Species Use Database

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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
Anguilla japonica Japanese eel Japan
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Luciola cruciata Genji firefly Japan
Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 2 months ago
Pyrocoelia rufa Muju Firefly Korea, Republic of
Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 2 months ago