India, Dec. 10 -- As many as 44 per cent of all abalone shellfish species threatened with extinction;dugongs and pillar coral added to the IUCN Red List

A list of threatened species released at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada December 9, 2022, has shown what overconsumption and unsustainable harvesting can do to plants and animals around us.

As many as 44 per cent of all abalone shellfish species are now threatened with extinction according to the assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Abalone species are among the world's most expensive seafoods and are considered a culinary delicacy. Abalone is sold live in the ...