Atlantic Spanish mackerel
Western Atlantic and Northern Gulf of Mexico
Northern Gulf of Mexico
US Gulf of Mexico
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
Profile updated on 9 March 2021
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.
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ANALYSIS
Strengths
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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