Golden callista
Sonora
Profile updated on 29 March 2018
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Megapitaria aurantiaca
SPECIES NAME(s)
Golden callista, Megapitaria aurantiaca
COMMON NAMES
almeja chocolata roja. almeja de zihuatanejo, almeja reyna
Golden callista is reported from the Gulf of California, Mexico to Salinas, Ecuador. It is found in banks with other clam species, such as squalid callista and ponderous dosinia. No information regarding the stock structure in NW Mexico has been found.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Clams are one of the main traditional artisanal fisheries in the Gulf of California and Mexican Pacific.
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
DATA DEFICIENT
Managers Compliance:
DATA DEFICIENT
Fishers Compliance:
DATA DEFICIENT
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