Jumbo Squid<i>Dosidicus gigas</i>: A New Fishery in Ecuador

Resumen

During 2014 given the relevance of Dosidicus gigas in the eastern Pacific and the incentives and possible profits obtained for harvest of jumbo squid, the Ecuador Government decided that D. gigas must be a new fishery. So, in this article, the first steps to fishery management and the future directions for jumbo squid fishery in Ecuador are documented. Several recommendations were identified in order to improve the jumbo squid fishery management, such as spatial and temporal distribution, scientific data collection, stock assessment, management strategy, and proposal of fishery management in the Galapagos Islands. This review identified as priority a fishery management plan for jumbo squid in the region.