Table 1.
The percentages of respondents from three generations of fishers that considered populations of different exploited species to have been depleted by fishing.
| species | maximum length (cm) | young 15–30 years, value in percentage (N=40) | middle-aged 31–54 years, value in percentage (N=34) | old ≥55 years, value in percentage (N=34) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sharks | large↓ | white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) | 800 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| small | tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) | 740 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) | 350 | 2 | 0 | 32 | ||
| hammerhead shark (Sphyrna spp.) | 150–450 | 7 | 9 | 32 | ||
| blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) | 247 | 7 | 9 | 32 | ||
| coastal groupers (Serranidae) | large↓ | goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) | 240 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| small | gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) | 190 | 10 | 56 | 85 | |
| leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) | 100 | 37 | 76 | 67 | ||
| coastal snappers (Lutjanidae) | large↓ | dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) | 170 | 7 | 29 | 47 |
| small | barred pargo (Hoplopagrus guentherii) | 92 | 10 | 18 | 35 | |
| yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) | 66 | 5 | 17 | 12 | ||
| turtles | pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassissi) | 117 (carapace) | 20 | 32 | 62 | |
| invertebrates | pearl oyster (Pinctada mazatlanica) | n.a. | 0 | 3 | 18 | |
| purple lip rock oyster (Spondylus calcifer) | n.a. | 7 | 20 | 23 | ||
| cortez conch (Strombus galeatus) | n.a. | 2 | 26 | 35 | ||
| pinto spiny lobster (Panulirus inflatus) | n.a. | 13 | 29 | 32 | ||