The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (West and Central Africa)

Autor: Polidoro, B. A., Ralph, G. M., Strongin, K., Harvey, M., Carpenter, K. E., Arnold, R., Buchanan, J. R., Camara, K. M. A., Collette, B. B., Comeros-Raynal, M. T., De Bruyne, G., Gon, O., Harold, A. S., Harwell, H., Hulley, P. A., Iwamoto, T., Knudsen, S. W., Lewembe, J. D., Linardich, C., Lindeman, K. C., Monteiro, V., Munroe, T., Nunoo, F. K. E., Pollock, C. M., Poss, S., Russell, B., Sayer, C., Sidibe, A., Smith-Vaniz, W., Stump, E., Sylla, M., Tito de Morais, Luis, Vie, J. C., Williams, A.
Přispěvatelé: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Old Dominion University [Norfolk] (ODU), Arizona State University [Tempe] (ASU), Institut Mauritanien de Recherches Océanographiques et des Pêches (IMROP), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), South African Cultural History Museum of Cape Town, Grice Marine Laboratory [Charleston], College of Charleston, Christopher Newport University, California Academy of Sciences, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Faculty of Science [Copenhagen], University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU), Direction Générale des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture (DGPA), Florida Institute of Technology [Melbourne], Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas (INDP), University of Ghana, Florida Museum of Natural History [Gainesville], University of Florida [Gainesville] (UF), University of British Columbia (UBC), Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) (LEMAR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Nigerian Institute for Oceanography & Marine Research, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Wiley, 2017, 27 (5), pp.1021-1034. ⟨10.1002/aqc.2744⟩
ISSN: 1052-7613
1099-0755
Popis: International audience; The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (ECA), especially of coastal and pelagic fishes, is of concern owing to a number of threats including overharvesting, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change combined with inadequate policy responses, legislation, and enforcement. This study provides the first comprehensive documentation of the presence, status, and level of extinction risk, based on IUCN Red List assessment methodology, for more than 1800 marine species, including all taxonomically described marine vertebrates (marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, fishes); complete clades of selected marine invertebrates (sea cucumbers, cone snails, cephalopods, lobsters, reef-building corals); and marine plants (mangroves, seagrasses). Approximately 8% of all marine species assessed in the ECA are in threatened categories, while 4% are listed as Near Threatened, 73% are Least Concern, and 15% are Data Deficient. Fisheries and overharvesting are the biggest threats to living marine resources in the ECA, with 87% of threatened species across all taxonomic groups affected by both large- and small-scale targeted fisheries, excessive capture as by-catch, or unsustainable harvest. The results of this study will transform the current state of knowledge and increase capacity for regional stakeholders to identify and enact marine conservation and research priorities, as a number of species are identified as having high conservation and/or research priorities in the region. Through the process of marine species data collection and risk assessments conducted over the past 5 years, several key conservation actions and research needs are identified to enable more effective conservation of marine biodiversity in the ECA, including increased governance, multilateral collaboration, taxonomic training, and improved reporting of fisheries catch and effort.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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