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Estero la Jagua, Honduras

Main Contributors:

Johanna Yletyinen

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Summary

Shrimp farming is practiced in the Estero la Jagua. Hypoxia has caused fish kills and decline in artisan fishery of all species.

Type of regime shift

Ecosystem type

  • Marine & coastal
  • Freshwater lakes & rivers

Land uses

  • Fisheries

Spatial scale of the case study

  • Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)

Continent or Ocean

  • North America

Region

  • Central America

Countries

  • Honduras

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Key References

  1. Ward G. A Strategic Approach to Carrying-Capacity Analysis for Aquaculture in Estuaries. UJNR Technical Report No. 24, 71-84.

Citation

Johanna Yletyinen. Estero la Jagua, Honduras. In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org. Last revised 2012-03-17 18:46:09 GMT.
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