Groupers on the edge: shelf edge spawning habitat in and around Marine Reserves of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

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Description :
Here, the AA. couple acoustic surveys with georeferenced videography to describe the primary spatial and geologic features of spawning aggregation sites for four economically important species: gag (Mycteroperca microlepis), scamp (M. phenax), red grouper (Epinephelus morio), and red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), with notes on fish distribution and abundance and spawning activities. They provide information on movement patterns of reef fish determined using acoustic telemetry. Finally, they discuss the possible coupling of geomorphology with hydrographic features to influence the overall productivity of the region and the importance of spatial fishery management in sustaining that productivity.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
The Professional geographer, issn : 0033-0124, 2011, vol. 63, n°. 4, p. 456-474, nombre de pages : 19, Références bibliographiques : 73 ref.

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Cambridge, MA, Blackwell