The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Polyprion americanus

 – Data Deficient

Classifications

List of Habitats:
10.1Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m)
List of Threats:
3.1.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
3.1.3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Regional/international trade (ongoing)
4.1.1.1Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Hooking (ongoing)
4.1.1.2Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Netting (ongoing)
9.7Intrinsic factors - Slow growth rates (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (needed)
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (needed)
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - 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)
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)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (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)
5.3.1Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Harvest management (in place, needed)

Citation: Sadovy, Y. 2003. Polyprion americanus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 August 2008.
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