Reef fish spawning aggregations are attractive and often lucrative to fish but particularly
vulnerable to fishing, with many cases of declines or extirpations. While awareness of the …

Spawning migrations are an important life-history event for many species of commercially
important tropical reef fishes and decapod crustaceans. Spawning aggregations are highly …

Reef fish spawning aggregations, ranging from small groups to many tens of thousands of
individuals, are spectacular but poorly known natural phenomena whereby fish assemble at …

Many marine animals migrate to breeding sites at predictable locations and times to form
conspecific breeding aggregations. A multiphyletic array of animals are known to display this …

This chapter explores the fishery and biological implications of exploiting aggregating
marine fishes, their general importance to subsistence, commercial, and recreational …

Grouper stocks fhrouglrout much of thz western cenlnl Athtic rue being heavily fshed. An
overview of the infon3tion on stocks in the region indicates that nianv are erowth and/or …

Mass spawning aggregations of Caribbean grouper species are a conservation priority
because of declines due to over-fishing. Previous studies have documented five historical …

While effort has been made to verify and check the information included in this manual, no
guarantees are made as to the accuracy or utility of any information included herein. It is …

A Nassau grouper spawning aggregation formed in large numbers (eg 1000 to 15000 ind.)
for more than 50 yr at the traditional aggregation site off Mahahual, Quintana Roo, Mexico …

Grouper, a family of marine fishes, produce distinct vocalizations associated with their
reproductive behavior during spawning aggregation. These low frequencies sounds (50 …