Spawning Aggregations of Lutjanus analis

Main Ref. Granados-Dieseldorff, P., Heyman, W.D. & Azueta, J., 2013, History and co-management of the artisanal mutton snapper (Luthanus analis) spawning aggregation fishery at Gladden Spit, Belize, 1950 - 2011, Fisheries Research: 147 pp. 213 - 221; Heyman W.D and Kjerfve B, 2008, Characterization of transient multi-species reef fish spawning aggregations at Gladden Spit, Belize, Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 83, Number 3, pp. 531-551(21); Heyman, W. D., Kjerfve, B., Graham, R. T., Rhodes, K. L. & Garbutt, L., 2005, Spawning aggregations of Cubera snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier), on the Belize Barrier reef over a six-year period, Journal of Fish Biology: 67 pp. 83 - 101; William D. Heyman, Liam M. Carr, Phillip S. Lobel, 2010, Diver ecotourism and disturbance to reef fish spawning aggregations: It is better to be disturbed than to be dead, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 419. Page 201-210
Spawning type Group spawning
Aggregation type Transient
Spawning evidence
Direct
Spawning observation
Indirect
Courtship; Mature gonads; Significant increase in numbers observed (eg > 3x)
Status Unknown
Lunar phase Full moon;
Habitat type Low relief living reef; Reef promontory (point); Fore reef; Drop-off (shelf edge)
Management Marine Protected Area; Time/area closure; Limited entry Gear Drop line
Country Belize
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