Sustainable shrimp fishery management recommendations for a coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico

The Baja California Peninsula is considered México's most productive in terms of commercial fisheries. Very few quantitative assessments of the economic importance of this region exist, especially considering artisanal fisheries and their relationships with ecological data. Datasets from govern...

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Published in:International journal of sustainable development and world ecology 2008-04, Vol.15 (2), p.88-94
Main Authors: Chávez-Rosales, Samuel, Gardner, Susan C., Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Fishing
Life cycles
MEXICO
Natural resources
Seasons
SHRIMP
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Summary:The Baja California Peninsula is considered México's most productive in terms of commercial fisheries. Very few quantitative assessments of the economic importance of this region exist, especially considering artisanal fisheries and their relationships with ecological data. Datasets from government records on shrimp capture in Magdalena Bay, an arid coastal lagoon of Baja California Sur were collected, analysed and correlated with ecological data. Over the 10-year period analysed, fisheries from Magdalena Bay made up 27.5% of the shrimp capture of the state, contributing over US$15.5 million to the economy of the country. The impressive value of this resource warrants considerable attention in the design of land-use plans for the future of the region. Analysis of ecological and economical data on shrimp fishery activities in the Magdalena Bay region enables us to propose recommendations to enhance the sustainable development of the local inhabitants. A thorough assessment of the potential value of alternative economic activities should be conducted to determine their potential to provide similar productive use of the natural resources of the region as the shrimp fishery. Also, from a more specific management viewpoint, harvest rates of small shrimp in the channels should be reduced.
ISSN:1350-4509
1745-2627
DOI:10.1080/13504500809469773