Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Loophole listing keeps seafood qualifying as critically endangered on the menu

One of Australia's most dangerously overfished species, redfish (Centroberyx affinis), will continue to be served on our dinner tables following its latest listing as "conservation dependent." The classification is a loophole allowing species that qualify for critically endangered listings and prote...

Loophole listing keeps seafood qualifying as critically endangered on the menu
Image: Phys.org
One of Australia's most dangerously overfished species, redfish (Centroberyx affinis), will continue to be served on our dinner tables following its latest listing as "conservation dependent." The classification is a loophole allowing species that qualify for critically endangered listings and protections to instead be killed and sold for seafood.

Originally published at Phys.org

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