Hook Selectivity in an Artisanal Spotted Rose Snapper Lutjanus guttatus Fishery on the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

摘要: Abstract Commercial fishing is responsible for declines in both the abundance and biomass of many marine species (Ward Myers 2005). The Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) Sustainable Seafood Certification Program focuses on fishery modifications to reduce such impacts ecosystems. On Nicoya Peninsula northwestern Costa Rica, Rican nongovernmental organization Programa Restauracion de Tortugas Marinas has been working with artisanal fishers since 2007 promote sustainable practices, goal applying a certificate from MSC. To collect relevant data MSC application, we tested selectivity hooks used determine how interacts target species, Spotted Rose Snapper Lutjanus guttatus, as well nontarget, bycatch species. We constructed longline composed equal numbers different sized (the Mustad #8 “J” style commonly ...