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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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Alfonso Aguilar-Perera, Carlos González-Salas, Armin Tuz-Sulub, Harold Villegas-Hernández
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2009-09-01
Subjects:	pez arrecifal mero Goliat pesquería conservación Yucatán reef fish Goliath grouper fishery conservation Yucatan
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442009000300009