Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Over 90 endangered fish and invertebrates are caught in industrial fisheries

  • Leslie A. Roberson,
  • Reg A. Watson,
  • Carissa J. Klein

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18505-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Due to legislative shortfalls, species of global conservation concern can still be captured in commercial fisheries. Here the authors show that 91 threatened species are reported in catch/landing databases, 13 of which are traded internationally despite their conservation concern.