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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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Indian Ocean - western
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South and Southeast Asia
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Indian Ocean - eastern
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Sri Lanka
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Facet Geographic location
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
(2)
Facet Practice of use combined
Decorative and aesthetic
(1)
Food and feed
(2)
Facet Purpose(s) of end use
No, sustainability not determined
(1)
Yes, considered sustainable
(1)
Facet Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable
Critically Endangered
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Target species scientific name
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IUCN Red List status
Purpose(s) of end use
Practice of use
Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable
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Record: Submission #572
Sphyrna lewini
Scalloped hammerhead shark
Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - eastern, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
Yes, considered sustainable
2014
1 year 5 months ago
Record: Submission #563
Carcharhinus falciformis
Silky shark
Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - western
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
No, sustainability not determined
2014
1 year 5 months ago
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