Twenty coral reef fishes threatened with extinction

06 March 2007 | News story

Twenty species of grouper, a globally important group of 162 coral reef food fishes, are threatened with extinction unless management or conservation measures are introduced.

 


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  • Black grouper,near threatened due to fishing on its spawning aggregation.

    Photo: Craig Dahlgren/Bahamas National Trust

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