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Author
Puga, RafaelAlzugaray, Romina
Piñeiro, Roberto
de León, María Estela
Cobas, Susana
Morales, Ofelia
Date
2018
Metadatos
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The Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus is the most valuable fishery resource in Cuba because of its economic relevance. It also constitutes the most important single-species target with 20.3% of total Cuban landings in 2013-2015. The stock assessment is based on substantial available biological and fishery information. The systematic multidisciplinary research allows the implementation of an adaptive management system taking a precautionary approach with ecosystem-based actions. Because of the combined effects of climatic factors and coastal development, habitat loss has permeated the coastal marine ecosystem in Cuba resulting in a reduction in carrying capacity, constraining the success of recruitment and therefore the subsequent abundance and catches of the spiny lobster. Consequently, landings decreased 55%, from 12,462 t (average for 1984/1985 – 1988/1989 fishing seasons) to 5,564 t (average for 2011/2012 – 2015/2016 fishing seasons), while the fishing effort decreased 57% from 45,963 to 19,764 fishing days during the same period. The status of the fishery shows a conservative fishing mortality rate adapted to the worst current scenario of unfavorable environmental conditions. Fully exploited, the current level of exploitation appears to be adequate to maintain a sustainable status of the spiny lobster population according to the reduced current carrying capacity of the Cuban seascape.Pages
15pp.Publisher or University
Centro de Investigaciones PesquerasColecciones