SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Callinectes arcuatus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Cuata swimcrab, Arched swimming crab

No information about the stock structure of cuata swimcrab could be found. The crab fishery in the Eastern Gulf of California (Sinaloa-Sonora states) includes three species (Callinectes bellicosus, C. arcuatus and C. toxotes), was assessed and is managed under a management plan (SAGARPA, 2012a; SAGARPA, 2014).


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • A Fishery Management Plan is in place since 2014 for Sinaloa and Sonora.

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6

Fishers Compliance:

< 6