Threats
Northwest European Lophius spp. are listed by the ICES as "outside safe biological limits." Additionally, anglerfish are known to occasionally rise to the surface during El Niño, leaving large groups of dead anglerfish floating on surface.
In 2010, Greenpeace International added the American angler (Lophius americanus), the angler (Lophius piscatorius) and the black-bellied angler (Lophius budegassa) to its seafood red list. The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish commonly sold worldwide which have a very high likelihood of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries.
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