The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Pristis pectinata

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
9.1Marine Neritic - Pelagic
9.8Marine Neritic - Coral Reef
9.9Marine Neritic - Seagrass (Submerged)
9.10Marine Neritic - Estuaries
12.4Marine Intertidal - Mud Flats and Salt Flats
13.4Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes
List of Threats:
1.1.6Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Marine aquaculture (ongoing)
1.4.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Industry (ongoing)
1.4.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Human settlement (ongoing)
1.4.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Tourism/recreation (ongoing)
1.4.6Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Dams (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.1.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
3.2.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Medicine - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.5.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Cultural/scientific/leisure activities - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
4.1.1.2Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Netting (ongoing)
4.1.1.3Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Entanglement (past, present)
6.3.1Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Agriculture (ongoing)
6.3.2Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Domestic (ongoing)
6.3.3Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Commercial/Industrial (ongoing)
6.3.6Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Oil slicks (ongoing)
6.3.7Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing)
6.3.8Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sewage (ongoing)
9.1Intrinsic factors - Limited dispersal (ongoing)
9.2Intrinsic factors - Poor recruitment/reproduction/regeneration (ongoing)
9.5Intrinsic factors - Low densities (present, future)
9.7Intrinsic factors - Slow growth rates (ongoing)
9.9Intrinsic factors - Restricted range (ongoing)
10.1Human disturbance - Recreation/tourism (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (in place, needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (needed)
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (in place, needed)
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - National level (needed)
1.2.1.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - Sub-national level (needed)
1.2.2.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (needed)
1.2.2.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (needed)
1.2.2.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - Sub-national level (needed)
2.1Communication and Education - Formal education (needed)
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (needed)
3.1Research actions - Taxonomy (needed)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed)
3.3Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed)
3.6Research actions - Uses and harvest levels (needed)
3.8Research actions - Conservation measures (needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed)
4.4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Identification of new protected areas (needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (needed)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (in place, needed)
4.4.4Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Expansion (in place, needed)
5.3.1Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Harvest management (needed)
5.3.2Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Trade management (needed)
5.4Species-based actions - Recovery management (needed)

Citation: Adams, W.F., Fowler, S.L., Charvet-Almeida, P., Faria, V., Soto, J. & Furtado, M. 2006. Pristis pectinata. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 September 2008.
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