Fishery of the Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) based on local ecological knowledge and fishery records in Yucatan, Mexico

Fishery of the Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) based on local ecological knowledge and fishery records in Yucatan, Mexico

The Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara, a large-bodied (~ 2.5 m TL, > 400 kg) and critically endangered fish (Epinephelidae), is highly vulnerable to overfishing. Although protected from fishing in many countries, its exploitation in Mexico is unregulated; a situation that puts its populations...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Aguilar-Perera, Carlos González-Salas, Armin Tuz-Sulub, Harold Villegas-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2009-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
pez arrecifal
mero Goliat
pesquería
conservación
Yucatán
reef fish
Goliath grouper
fishery
conservation
Yucatan
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