The importance of spawning behavior in understanding the vulnerability of exploited marine fishes in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The vulnerability of a fish stock to becoming overfished is dependent upon biological traits that influence productivity and external factors that determine susceptibility or exposure to fishing effort. While a suite of life history traits are traditionally incorporated into management efforts due to their direct association with vulnerability to overfishing, spawning behavioral traits are seldom considered. We synthesized the existing biological and fisheries information of 28 fish stocks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to investigate relationships between life history traits, spawning behavioral traits, management regulations, and vulnerability to fishing during the spawning season. Our results showed that spawning behavioral traits were not correlated with life history traits but improved id

SUBMITTER: Biggs CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323598 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature