dc.contributor.author | Sherman, KD | |
dc.contributor.author | Dahlgren, CP | |
dc.contributor.author | Stevens, JR | |
dc.contributor.author | Tyler, CR | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-12T07:55:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-07-28 | |
dc.description.abstract | Groupers are a phylogenetically diverse group and include many ecologically and economically valuable predatory marine fishes that have experienced drastic population declines. Reproduction via spawning aggregations increases the vulnerability of grouper species such as Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus to overfishing, and this is likely to be a major contributing factor to population declines. However, the lack of information pertaining to population structure and dynamics of Nassau grouper spawning aggregations has impeded effective ecosystem-based fisheries management for remaining stocks. Worldwide, The Bahamas has the largest number of known Nassau grouper spawning aggregations, yet very little is known about the overall status of groupers in the region. Landings of Nassau grouper in The Bahamas have declined by 86% in the last 20 years from a peak of 514 t in 1997. Available data suggest that existing management measures are failing in their attempts to prevent further declines. Effective management strategies are urgently needed that balance ecological and socioeconomic considerations to enable a sustainable Nassau grouper fishery. This review provides an analysis of the reproductive and population biology of Nassau grouper and a suggested framework to direct future research efforts for enhancing conservation management of this endangered marine fish species. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Financial
support was provided to K.D.S. from the Shirley Oakes Butler
(Overseas) and (Bahamian) Charitable Trust via the
Lyford Cay Foundation and the East Nassau Rotary Club
Foundation and to C.P.D. by the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation
and a grant to the Perry Institute for Marine Science
by the Disney Conservation Fund’s Reverse The Decline
Program. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 554, pp. 263 - 280 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3354/meps11771 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/23867 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Inter Research | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The authors 2016. Open Access under Creative Commons by
Attribution Licence. Use, distribution and reproduction are un -
restricted. Authors and original publication must be credited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Fisheries management | en_GB |
dc.subject | Population structure | en_GB |
dc.subject | Marine protected area | en_GB |
dc.subject | MPA | en_GB |
dc.subject | Spawning aggregation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Genetic diversity | en_GB |
dc.subject | Microsatellite | en_GB |
dc.subject | Single nucleotide polymorphisms | en_GB |
dc.title | Integrating population biology into conservation management for endangered Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-12T07:55:58Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0171-8630 | |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Marine Ecology Progress Series | en_GB |