Where do we go from here? A summary of issues of concern and recommendations developed during the panel discussion of the large pelagics fishes symposium
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Brown-Peterson, N.J.; Franks, J.S.; Peterson, M.S.; McConney, P.; Luckhurst, B. E. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: Nov-06
Pages: 161-162
Event: Gulf and Caribbean Research 19 (2)
City: Belize City
Country: Belize
Abstract
One of the goals of the Large Pelagic Fishes Symposium was to provide a forum for development of a list of Issues of Concern regarding large pelagic fishes and their fisheries in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico region. During the Symposium and ensuing Panel Discussion, it became clear that the level of consciousness concerning large pelagic fishes is of equal importance to that of other regional fisheries such as reef fishes and conch/lobster. Four major issues of concern regarding large pelagic fishes in the region surfaced during the Symposium. The Symposium Committee recommends that future resources and energy should be addressed to these identified concerns: