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.
Small‑scale fishing has affected abundance and size distributions of deepwater snappers and groupers in the MesoAmerican region
Deepwater fisheries in the Caribbean Sea are poorly studied and mostly unmanaged, despite their importance to local economies and food security. In the MesoAmerican region,