Species Use Database

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Dive into the database and discover which species are being used, where and how.
What is it being used for? Is the use sustainable?
Is the species in use threatend with extinction?

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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Procambarus zonangulus Red swamp crayfish, Red swamp crawfish United States
DD
Data Deficient
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 3 months ago
Chelydra serpentina) Snapping turtle United States
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2017 2 years 3 months ago
Delphinapterus leucas Beluga whale Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 2 years 3 months ago
Monodon monoceros Narwhal Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 2 years 3 months ago
Monodon monoceros Narwhal Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 3 months ago