Parrotfish Threatened in Andaman
- A new study has suggested that protection of coral cover along the existing protected marine areas in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is necessary for the conservation of the endangered bumphead parrotfish.
Economic Importance
- Commercial significance: A commercial fishery exists for some of the larger species, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, but also for a few others like the Mediterranean parrotfish.
- Protection of coral reefs: Protecting parrotfishes is proposed as a way of saving Caribbean coral reefs from being overgrown with seaweed and sponges. Additionally, a new study has discovered that the parrotfish is extremely important for the health of the Great ....
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