Status of fish species in the waters of Sembilang National Park and surroundings, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera, Indonesia.

The mangrove ecosystem of Sembilang National Park provides services for providing fishery resources. Some of the fish caught are on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List Status. The purpose of this study was to identify the morphometric status of fish in the waters of the Sembilang National Park and its surroundings. The study was conducted from October 2020, December 2020, January to February 2021 using trammel net and drift gillnet. The research method using survey fishing. The results showed the status of fish in the waters of Sembilang National Park and its surroundings based on the IUCN Red List of fish that have Vulnerable status as many as 4 species, Near Threatened 1 species, Least Concern 49 species, Data Deficient 3 species, and Not Evaluated 3 species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]