Confirmation of fishers' local ecological knowledge of ciguatoxic fish species and ciguatera-prone hotspot areas in Puerto Rico using harmful benthic algae surveys and fish toxicity testing
H. R. Raab, J. J. Luczkovich, W. Litaker, M. H. Del Pozo Santos, C. A. Grace-McCaskey
This study confirms that local fishers' ecological knowledge effectively identifies ciguatera-prone hotspots and coldspots in Puerto Rico by correlating with dinoflagellate cell counts and fish toxicity levels.
bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2021 · PreprintEcology