Common Name
Black Grouper
Scientific Name
Mycteroperca bonaci
Overview
FIP Description
Red grouper and black grouper are two of the main target species for the mixed demersal fishery in the Bank of Campeche, located to the north of the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. This seasonal fishery is of high social importance, given that more than 10 thousand families depend on it for their livelihood.
Currently, the red grouper stock is below its limit reference point, and there is much to do to improve management strategies to effectively regulate fishing effort and catch levels so that the species may recover. This project aims at achieving a certifiable status against the MSC standard by collaborating with governmental and private stakeholders to develop and implement a consistent recovery strategy (complete with effective data collection, monitoring and control), and an adequate research plan to close information gaps on the fishery and its interaction with other ecosystem components.
For more information on improvement activities, please visit: CeDePesca's Mexican Grouper FIP Public report (updated quaterly).
How is this FIP Doing?
| 25% | 46% | 29% |
Basic FIPs may focus their workplans on a subset of the indicators. This shows the proportion of total indicators the FIP is working on.
| 100% |
This shows the proportion of actions in the workplan that the FIP has completed.
| 50% |
This shows the proportion of actions that are behind schedule, on track,completed, or not yet started.
| Behind | On Track | Complete | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 25% | 50% | 0% |
This shows the proportion of actions specifically addressing red indicators that are behind schedule, on track, completed, or not yet started. This helps users understand the progress the FIP is making on the biggest challenges in the fishery.
| Behind | On Track | Complete | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
FIP Objective(s)
- To have an adequate Management Plan adopted based on the best scientific information available by December 2024.
- To have a consistent recovery strategy adopted for the Mexican grouper stocks, including measures aimed at reducing fishing effort and setting catch quotas by December 2024.
- To help improve the fishing registry and the traceability of fishery production by December 2024.
- To help define an adequate Research Plan that includes data collection on target and non-target species, and on the impact of the fishery on other ecosystem components by February 2020. [Completed]
- To help establish participatory mechanisms that allow fishery stakeholders to participate in both data collection activities and the assessment of the Management Plan's performance by December 2024.
FIP Type
Basic
FIP Stage
Stage 4: Improvements in Fishing Practices or Fishery Management
Start and Projected End Dates
April, 2014
December, 2024
Species
Common Name
Red Grouper
Scientific Name
Epinephelus morio
Gear Type
Location
Estimated Total FIP Landings
300 metric tons
FIP Leads
Organization Name
CeDePesca
Organization Type
NGO
Primary Contact
Minerva Alonso
Phone
+529992423250
Website Name
Organization Name
PESMAR
Organization Type
Industry
Primary Contact
Rudy Abad
Email
Phone
+529699353500
Website Name