Twenty-two species are categorized as vulnerable, threatened, or endangered to global extinction. The status of these organisms was determined by applying risk criteria developed from peer-reviewed knowledge and expert scientific opinion. Most stocks face more than one risk factor, but life history limitations such as low or very low reproductive capacity are most important.
Habitat degradation follows as the second most important risk factor.
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