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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Publié dans:Revista de Biología Tropical
Auteurs principaux: Alfonso Aguilar-Perera, Carlos González-Salas, Armin Tuz-Sulub, Harold Villegas-Hernández
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Universidad de Costa Rica 2009
Sujets:
Biología
fishery
Yucatan
Reef fish
conservation
Goliath grouper
Accès en ligne:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44911876009
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