Deepwater fsheries in the Caribbean Sea are poorly studied and mostly unmanaged, despite their importance to local economies and food security. In the MesoAmerican region, deepwater fsheries are nearshore and easily accessible in many locations by small vessels, but historical and contemporary fshing efort varies by country.

Spatial ecology of a newly described oceanic manta ray population in the Atlantic Ocean
The oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is a circumglobally distributed species, but little to no information exists for many parts of their range. The eastern