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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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Record: Submission #166
Alligator mississippiensis
American alligator
United States
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Principally the use of skins, traded in the leather industry
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
Yes, considered sustainable
2021
2 years 2 months ago
Record: Submission #157
Anguilla rostrata
American eel
Canada
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
No, sustainability not determined
2016
2 years 2 months ago
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