Understanding how institutions operate is crucial to the protection of marine ecosystems and
the communities that depend on them. We define institutions as the rules, norms, and …

The structural complexity of Halodule wrightii enhances the abundance and diversity of
mollusks in the marine protected area of Bahía Balandra, in the southern Gulf of California …

The exploitation of bivalve molluscs in new fishing areas generally begins with scarce or no
biological and fishery information to support management measures. The objective of this …

Bivalves reproductive cycle varies according to the particular environmental conditions
where they are found, and these reproductive details represent basic information for their …

Resumen YEE-DUARTE, Josué Alonso et al. Evidence of health impairment of Megapitaria
squalida (Bivalvia: Veneridae) near the “hot spot” of a mining port, Gulf of California …

A development site in Baja California Sur Mexico is the Bay of Loreto, an emblematic place
with fishing tradition and huge touristic potential. To provide useful information which can be …

Small-scale fisheries are large contributors to regional economies and livelihoods in coastal
communities of Latin America. While Mexico is one of the cases where small-scale fisheries …

Fishing is a fundamental economic activity in the development of coastal areas. However, it
experiences processes of overexploitation, deterioration of ecosystems, increased social …

Clams of the family Veneridae in northwest Mexico have traditionally been exploited by
small-scale fisheries. Despite their socioeconomic importance for coastal communities in the …

We evaluated the total Hg concentration in different tissues of squalid callista Megapitaria
squalida in order to measure Hg distribution in tissue and to estimate human health risk …