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IUCN Red List- Critically Endangered
Species Name | Scientific Name | Key Threats |
Vaquita | Phocoena sinus | Accidental entanglement in fishing gear, habitat degradation |
Hawaiian Monk Seal | Neomonachus schauinslandi | Habitat loss, disease, entanglement in fishing gear |
Smalltooth Sawfish | Pristis pectinata | Overfishing, habitat loss, incidental capture in fishing gear |
European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | Habitat degradation, migration barriers, overfishing, pollution |
Hawksbill Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Exploitation for shell, habitat loss, accidental capture, climate change |
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | Incidental capture, habitat destruction, climate change |
Black Abalone | Haliotis cracherodii | Withering syndrome, habitat loss, overharvesting |
Sunflower Sea Star | Pycnopodia helianthoides | Sea star wasting disease |
Pillar Coral | Dendrogyra cylindrus | Climate change, coral bleaching events |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Carcharhinus longimanus | Overfishing for fins, incidental catch in longline fisheries |
Giant Guitarfish | Rhynchobatus djiddensis | Overfishing for fins and meat, habitat degradation |
Knysna Seahorse | Hippocampus capensis | Habitat loss and degradation |