Social and environmental insights of a fishing population in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Constanza Loreto Di Giammarco; Roberto Barrientos Medina; Diego Diego

Authors

Constanza Loreto-Digiammarco Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Author
Roberto Barrientos-Medina Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2144-034X
Diego Morales-Chulines Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Author

Keywords:

coastal communities, overexploitation, fisheries management , climate change

Abstract

Coastal communities face significant environmental and socioeconomic challenges, including climate change, pollution, and overexploitation of marine resources. Developing countries, such as Mexico, are vulnerable due to overcapacity fisheries and inaccurate resource estimates. Approximately 13.6% of global marine re-sources are severely deteriorated, leading to declining populations of key species, such as grouper, octopus, and lobster. This research identified environmental, social and economic issues from El Cuyo, Yucatan. The main factors affecting the community of El Cuyo are natural phenomena such as tropical storms and hurricanes, resource degradation in size and catch, and distancing of resources from the coast. This study highlights the need for measures to reduce fishing efforts and develop alternative economic activities.

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