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SUBMITTER: Davies TD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413007 | biostudies-other | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Davies Trevor D TD Baum Julia K JK
Scientific reports 20120807
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 21% of populations with stock assessments (n = 166) currently are below their more conservative and ris ...[more]