Humphead Wrasse in Sabah: regionally extinct but locally protected
The humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus (also called Maori or Napoleon wrasse) is under heavy fishing pressure on a global basis and is one of the first marine animals to be included on the IUCN Red Data List as vulnerable to extinction.
WHERE ARE HUMPHEAD WRASSE FOUND?
HOW, WHERE AND WHEN DO THE FISH REPRODUCE?
HOW BIG ARE THE SURVIVING FISH?
WHAT ARE THE THREATS?
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?
Coral reef survey to 2005 menu
Survey sites – Ecotourism - Fisheries issues – Fisheries issues E Malaysia – Pelagic fisheries – Non reef fisheries
- Blast fishing – Frequency – Regulations – Economics – Effects of bombs on diversity – effects of bombs on reef structure
Cyanide fishing – Cyanide fishing Map -Regional threats – Market forces - Social impacts of cyanide – Environmental costs of Cyanide -
Reef fish population decline – Coral trout & Leopard Groupers – Large grouper size change with fishing - Sweetlips – Snappers – small groupers – Sex change & threatened species -
Humphead wrasse & Live fish trade -location map– Regionally extinct – HHW populations – Spawning & Feeding – ID of individuals
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