3.10 Marine Species
T ABLE 3.30 Other status designations and at-risk marine species of conservation concern
Federal Status*
Risk Category: Factor(s)**
Scientifc Name
Common Name Dusky Shark Night Shark White Shark Basking Shark
Carcharhinus obscurus Carcharhinus signatus Carcharodon carcharias Cetorhinus maximus Dermatolepis inermis Epinephelus drummondhayi
FSC FSC FMP FMP
V: L
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CD: L CD: L V: R, L
Marbled Grouper Speckled Hind Goliath Grouper Yellowedge Grouper
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FSC FSC
E: L
Epinephelus itajara
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Epinephelus favolimbatus Epinephelus nigritus Epinephelus niveatus Epinephelus striatus Mycteroperca bonaci Mycteroperca microlepis Mycteroperca phenax
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E: L E: L V: L
Warsaw Grouper Snowy Grouper Nassau Grouper Black Grouper
FSC
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FSC
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— — —
V: L V: L V: L V: L V: L
Gag
Scamp
Odontaspis taurus
Sand Tiger Shark Barndoor Skate
FSC FSC FMP
Raja laevis
Rhincodon typus Tursiops truncatus
Whale Shark
CD: R, L
Western North Atlantic Coastal Bottlenose Dolphin
MMPA — Depleted
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* See Table 3.2 for FSC defnition; other abbreviations described above. ** Risk Category: CD—Conservation Dependent: reduced but stabilized or recovering under a continuing conservation plan. E—Endangered: high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future. V—Vulnerable: special concern; not endangered or threatened severely, but at possible risk of falling into one of those categories in the near future. ** Risk Factor(s): L—Life history limitations R—Rarity V—Vulnerable habitat
have addressed appropriate conservation needs within those particular habitat types (see Chapter 4 Habitats).
3.10.5 Knowledge Gaps Surveys, monitoring, and research of estuarine and marine species is difcult, making the collection of data, the synthesis of information, and the protection of those species that much more challenging. Tere have been no recent systematic accounts of species rarity or distribution for marine or estuarine fsh species in the state (LeGrand et al. 2004) .
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