Profile updated on 7 December 2022
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Lutjanus vivanus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Silk snapper, Red snapper, Day Snapper, Yellow-Eyed (Red) Snapper
The Silk snapper is found in western Atlantic waters, as far north as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Bermuda and as far south as Brazil. They are also found in the Gulf of Mexico along the continental shelf. Information on the stock structure of the silk snapper is not available. This profile refers to the Mexican Southern Gulf Mexico Management Unit.
Image: Ross Robertson via WikiMedia
RELATED LINKS:
- Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) , Mexico National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (CONAPESCA)
- Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) , Mexico National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (CONAPESCA) , Mexico National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA)
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- A network of marine protected areas is established and protected species identified.
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
< 6
Managers Compliance:
< 6
Fishers Compliance:
< 6
Smale-Scale Fisheries:
Security of Tenure Rights:
3.6
Participatory Management:
5.5
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