Acoustic telemetry provides insights for improving conservation and management at a spawning aggregation site of the endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Nemeth, Richard S., Kadison, Elizabeth, Jossart, Jonathan, Shivji, Mahmood, Wetherbee, Bradley M., Matley, Jordan K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 31.03.2023; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Acoustic telemetry; Acoustics; Aggregation; Bycatch; Conservation; Conservation areas; Courtship; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered species; Epinephelus striatus; Females; Fish; Fisheries; fisheries conservation; fisheries management; Fishing; Habitat selection; Males; Marine conservation; Marine fishes; marine protected areas; Migrations; Mortality; Nassau grouper; Rare species; Reproductive behaviour; Seasons; Spawning; Spawning seasons; Telemetry; Whitefish; Wildlife conservation; Virgin Islands-US; United States > US

Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus , Serranidae) were one of the most important fishery species in the Caribbean, but are now listed as critically endangered. Population collapse in most places occurred primarily by fishers targeting their spawning aggregation sites, where thousands of fish gathe...