Fisheries and biology of <i>Coryphaena hippurus</i> (Pisces: Coryphaenidae) in the Pacific coast of Colombia and Panama

Reproductive biology of dolphinfish, <em>Coryphaena hippurus</em> (Actinopterygii: Coryphaenidae), in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil

“…On the other hand, Lasso and Zapata (1999) found a sex ratio very close to 1:1 (1.0 male:0.96 females) on the coast of Colombia and Panama; the males were predominant from June to December and females from January to May. A fairly equal amount of males and females was found in January.…”

“…Zúñiga-Flores et al (2011) obtained their samples from a sportfishing fleet and an artisanal fishery, using trolling surface baits and artificial lures and small longlines, respectively. Lasso and Zapata (1999) obtained their samples from an industrial fleet targeting sharks by surface nets. Although various fishing methods were used to obtain the specimens of the cited authors, all of our specimens were captured using a single method (hand line).…”

Evaluación de la pesca del pez delfín Coryphaena hippurus (Perciformes: Coryphaenidae) en el Pacífico de Panamá

“…In these countries, exploitation of this species is higher than observed in shrimp (Peneidae) and sharks (Carcharinidae), but slightly lower than values registered for tuna (Campos, Segura, Lizano, & Madrigal, 1993;Lasso & Zapata, 1999). Throughout this region, dolphinfish is subject to different fishing methods.…”

“…While in the Pacific Ocean, a large proportion of the species is also fished in Mexico, where some areas industrial fishing is prohibited and only sport and recreational fishing are allowed (Alejo-Plata, Gomez-Marquez, & Salgado-Ugarte, 2011;Alejo-Plata, Gomez, & Serrano-Guzman, 2014). In tropical zones, specifically Central and South America, the species is commercially exploited from Southern Mexico (AlejoPlata et al, 2011(AlejoPlata et al, , 2014 to Southern Peru in the Pacific Ocean (Estrella, Guevara-Carrasco, & Palacios, 1998;Lasso & Zapata, 1999), and the Gulf of Mexico to South West Caribbean (Mahon & Oxenford, 1999;Parker et al, 2000;Prager, 2000).…”

“…For example, in Mexico dolphinfish is reserved for sport fishing and commercial exploitation is prohibited (RochaOlivares & Chavez-Gonzalez, 2008). In other regions of the ETP, industrial fishing of the species is very important for the local economies (Lasso & Zapata, 1999). Dolphinfish also is taken from the Central Eastern Pacific: 60% of the total incidental catch of this species reported for tuna purse-seine fishing occurred in this area (Martinez-Rincon, Ortega-Garcia, & Vaca-Rodriguez, 2009).…”