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Editorial: Hagfish Decline Threatens Commercial Fisheries

The decline of hagfish has been marked as bad news for the environment. Research from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species has determined that 20 per cent of hagfish species are at an elevated risk of extinction, with scientists saying this figure could be even higher.

By consuming the dead and decaying carcases that have fallen to the ocean floor, hagfish clean the floor creating a rich environment for other species including commercial fish such as cod, haddock and flounder.

“The presence of hagfish in areas of intense fishing is extremely important as large amounts of bycatch are discarded," said research assistant, Landon Knapp.

Particular areas of concern highlighted in the study include southern Australia, where the only hagfish species present is threatened, and the coast of southern Brazil.

Also of concern are the species found in the East China Sea, the Pacific coast of Japan, and coastal Taiwan. In these areas, four of the 13 hagfish species occurring are threatened with extinction.

Overexploitation and destructive fishing practices are major threats to several hagfish species, including Myxine paucidens and Paramyxine taiwanae - both listed as endangered.

No current conservation measures or legislation exist to protect hagfish populations.

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