Capture Efficiency of Artificial Lures in Baited Lines for Mayan Octopus, Octopus maya, Fishery in Campeche, Mexico

Genetic Identification of Bait to Support Sustainability of the Octopus Fishery from the State of Yucatan, Mexico

“…It is the most preferred bait by fishers for its ideal strong consistency, which resists biting from unwanted fish. It is collected from mangroves from Magallanes in the neighboring state of Tabasco (Markaida et al 2015), where permits exist to exploit it commercially. Another terrestrial crab used as bait in lower frequency was the blue land crab Cardisoma guanhumi at the localities of Dzilam and San Felipe, which is harvested locally.…”

Effects of the octopus fishery on the American horseshoe crab population in the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

“…The octopus fishery is a prominent activity in the Yucatán Peninsula accounting for 80% of total national production, and Yucatán, the northernmost state in this region, has reported catches of up to 18,000 t per year of 2 species, Octopus vulgaris and Octopus maya (Velázquez-Abunader et al 2013, Markaida et al 2019, Sauer et al 2019). The O. maya fishery produces 15,000 jobs and over 27 million dollars per year in commercial value, with approximately 80% of catches being exported to Europe and Asia (Jurado-Molina 2010,…”

“…La pesquería de pulpo es importante en la península de Yucatán, con una producción que representa el 80% del total nacional, y en Yucatán, el estado más al norte en esta región, se han reportado capturas de hasta 18,000 t anuales de 2 especies, Octopus vulgaris y Octopus maya (Velázquez-Abunader et al 2013, Markaida et al 2019, Sauer et al 2019. La pesca Rosas et al 2014).…”

“…A recent study determined that a significant percentage (70.67%) of Río Lagartos and San Felipe inhabitants maintain that L. polyphemus poaching could be the main threat driving population declines for this species, outweighing habitat alteration on the coastline or pollution (Sandoval-Gio et al 2016). Other studies have reported that this species is used as octopus bait when the traditional baits, namely the Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) and the longnose spider crab (Libinia dubia), go scarce (Salas et al 2011, Smith et al 2017, Markaida et al 2019.…”

“…Un estudio reciente ha asentado que un porcentaje significativo (70.67%) de pobladores de Río Lagartos y San Felipe afirma que la pesca furtiva de L. polyphemus pudiese ser la principal amenaza de disminución poblacional para la especie, por encima de la alteración de la línea de costa del hábitat o la contaminación (Sandoval-Gio et al 2016). Otras investigaciones han documentado que esta especie se utiliza como carnada para pulpo cuando escasean los cebos tradicionales, que son el cangrejo moro (Menippe mercenaria) y el cangrejo araña Libinia dubia (Salas et al 2011, Smith et al 2017, Markaida et al 2019.…”