Global Marine Species Assessment Predictors, Patterns, and Processes of Extinction Risk in Porgies (Family: Sparidae) Mia Comeros, Beth Polidoro, Jennifer Broatch, Colin Buxton, Bruce Mann, Barry Russell, and Kent Carpenter Old Dominion University, Biological Sciences & IUCN Global Species Programme, Marine Biodiversity Unit Predictors, Patterns, and Processes of Extinction Risk in Porgies (Family: Sparidae) Mia Comeros, Beth Polidoro, Jennifer Broatch, Colin Buxton, Bruce Mann, Barry Russell, and Kent Carpenter Old Dominion University, Biological Sciences & IUCN Global Species Programme, Marine Biodiversity Unit

Questions: 1.What is the conservation status of the sparids? 2. What are the spatial patterns of diversity and where are threatened species concentrated? 3. What are the factors contributing to extinction risk? 4. Future directions Questions: 1.What is the conservation status of the sparids? 2. What are the spatial patterns of diversity and where are threatened species concentrated? 3. What are the factors contributing to extinction risk? 4. Future directions Global Marine Species Assessment

Sparidae inhabit tropical and temperate coastal waters 139 species Varied habitats, feeding characteristics and reproductive strategies Global Marine Species Assessment Photo credit: Landive.es

Global Capture Production of Sparidae ( ) Global Marine Species Assessment

Geographic range Fishing Bycatch Commercial fishing Life history Habitat Attributes of extinction risk

Red List Assessment Methodology: Global Marine Species Assessment

Global Marine Species Assessment: Laying the foundation for marine conservation Vision: transform global marine conservation capabilities Method: Complete Red List Assessments of 20,000 species of important marine groups Basis: 250,000 known marine metazoans. Vertebrates, habitat forming primary producers, select invertebrates are most important/doable.

Red List Results: Global Marine Species Assessment CR EN VU NT LC DD = 1 = 5 = 6 =5 = 104 = 19 Proportion of threatened species Threatened 9% Threatened + NT12% % LC74% % DD 14% % NT 4%

Patterns of species richness: Global Marine Species Assessment

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Global Marine Species Assessment What combinations of extinction risk factors will lead to threatened listing? How effective are current conservation measures and how can we better plan for the future? Other challenges and considerations?

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