Volume 75
Co-producing a shared characterization of depredation in the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery
Authors
Osowski, A; Jargowsky, A.E; Anderson A.Q; Mcaree, D. M; Scyphers, S. B; Swinea, S; Prasky, E; Karnauskas, M; Drymon, J.M. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2022
Pages: 105-106
Event: Proceedings of the Seventy-Five Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Fort Walton Beach
Country: USA
Abstract
Depredation, defined as the partial or complete removal of a hooked fish by a non-target species (Gilman et al. 2008), has become a significant concern worldwide and has escalated in frequency in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Increasing shark depredation interactions mirror the increase in the number of fishermen on the water and the recovery of shark populations following decades of overfishing (Carlson et al. 2019). Depredation results in substantial economic losses for both the recreational and commercial fishing sectors (Mitchell et al. 2018) and can also negatively impact the accuracy of fisheries assessments and the effectiveness of fisheries management efforts.