Study Analyzed Conservation Status of Trophy Fish

Scientists find that species threatened with extinction are targeted for trophy fishing records. MIAMI, Fla. (August 15, 2014) — A new study found that 85 fish species threatened with extinction are targeted by trophy fishermen for world records. The study, led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy offers the first analysis of the conservation status of trophy fish. The study analyzed the conservation status of fish species with world size records issued in 2011 by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). The results showed that of the 1,222 fishes with IGFA world records, 85 (6.95%) are listed as threatened with extinction by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, an international assessment of a species' conservation status. In addition, 687 (56%) of commonly targeted trophy fish have not been evaluated by the IUCN Red List.
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