Profile updated on 29 March 2018

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Megapitaria aurantiaca

SPECIES NAME(s)

Golden callista, Megapitaria aurantiaca

COMMON NAMES

almeja chocolata roja. almeja de zihuatanejo, almeja reyna

Golden callista is reported from the Gulf of California, Mexico to Salinas, Ecuador. It is found in banks with other clam species, such as squalid callista and ponderous dosinia. No information regarding the stock structure in NW Mexico has been found.


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Clams are one of the main traditional artisanal fisheries in the Gulf of California and Mexican Pacific.

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

DATA DEFICIENT

Managers Compliance:

DATA DEFICIENT

Fishers Compliance:

DATA DEFICIENT