Grouper stocks of the western central Atlantic: the need for management and management needs

Grouper stocks throughout much of the western central Atlantic are being heavily fished. An overview of the information on stocks in the region indicates that many are growth and/or recruitment overfished. and that management is essential to insure their continued commercial and recreational viability. Data necessary for effective management of grouper are identified, and the need for stock monitoring and assessment to be standardized and co-ordinated. on a regionwide basis, is emphasized

Ciguatera: a continuing problem for Hong Kong's consumers, live reef fish traders and high-value target species

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Live reef-fishery species feature prominently in first marine fish IUCN Red List

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Elemental patterns in red hind (Epinephelus guttatus) otoliths from Bermuda and Puerto Rico reflect growth rate, not temperature

Sodium, sulfur, calcium, and strontium concentrations were measured (with an electron microprobe across sectioned wild red hind (Epinephelus guttatus) otoliths from Puerto Rico and Bermuda. A single inverse relationship between strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios and log body growth rate describes the data from both localities. Patterns in Sr/Ca ratios have been used to infer temperature histories of individual fish; our data indicate that there is not a single Sr/Ca-temperature relationship capable of yielding a plausible temperature history across a single otolith, nor is there one that could give reasonable temperature histories for both the Puerto Rico and Bermuda otoliths. Previous findings of Sr/Ca-temperature relationships could be the result of body growth rate being correlated with temperature.published_or_final_versio

Wild collection of juveniles for grouper mariculture: just another capture fishery?

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