Profile updated on 9 March 2016
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Lutjanus vivanus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Silk snapper, Red snapper, Day Snapper, Yellow-Eyed (Red) Snapper
The Silk snapper is found in western Atlantic waters, as far north as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Bermuda and as far south as Brazil. They are also found in the Gulf of Mexico along the continental shelf. Information on the stock structure of the Silk snapper is not available. This profile refers to the Nicaraguan Western Central Atlantic Management Unit.
ANALYSIS
No related analysis
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
< 6
Managers Compliance:
< 6
Fishers Compliance:
< 6
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