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Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson and B. Erisman
Table 8.1
(continued)
Leopard grouper
Mycteroperca
rosacea
Epinephelidae Gill nets, speargun,
hook and line
Gulf of
California,
Mexico
The most commercially important grouper in
terms of landings and market value in the
region. Increased fi shing pressure on feeding
and breeding aggregations correlated with
widespread declines in landings and average
size of landed fi sh. No targeted management
related to protection of aggregations; no
commercial limits or restrictions; daily catch
limit for recreational fi shers is not clear and
not enforced
Sala et al. ( 2003,
2004) , AburtoOropeza et al.
( 2008 )
Leopard
coralgrouper
Plectropomus
leopardus
Epinephelidae Hook and line
Australia
P. leopardus
is the most commercially important
of several coral trout species in Australia. It is
nowadays mainly taken for the high value live
reef food fi sh export trade. In the last 20 years,
annual commercial landings on the Great
Barrier Reef (GBR) varied between 900 and
2,500 mt and the relatively small spawning
aggregations are apparently not a specifi c
fi shing target. However, collapse of one
spawning site was attributed to fi shing.
Management is by minimum sizes and short
term seasonal closures at spawning time
Chap. 12.9
Species (common
and latin) names
Family
Gear types
Country/Region
Fishery history, management, and conservation
status
References
Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson and B. Erisman
Table 8.1
(continued)
Leopard grouper
Mycteroperca
rosacea
Epinephelidae Gill nets, speargun,
hook and line
Gulf of
California,
Mexico
The most commercially important grouper in
terms of landings and market value in the
region. Increased fi shing pressure on feeding
and breeding aggregations correlated with
widespread declines in landings and average
size of landed fi sh. No targeted management
related to protection of aggregations; no
commercial limits or restrictions; daily catch
limit for recreational fi shers is not clear and
not enforced
Sala et al. ( 2003,
2004) , AburtoOropeza et al.
( 2008 )
Leopard
coralgrouper
Plectropomus
leopardus
Epinephelidae Hook and line
Australia
P. leopardus
is the most commercially important
of several coral trout species in Australia. It is
nowadays mainly taken for the high value live
reef food fi sh export trade. In the last 20 years,
annual commercial landings on the Great
Barrier Reef (GBR) varied between 900 and
2,500 mt and the relatively small spawning
aggregations are apparently not a specifi c
fi shing target. However, collapse of one
spawning site was attributed to fi shing.
Management is by minimum sizes and short
term seasonal closures at spawning time
Chap. 12.9
Species (common
and latin) names
Family
Gear types
Country/Region
Fishery history, management, and conservation
status
References