We investigated spatial use patterns of 77 Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize over 7 years using residency patterns, kernel density

Deepwater fisheries in the Caribbean waters of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras are currently un- managed, and there is very little monitoring of fishery landings.

The Western Central Atlantic (WCA) hosts a population of manta rays whose dis- tribution and habitat preference is poorly understood. Addressing this lack of knowledge

Abstract Camouflage grouper, Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849), and squaretail coralgrouper, Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell, 1830), are commercially important medium-bodied groupers that aggregate at specific sites and

Small-scale shark and ray fisheries are conducted throughout Central America’s Caribbean coast. Yet, there is limited information regarding catch composition and diversity of these fisheries,

Abstract Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is a non‐invasive technique that uses hydro- phones to monitor populations and ecosystem dynamics. Although many applica- tions of PAM

Fish spawning aggregations (FSA) act as biological hotspots that concentrate food and nutrients across a broad trophic spectrum. In Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia), 20

In 2015–2016, a gear-specific assessment of the Gizo, Solomon Islands, commercial inshore fishery was conducted to assist management decision making. The survey identified at least

Abstract Variation in life-history characteristics is evident within and across animal pop- ulations. Such variation is mediated by environmental gradients and reflects metabolic constraints or