Historical and contemporary evidence of a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis Cuvier, 1828) spawning aggregation fishery in decline

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Graham, R T ^a   Carcamo, R ^b   Rhodes, K L ^c   Roberts, C M ^d   Requena, N ^e  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Belize)

^b Belize Department of Fisheries   (Belize)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Lutjanidae; Marine protected area; Overfishing; Spawning aggregation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; REEF; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CARIBBEAN SEA; CENTRAL AMERICA; GLADDEN SPIT; MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF;

LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS ANALIS;

EID: 42549118067     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0329-4     Document Type: Article

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