A. Species
Scientific name: Rhynchobatus australiae
Common name(s): Bottlenose wedgefish
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Indonesia
- Indian Ocean - eastern
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Indonesia
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2015
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local government
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES-NDR
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The NDR (Table 5) records a medium level of intrinsic biological vulnerability and a high level of conservation concern. Nevertheless, there has been no actual formal population stock estimate for wedgefishes in Indonesian waters.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Strengthening of data and information related to the data on production and potential of each species listed in CITES Appendix II. Management of fishing gears and fishing grounds. Regulation of the capture size. Whole-body landing. Identification and protection of critical habitat. Trade restrictions based on specific criteria. Implementation of fishing permits. Limiting the number of catch through a catch quota. Development of the traceability system for trading in wedgefish products.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
(FAMILY RHINIDAE) FROM INDONESIAN WATERS
Selvia Oktaviyani (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Wanwan Kurniawan (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Ayuningtyas Indrawati (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Ana Faricha (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Benaya M. Simeon (Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program)
Effin Mutaqin (Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program)
Ita Sualia (Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program)
Umi Chodrijah (Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries)
Dharmadi (Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries)
Fahmi (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
RESEARCH CENTER FOR OCEANOGRAPHY (RCO)
INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES (LIPI)
Date of record entry: 2023-09-11