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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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IUCN Red List status
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Practice of use
Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable
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Record: Submission #78
Haliotis laevigata
Greenlip abalone
Australia
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
Yes, considered sustainable
2011
2 years 3 months ago
Record: Submission #74
Pteropus ornatus
Ornate flying fox
New Caledonia
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression
Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Yes, considered unsustainable
2019
2 years 3 months ago
Record: Submission #552
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
Record: Submission #548
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 6 months ago
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