Abstract

The threatened Nassau grouper, with a few important and notable exceptions, continues to decline throughout its geographic range. Unaddressed and emerging threats are set to worsen the situation. Without regional action that harmonizes management across the region, we risk the loss of this iconic species and the benefits it brings. Failure find the means and political will to save the Nassau grouper, sets the scene for sequential loss of other valuable and vulnerable species with serious consequences for food security and seafood independence for many communities in the region and ongoing threat to marine biodiversity.

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