AGGREGATIONS

Learn all about fish spawning aggregations, and how to study, manage and conserve them.

DATABASE

Please note that the DATABASE is still available during our website overhaul.

SPECIES PROFILES

Fishes that aggregate to spawn, their biology, ecology, fishery importance and conservation status.

PUBLICATIONS

Many publications on aggregation spawners are now available

LATEST SCRFA NEWS

FLIRTING FISHES FRIGHTENED BY FISHING

FLIRTING FISHES FRIGHTENED BY FISHING

Fishing of squaretail coralgrouper causes males to leave their territories. Fishing is causing frightened fish to flee ...

02nd January 2025

EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR AGGREGATING FISHES IN TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR AGGREGATING FISHES IN TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

The Big Fish Initiative is the number one resource for aggregating fishes with particular focus on managers, general public ...

02nd January 2025

Four Regional Assessments

Four Regional Assessments

Four regional assessments (Epinephelus akaara, E. awoara, E. bruneus, E. moara) were completed by experts using IUCN Red ...

22nd November 2024

Spawning Aggregation Recovery Hampered by Too Few Spawners

Spawning Aggregation Recovery Hampered by Too Few Spawners

A recent study highlights a critical challenge in the recovery of spawning aggregation-based fisheries: the insufficient ...

05th July 2024

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