A. Species
Scientific name: Mobula hypostoma
Common name(s): lesser devil ray
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Atlantic - western central
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Individual Site
Name/Details of location: Tampa Bay/ Panama City Beach
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2018
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: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Recreation and live export to aquariums for public display of live animals
Motivation of use: 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?: National / local private sector
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 sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: export of wild specimen that will be under appropriate care to ensure their survival during capture, habilitation to captivity, transport and end use
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings/anecdotal evidence
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: implicit: licensed trader in import/ export of wild live animals, repeat license applicant/ holder
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?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: implicit: Appropriate care during capture, habilitation to captivity/ transport/ end use to ensure survival and continued well-being of the animals
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
continued following of all existing laws, rules and regulations
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2018-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Scientific Authority: NDF for wild-caught lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) 2018
Date of record entry: 2023-09-18