@article{fdi:010071369,
  title = {{T}he status of marine biodiversity in the {E}astern {C}entral {A}tlantic ({W}est and {C}entral {A}frica)},
  author = {{P}olidoro, {B}. {A}. and {R}alph, {G}. {M}. and {S}trongin, {K}. and {H}arvey, {M}. and {C}arpenter, {K}. {E}. and {A}rnold, {R}. and {B}uchanan, {J}. {R}. and {C}amara, {K}. {M}. {A}. and {C}ollette, {B}. {B}. and {C}omeros-{R}aynal, {M}. {T}. and {D}e {B}ruyne, {G}. and {G}on, {O}. and {H}arold, {A}. {S}. and {H}arwell, {H}. and {H}ulley, {P}. {A}. and {I}wamoto, {T}. and {K}nudsen, {S}. {W}. and {L}ewembe, {J}. {D}. and {L}inardich, {C}. and {L}indeman, {K}. {C}. and {M}onteiro, {V}. and {M}unroe, {T}. and {N}unoo, {F}. {K}. {E}. and {P}ollock, {C}. {M}. and {P}oss, {S}. and {R}ussell, {B}. and {S}ayer, {C}. and {S}idibe, {A}. and {S}mith-{V}aniz, {W}. and {S}tump, {E}. and {S}ylla, {M}. and {T}ito de {M}orais, {L}uis and {V}ie, {J}. {C}. and {W}illiams, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {1. {T}he status of marine biodiversity in the {E}astern {C}entral {A}tlantic ({ECA}), especially of coastal and pelagic fishes, is of concern owing to a number of threats including overharvesting, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change combined with inadequate policy responses, legislation, and enforcement. 2. {T}his study provides the first comprehensive documentation of the presence, status, and level of extinction risk, based on {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist assessment methodology, for more than 1800 marine species, including all taxonomically described marine vertebrates (marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, fishes); complete clades of selected marine invertebrates (sea cucumbers, cone snails, cephalopods, lobsters, reef-building corals); and marine plants (mangroves, seagrasses). 3. {A}pproximately 8% of all marine species assessed in the {ECA} are in threatened categories, while 4% are listed as {N}ear {T}hreatened, 73% are {L}east {C}oncern, and 15% are {D}ata {D}eficient. {F}isheries and overharvesting are the biggest threats to living marine resources in the {ECA}, with 87% of threatened species across all taxonomic groups affected by both large- and small-scale targeted fisheries, excessive capture as by-catch, or unsustainable harvest. 4. {T}he results of this study will transform the current state of knowledge and increase capacity for regional stakeholders to identify and enact marine conservation and research priorities, as a number of species are identified as having high conservation and/or research priorities in the region. 5. {T}hrough the process of marine species data collection and risk assessments conducted over the past 5 years, several key conservation actions and research needs are identified to enable more effective conservation of marine biodiversity in the {ECA}, including increased governance, multilateral collaboration, taxonomic training, and improved reporting of fisheries catch and effort.},
  keywords = {coastal ; conservation evaluation ; fish ; fishing ; invertebrates ; mammals ; ocean ; pollution ; {R}ed {L}ist ; urban development ; {ATLANTIQUE} {EST} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} l'{OUEST} ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation : {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {1021--1034},
  ISSN = {1052-7613},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1002/aqc.2744},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071369},
}