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Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson and B. Erisman
Table 8.1
(continued)
White seabass
Atractoscion
nobilis
Sciaenidae
Gill nets
Southern
California
USA
Commercial landings fl uctuated between 100 and
400 tonnes/year until the 1980s when landings
plummeted by 90% by the 1980s. Commercial
fi sheries targeted spawning aggregations that
formed from March to July; Commercial
fi shing ban during fi rst half of spawning
season (March to May), banning of nearshore
gillnets (within 3 miles of coast), and 1 fi sh
per day recreational limits implemented to
protect spawning aggregations
Allen et al. ( 2007 ) ,
Pondella and Allen
( 2008 )
Gulf corvina
Cynoscion
othonopterus
Sciaenidae
Gill nets
Mouth of
Colorado
River Delta,
northern Gulf
of California,
Mexico
Aggregation fi shery is main source of income for
the nearby town of Santa Clara for 2 months
each year and involves the entire community.
Generates 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes and c. $1
million USD in revenue from February to
April each year and is main source of fi sh for
the Easter Season in Mexico. Spawning
aggregation site protected via a no fi shing
zone, but is not consistently enforced
Roman-Rodriguez
( 2000 ) , Brad
Erisman,
upublished data
Totoaba
Totoaba
macdonaldi
Sciaenidae
Gill nets
Northern Gulf of
California,
Mexico
Commercial landings dropped from 2,500 tonnes
in 1942 to 59 tonnes in 1975 when fi shery
closed; stocks have not recovered; fi shery
targeted winter/spring spawning aggregations
that form near the mouth of the Colorado
River Delta and fi sh migrating along coast to
reach spawning sites. Listed on CITES
Appendix I in 1975
Lercari and Chavez
( 2007 ) ; CisnerosMata et al. ( 1995 )
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)
White seabass
Atractoscion
nobilis
Sciaenidae
Gill nets
Southern
California
USA
Commercial landings fl uctuated between 100 and
400 tonnes/year until the 1980s when landings
plummeted by 90% by the 1980s. Commercial
fi sheries targeted spawning aggregations that
formed from March to July; Commercial
fi shing ban during fi rst half of spawning
season (March to May), banning of nearshore
gillnets (within 3 miles of coast), and 1 fi sh
per day recreational limits implemented to
protect spawning aggregations
Allen et al. ( 2007 ) ,
Pondella and Allen
( 2008 )
Gulf corvina
Cynoscion
othonopterus
Sciaenidae
Gill nets
Mouth of
Colorado
River Delta,
northern Gulf
of California,
Mexico
Aggregation fi shery is main source of income for
the nearby town of Santa Clara for 2 months
each year and involves the entire community.
Generates 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes and c. $1
million USD in revenue from February to
April each year and is main source of fi sh for
the Easter Season in Mexico. Spawning
aggregation site protected via a no fi shing
zone, but is not consistently enforced
Roman-Rodriguez
( 2000 ) , Brad
Erisman,
upublished data
Totoaba
Totoaba
macdonaldi
Sciaenidae
Gill nets
Northern Gulf of
California,
Mexico
Commercial landings dropped from 2,500 tonnes
in 1942 to 59 tonnes in 1975 when fi shery
closed; stocks have not recovered; fi shery
targeted winter/spring spawning aggregations
that form near the mouth of the Colorado
River Delta and fi sh migrating along coast to
reach spawning sites. Listed on CITES
Appendix I in 1975
Lercari and Chavez
( 2007 ) ; CisnerosMata et al. ( 1995 )
Species (common
and latin) names
Family
Gear types
Country/Region
Fishery history, management, and conservation
status
References