Range-wide status and conservation of the Goliath grouper
A theme issue of ESR focusing on “Range-wide status of the Goliath grouper” is in preparation for publication in late 2008. The Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara is one of the world’s largest and longest lived serranids. Heavily targeted by artisanal and recreational fisheries throughout its broad distributional range, the global declines in abundance and extirpation of Goliath grouper spawning aggregations are of growing concern. Innovative research and management approaches coupled with international collaborative efforts are needed to address this pressing conservation problem. This ESR special issue will be catalyzed by a Symposium at the 60th Annual Conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
Manuscripts addressing goliath grouper biology, age and growth, reproduction, behaviour, population dynamics, genetics as well as management and conservation are welcomed. To discuss the suitability of a manuscript for inclusion in this ESR Special, please contact Dr. Rachel Graham (Wildlife Conservation Society and Guest Editor) or Dr. Brendan Godley (ESR Editor-in-Chief).
Contents
Theme Section articles appear online (as final unpaginated proofs) as soon as they are finalized by the authors. They will be paginated when the Theme Section is complete.
Craig MT, Graham RT, Torres RA, Hyde JR, Freitas MO, Ferreira BP, Hostim-Silva M, Gerhardinger LC, Bertoncini AA, Robertson DR
How many species of goliath grouper are there? Cryptic genetic divergence in a threatened marine fish and the resurrection of a geopolitical species
ESR:Grouper_pp1 | Full text in pdf format 
Mann DA, Locascio JV, Coleman FC, Koenig CC
Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara sound production and movement patterns on aggregation sites
ESR:Grouper_pp2 | Full text in pdf format
Brusher JH, Schull J
Non-lethal age determination for juvenile goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara from southwest Florida
ESR:Grouper_pp3 | Full text in pdf format
Frias-Torres S, Luo J
Using dual-frequency sonar to detect juvenile goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in mangrove habitat
ESR:Grouper_pp4 | Full text in pdf format
Cass-Calay SL, Schmidt TW
Monitoring changes in the catch rates and abundance of juvenile goliath grouper using the ENP creel survey, 1973-2006
ESR:Grouper_pp5 | Full text in pdf format
Murie DJ, Parkyn DC, Koenig CC, Coleman FC, Schull J, Frias-Torres S
Evaluation of finrays as a non-lethal ageing method for protected goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
ESR:Grouper_pp6 | Full text in pdf format