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IUCN Species of the Day: Porbeagle Shark

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  Photo credit: S. Campana/Canadian Shark Research Lab   The Porbeagle, Lamna nasus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is found worldwide in temperate and cold-temperate waters. Subpopulations in the Northeast Atlantic and Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Spiny Dogfish

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  Photo credit: Andy Murch   The Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This relatively small shark is principally found in coastal waters of the eastern and western Atlantic, the Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Black Abalone

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  Photo credit: Genevieve Anderson   The Black Abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This large marine mollusc is found in rocky intertidal and subtidal habitats on the coasts of Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Nassau Grouper

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  Photo credit: Dean Uyeda   The Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This large reef fish is found in shallow waters of the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Continue Reading