Number of fish species at risk of extinction fivefold higher than previous estimates, according to a new prediction
Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of extinction, up fivefold from the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s prior estimate of 2.5%. Nicolas Loiseau and Nicolas Mouquet from the MARBEC Unit (the Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation Unit) in Montpellier, France, and colleagues report these findings in a study … Read more
