TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of management options for artisanal fishing of the Bigeye Croaker Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert, 1890) in the Upper Gulf of California
AU - Alberto Aragón-Noriega, E.
AU - Valenzuela-Quiñones, Wenceslao
AU - Esparza-Leal, Héctor
AU - Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo
AU - Rodríguez-Quiroz, Gerardo
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support was provided by CONACYT Grant 48445. GRQ received doctoral studies grants CONACYT 112401 and COTEPABE-IPN 347. We thank the Editor for his comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Bigeye Croaker (Micropogonias megalops Gilbert 1890) is captured in the Upper Gulf of California (UGC) by local community fishers from San Felipe in Baja California, El Golfo de Santa Clara and Puerto Peñasco in Sonora. The calculated sustainable fishery index (SFI) identifies four production periods, one of low capture before 1999 (∼1451.49 t year-1); a second of fleet expansion (∼24081 year-1); a third showing a production decline related to overfishing (> 923.851 year-1); and a fourth of recovery, with standardization of production of about 10571 year-1 (2004). A GIS survey indicated that almost 84% of the Bigeye Croaker fishery in the UGC occurs within two marine protected areas, of which almost 74% takes place inside the Biosphere Reserve of the UGC, and almost 79% in the Vaquita Refuge Area. Bigeye Croaker captured in the marine protected areas generates a gross profit of around US$501,000 year-1, with a return rate close to 73%. Fishing effort in the marine protected areas needs to undergo an interdisciplinary and complex evaluation due to the presence of endangered species in the region. This requires adequate management practices to enhance marine conservation without compromising fishermen's individual interests. Some approaches to manage this fishery within the protected marine areas are discussed.
AB - Bigeye Croaker (Micropogonias megalops Gilbert 1890) is captured in the Upper Gulf of California (UGC) by local community fishers from San Felipe in Baja California, El Golfo de Santa Clara and Puerto Peñasco in Sonora. The calculated sustainable fishery index (SFI) identifies four production periods, one of low capture before 1999 (∼1451.49 t year-1); a second of fleet expansion (∼24081 year-1); a third showing a production decline related to overfishing (> 923.851 year-1); and a fourth of recovery, with standardization of production of about 10571 year-1 (2004). A GIS survey indicated that almost 84% of the Bigeye Croaker fishery in the UGC occurs within two marine protected areas, of which almost 74% takes place inside the Biosphere Reserve of the UGC, and almost 79% in the Vaquita Refuge Area. Bigeye Croaker captured in the marine protected areas generates a gross profit of around US$501,000 year-1, with a return rate close to 73%. Fishing effort in the marine protected areas needs to undergo an interdisciplinary and complex evaluation due to the presence of endangered species in the region. This requires adequate management practices to enhance marine conservation without compromising fishermen's individual interests. Some approaches to manage this fishery within the protected marine areas are discussed.
KW - Conservation
KW - Gross profit
KW - Marine protected areas
KW - Sustainable fishery
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952703398&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17451591003709371
DO - 10.1080/17451591003709371
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1745-1590
VL - 5
SP - 208
EP - 214
JO - International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management
JF - International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management
IS - 4
ER -