2019 IUCN SSC Croaker and Drum Fishes RLA Report
IUCN SSC Croaker and Drum Fishes Red List Authority
2019 Report
Orangel Aguilera Ying Giat Seah
Co-Chairs Mission statement Targets for the 2017-2020 quadrennium
Orangel Aguilera (1) The mission of the Croaker and Drum Fishes Assess (2) Ying Giat Seah Red List Authority is to revise and submit Red List: (1) organise a Red List assessment the assessment of all 300 species of and training workshop, planned for 25–29 Red List Authority Coordinators Sciaenidae, and in addition, to redefine the September 2018, at the University of Malaysia, Orangel Aguilera (1) (Brazil, South America) goal of the second phase of Global Sciaenidae Terengganu, Malaysia (expecting 50 members Ying Giat Seah (2) (Malaysia, Asia) conservation. to participate); (2) complete revision and new data for global Sciaenidae Red List assess- Location/Affiliation Projected impact for the 2017-2020 ments; (3) submit final draft reviews (proposed) (1) Departamento de Biologia Marinha (GBM), quadrennium of Sciaenidae Red List reassessments. Universidade Federal do Fluminense, By the end of 2020, we will complete the first Network Rio de Janeiro, Brazil global assessment of sciaenid fishes and will Synergy: strengthen relationships among SSC (2) Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, submit it to IUCN for final publication. A signif- Leaders, as well as develop new collaborations Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, icant threat to Sciaenidae conservation has with other IUCN Commissions and open discus- Malaysia become more prominent since 2016 due to sion for strategies, priorities and opportunities. the popularity of Sciaenid Maws (dried gas Participate in the Fourth International Union for Number of members bladder) for food and medicinal use in Asian Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival 55 countries. Larger species of Sciaenidae are Commission (SSC) Leaders’ Meeting, 6–10 sought to extract their gas bladders for the October 2019, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. luxury market demand. The case of the Gulf of California Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi), a Activities and results 2019 Critically Endangered species, has caused the Assess near extinction of the endemic Vaquita (Phoc- oena sinus). Several large Sciaenidae species Red List of the genus Argyrosomus and Boesemania i. One hundred and eleven Sciaenidae reas- are greatly sought after in Southeast Asia and sessments were accomplished. An update conservation actions are urgently needed. of Sciaenidae data and new information for Sciaenid species are popular food fish and are reassessments’ discussion was completed. mostly captured for local food supplies. It is Consultations and discussions were held a very difficult resource for which to enforce with Sciaenidae expert group collaborators to policies regulating the capture of threatened improve the species reassessments. (KSR #1) species. ii. Final reviews of Sciaenidae Red List reas- sessments will be submitted to the members of the Sciaenidae Group in early 2020 for criti- cism, corrections, and the reviewers’ criteria for conservation. (KSR #1) Southwestern Peninsular Malaysia expedition, Malaysia, 13-20 March 2019 Dried fish maw activities exploration Photo: Archives of the SRLA Photo: Archives of the SRLA
Croaker maws were extracted for luxury products Visiting fish maws dealer with special arrangement and meats were cut and sold to local peoples Photo: Archives of the SRLA Photo: Archives of the SRLA
Network Acknowledgements Synergy Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia; i. Both Co-Chairs participated in the panel of National Museum of Marine Biology and Collaborate with seafood dealer to observe discussions of the Fourth International Union Aquarium, Taiwan; Global Sciaenidae Conser- market of Giant Croaker for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species vation Network, National Museum of Marine Photo: Archives of the SRLA Survival Commission (SSC) Leaders’ Meeting; Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan; International oral presentations and exposition of a poster Union for Conservation of Nature; Species of IUCN SSC Sciaenidae group strategies for Survival Commission; Sciaenidae Red List conservation were given. Meetings took place Authority, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi; with the participation of more than 300 IUCN Boston Bio-Amazonia Conservation Interna- species conservation experts; one poster tional; National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan; discussion: ‘Fisheries impacts on marine and Xiamen University, China; Universidade Federal freshwater biodiversity of Meso and South Fluminense, Brazil. America: Sciaenidae’. Interaction took place with the Marine Fish expert groups network to Summary of activities 2019 improve the criteria for species reassessment Components of Species Conservation Cycle: 1/5 and explore the best option to measure the effectiveness of SSC’s actions on biodiversity Assess 2 || conservation. (KSR #1) Network 1 | Main KSRs addressed: 1 KSR: Key Species Result