Katsuwonus pelamis | UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes
Taxa
Katsuwonus pelamis | (Linnaeus, 1758)
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species occurs in UAE waters in the Sea of Oman only, and its presence in fish markets has declined in recent years, but quantified data are limited. It is targeted by tuna fisheries in the Sea of Oman off Pakistan, Iran and Oman. The population in UAE waters is connected with the Indian Ocean stock, and its status should reflect that fisheries' reports. According to a stock assessment by the IOTC in 2017, it is considered to be not overfished, and historically not overfished. Fishing activity is not known to be driving population declines approaching a Near Threatened or threatened level at this time; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern.
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
Fishing activity is not expected to be causing population declines at this time.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Katsuwonus pelamis | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scombridae | Katsuwonus |