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
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth hammerhead shark Australia, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Australia, Indian Ocean - eastern, Pacific - southwest
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Lamna nasus Porbeagle shark Australia, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth hammerhead shark Australia, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Australia, Indian Ocean - eastern, Pacific - southwest
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Lamna nasus Porbeagle shark New Zealand, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 5 months ago
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark New Zealand, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 1 year 5 months ago