Overfishing and habitat loss drive range contraction of iconic marine fishes to near extinction
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Extinction Risk and Overfishing: Reconciling Conservation and Fisheries Perspectives on the Status of Marine Fishes
Anthropogenic disturbances are ubiquitous in the ocean, but their impacts on marine species are hotly debated. We evaluated marine fish statuses using conservation (Red List threatened or not) and fisheries (above or below reference points) metrics, compared their alignment, and diagnosed why discrepancies arise. Whereas only 13.5% of Red Listed marine fishes (n = 2952) are threatened, 40% and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Science Advances
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb6026