During and after the workshop, species-specific information on taxonomy, distribution, population status, habitat and
ecology, major threats and conservation measures were assembled and updated based on all available fishery data, literature
and personal expertise. Although long-term fishery data in Brazil are fragmented, they are systematically compiled and
are publically available from IBAMA (http://www.ibama.gov.br/documentos-recursos-pesqueiros/estatistica-pesqueira)
from 2000 to 2007, and from 2008 to 2011 from the Ministério da Pesca e Aquacultura (http://www.mpa.gov.br/index.
php/monitoramento-e-controle/informacoes-e-estatisticas). Additionally, some states-level data is available, such as from
São Paulo state which provides consistent long-term fishery landing statistics (http://www.pesca.sp.gov.br/estatistica.php).
From these and other annual databases, landing data for each sciaenid species were extracted and compiled (Table 3 and
Fig. 1). If reliable species-specific catch statistics and population trends were not available from certain states, other indicators
of population decline can be used during the Red List assessment process to support observed, antidotal or other
data (IUCN, 2014). These other indicators of population decline include increasing market value, increasing effort to obtain
the same catch, observations in decrease in average body-size of the catch, lack of juveniles in appropriate habitat, or the
absence of older age classes in the catch (IUCN, 2014). All final Brazilian regional red list assessment results for Sciaenids
were thoroughly revised, updated and reviewed through a peer-review process initiated by participating authors, with the
detailed species accounts published on line (ICMBio, 2014)