Atlantic Spanish mackerel
Western Atlantic and Northern Gulf of Mexico
US Atlantic
US Atlantic
United States
Hooks and lines
Biological Stock
Fishery:
Northern Gulf of Mexico
US Gulf of Mexico
United States
Cast nets
Fishery:
Northern Gulf of Mexico
US Gulf of Mexico
United States
Gillnets and entangling nets
Fishery:
Northern Gulf of Mexico
US Gulf of Mexico
United States
Hooks and lines
Fishery:
US Atlantic
US Atlantic
United States
Cast nets
Fishery:
US Atlantic
US Atlantic
United States
Gillnets and entangling nets
Fishery:
US Atlantic
US Atlantic
United States
Hooks and lines
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Scomberomorus maculatus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Atlantic Spanish mackerel, Spanish mackerel
Genetics studies of Spanish mackerel have found evidences of a single intermingling genetic stock in Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean (Buonaccorsi et al., 2001). According to SEDAR (2013), two assessment units are defined: Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic US.
Note: This section covers the southern management area of the Western Atlantic group. The Western Atlantic group is thought to be a sub stock of the Western Atlantic Gulf of Mexico stock. Relationship among groups and, if they constitute a separate stock, is uncertain.
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ANALYSIS
Strengths
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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