaeen_HK
dc.subjectIUCN Red Listen_HK
dc.subjectMarine biodiversityen_HK
dc.subjectMarine extinctionen_HK
dc.subjectOverfishingen_HK
dc.subjectPopulation declineen_HK
dc.titleFishing groupers towards extinction: A global assessment of threats and extinction risks in a billion dollar fisheryen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailSadovy de Mitcheson, Y: yjsadovy@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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