Preselección de especies para la piscicultura marina en el Pacífico Sur de México

Fishing represents the largest source of ecological impact on the oceans. Tropical marine fish farming is a productive area to be promoted in Mexico. Given the diversity of fish in the South Pacific of Mexico and the deterioration of more than 50% of the existing fisheries, it is necessary to identify the species with the highest aquaculture attributes to promote conservation and regional development. Thirty - six species were analyzed on three preconditions: commercial value, eurihalinity and size. They were the first choice species: black snook (Centropomus nigrescens), grouper (Epinephelus itajara) and Pacific guachinango (Lutjanus peru).