Volume 55
Modelo de Distribución Geográfica de Áreas de Reproducción de la Langosta (Panulirus argus) en Zonas Arrecifales Profundas de la Costa de Yucatán
Authors
Ríos-Lara, G.V.; Zetina-Moguel, C.E.; Bello Pineda, J.; Arceo Briceño, P.; Monroy-García, C. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: 2004
Pages: 436-449
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Fifth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Xel Ha
Country: Mexico
Abstract
Along the coasts of Yucatan, Mexico, spiny lobster fishery is conducted at depths between 2 and 18 fathoms for both coastal waters and Arrecife Alacranes area, wich is located at 70 milles from shore. The traditional capture method in this fishery has been diving, however, more recently, the use of lobster traps has been frequently used on deep on deep arrecifal zones (20 fathoms or more). Records of lobster captures from traps fishing vessels (exploratory and commercial fishing) allowed us to obtain data about the number of ovigerous females and the zones where they were captured. In this study, trap lobster fishing data are used to propose a geographic distribution model of the main reproduction areas for lobster in Yucatan coasts.