Bioeconomic modelling and risk assessment of the Cuban fishery for spiny lobster Panulirus argus

Puga, Rafael; Vázquez, Sergio Hernández; Martínez, Juana López; León, María Estela de

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2005.03.014

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“…The natural mortality rate M = 0.34 derived from Cruz et al (1981), has been used in previous stock assessment analysis (Puga et al, 1991;Puga et al, 1996;Puga et al, 2005;Morales and Puga, 2008;Alzugaray and Puga, 2010).…”

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“…Since the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus is the most valuable fishery resource in Cuba, many studies have been made on the assessment of the population dynamics of the species, to enable the fishery management to achieve sustainable exploitation (Puga et al, 1991;Cruz et al, 1995;Puga et al, 1996;de León et al, 2001;Puga et al, 2005;González-Yáñez et al, 2006;Morales and Puga, 2008;Alzugaray and Puga, 2010).…”

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Integrating Anthropogenic and Climatic Factors in the Assessment of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (<i>Panulirus argus</i>) in Cuba: Implications for Fishery Management

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Piñeiro²,

Alzugaray³

et al. 2013

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The Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus, the most valuable Cuban fishery resource, is managed with a set of input and biological controls. The aim of this study was to integrate two indices that relates water and nutrients supply and tropical cyclones activity in the stock assessment, through simultaneous estimation of the parameters of a spawning stock-recruitment function in a statistical catch-at-age analysis. The population dynamics model allowed estimating key Reference Points for management at fixed levels of fishing mortality rate and environmental conditions. The results indicated that the reduction of recruitment and catches in the Cuban spiny lobster fishery could be a result of synergistic cumulative effects because of the anthropogenic reduction of nutrients supplies and the increase of the potential destructiveness of tropical cyclones since 1994, mainly from 2001 on. Although the degradation of the coastal habitat quality in Cuba was apparent and perhaps unavoidable, the assessment of the impact allowed implementing management actions for the spiny lobster fishery sustainability. The implementation of annual TAC depending on the stock status, have maintained the fishery around the more conservative Reference Points F 40% and F 0.1 during the current unfavorable environment period.

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Integrating Anthropogenic and Climatic Factors in the Assessment of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (<i>Panulirus argus</i>) in Cuba: Implications for Fishery Management

Puga¹,

Piñeiro²,

Alzugaray³

et al. 2013

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“…Lobster and shrimp fisheries important for exports have been monitored and managed based on scientific stock assessments for over 30 years (Alfonso et al, 2004;Puga et al, 2005Puga et al, , 2013González-Yáñez et al, 2006;Formoso, 2007;Alzugaray and Puga, 2012;Giménez Hurtado et al, 2012). Cuba is now focusing on the assessment and management of nearshore finfish fisheries due to their importance for maintaining coastal ecosystem integrity, local livelihoods, food security, and many other ecosystem services such as nature-based tourism.…”

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Integrating Science-Based Co-management, Partnerships, Participatory Processes and Stewardship Incentives to Improve the Performance of Small-Scale Fisheries

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Small scale fisheries are critically important for the provision of food security, livelihoods, and economic development for billions of people. Yet, most of these fisheries appear to not be achieving either fisheries or conservation goals, with respect to creating healthier oceans that support more fish, feed more people and improve livelihoods. Research and practical experience have elucidated many insights into how to improve the performance of small-scale fisheries. Here, we present lessons learned from five case studies of small-scale fisheries in Cuba, Mexico, the Philippines, and Belize. The major lessons that arise from these cases are: (1) participatory processes empower fishers, increase compliance, and support integration of local and scientific knowledge; (2) partnership across sectors improves communication and community buy-in; (3) scientific analysis can lead fishery reform and be directly applicable to co-management structures. These case studies suggest that a fully integrated approach that implements a participatory process to generate a scientific basis for fishery management (e.g., data collection, analysis, design) and to design management measures among stakeholders will increase the probability that small-scale fisheries will implement science-based management and improve their performance.

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“…Therefore, the dynamics of recruitment mechanisms and the resulting recruitment abundance play an overriding role on the outcome of local spiny lobster fisheries. Studies of recruitment dynamics in Cuba (Cruz et al 2001;Puga and de León 2003;Puga et al 2005Puga et al , 2006Puga et al , 2008, Florida (Ehrhardt and Fitchett, 2010) and NicaraguaHonduras (Ehrhardt 2005a) demonstrate the varying levels of complexity of the processes that control annual production.…”

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Bioeconomic modelling and risk assessment of the Cuban fishery for spiny lobster Panulirus argus

Cited by 23 publications

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Integrating Anthropogenic and Climatic Factors in the Assessment of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (<i>Panulirus argus</i>) in Cuba: Implications for Fishery Management

Integrating Anthropogenic and Climatic Factors in the Assessment of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (<i>Panulirus argus</i>) in Cuba: Implications for Fishery Management

Integrating Science-Based Co-management, Partnerships, Participatory Processes and Stewardship Incentives to Improve the Performance of Small-Scale Fisheries

Towards Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Wider Caribbean

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