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 at...

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Publicado en:	Revista de Biología Tropical Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 557 - 567
Autores principales:	Aguilar-Perera, Alfonso, González-Salas, Carlos, Tuz-Sulub, Armin, Villegas-Hernández, Harold
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Universidad de Costa Rica sep2009
Materias:	Natural resources Fishing Preservation of architecture Fish populations Mexico
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