Assessment unit
Fishery:
Northern Gulf of Mexico and NW Atlantic southern
US Gulf of Mexico
United States
Set longlines
Fishery:
Northern Gulf of Mexico and NW Atlantic southern
US Gulf of Mexico
United States
Vertical Lines
Fishery:
Northern Gulf of Mexico and NW Atlantic southern
US NW Atlantic Southern
United States
Vertical Lines
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Mycteroperca bonaci
SPECIES NAME(s)
Black grouper
The 2010 stock assessment considers black grouper in the US South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico as a single population although the stock structure is not well known throughout its range. Black grouper in the US South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico are assessed as a single population but managed separately (SEDAR 2010). This profile refers to the Northern Gulf of Mexico and NW Atlantic southern assessment.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Management is based on results of peer reviewed stock assessments relative to explicitly defined biological reference points.
- Preliminary data suggest that management measures implemented in 2010 appear to have reduced previously excessive interactions with sea turtles in the longline fishery to acceptable levels.
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
7.7
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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