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8 Fishery and Biological Implications of Fishing Spawning Aggregations…
(continued)
Flathead grey
mullet
Mugil cephalus
Mugilidae
Hook and line and a
wide range of net
types; commercially gill and
cast nets
Florida Gulf
Coast, USA
Large numbers of mullet are taken during the
migration to spawning grounds offshore.
These fi sh are prized for their fl esh and their
roe is part of a large international trade. The
Flathead grey mullet is marketed fresh, dried,
salted, and frozen with the roe sold fresh or
smoked. It is a very important commercial fi sh
in many other parts of the world. During the
autumn and winter months, adult mullet
migrate far offshore in large aggregations to
spawn. A net ban has been in effect in the state
of Florida since 1995. Prior to the net ban
amendment, mullet were severely overfi shed
throughout the state. Currently, mullet are on
the road to full recovery
http://www.fl mnh.ufl .
edu/fi sh/gallery/
descript/
stripedmullet/
stripedmullet.html
Other examples
Giant seabass
Stereolepis gigas
Polyprionidae Hook and line,
spearfi shing; gill
net; longline
Baja California,
Mexico and
Southern
California,
USA
Commercial landings peaked at about 360 mt in
the 1940s, dropped below about 90 mt in
1964, and collapsed by 1980s; recreational
fi shery went from 800 fi sh/year to less than
20 per year in 1980s; fi shed primarily during
summer spawning aggregations that formed
in kelp beds. No targeted management of
aggregations, commercial limits or restrictions; daily catch limit for recreational fi shers
not clear and not enforced
Domeier ( 2001 ) ,
Pondella and Allen
( 2008 )
8 Fishery and Biological Implications of Fishing Spawning Aggregations…
(continued)
Flathead grey
mullet
Mugil cephalus
Mugilidae
Hook and line and a
wide range of net
types; commercially gill and
cast nets
Florida Gulf
Coast, USA
Large numbers of mullet are taken during the
migration to spawning grounds offshore.
These fi sh are prized for their fl esh and their
roe is part of a large international trade. The
Flathead grey mullet is marketed fresh, dried,
salted, and frozen with the roe sold fresh or
smoked. It is a very important commercial fi sh
in many other parts of the world. During the
autumn and winter months, adult mullet
migrate far offshore in large aggregations to
spawn. A net ban has been in effect in the state
of Florida since 1995. Prior to the net ban
amendment, mullet were severely overfi shed
throughout the state. Currently, mullet are on
the road to full recovery
http://www.fl mnh.ufl .
edu/fi sh/gallery/
descript/
stripedmullet/
stripedmullet.html
Other examples
Giant seabass
Stereolepis gigas
Polyprionidae Hook and line,
spearfi shing; gill
net; longline
Baja California,
Mexico and
Southern
California,
USA
Commercial landings peaked at about 360 mt in
the 1940s, dropped below about 90 mt in
1964, and collapsed by 1980s; recreational
fi shery went from 800 fi sh/year to less than
20 per year in 1980s; fi shed primarily during
summer spawning aggregations that formed
in kelp beds. No targeted management of
aggregations, commercial limits or restrictions; daily catch limit for recreational fi shers
not clear and not enforced
Domeier ( 2001 ) ,
Pondella and Allen
( 2008 )