New way of capturing the Maya octopus (Octopus maya): the use of artificial lures in Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
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The use of artificial lures for Maya octopus fishing in the Celestún area of Yucatan is described for the first time. These lures are constructed from various materials, including wood, various plastics (PET or PVC), epoxy resin, and ethylene vinyl acetate foam. The lures are used by a large portion of commercial fishermen in the area, as they reduce fishing costs and maintain fishing yields. Studies are needed to evaluate the efficiency of each type of artificial lure and the effects of their use on the octopus population and its environment.
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Octopus fishing, drift line, artificial bait, practical use, Celestún, Yucatan
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Markaida, U. (2023). Food to go: prey on the web of Octopus maya reveals its diet. Marine Biology, 170, 80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04231-2.
Markaida, U., Méndez-Loeza, I. & Rodríguez-Domínguez, A. (2019). Capture efficiency of artificial lures in baited lines for mayan octopus, Octopus maya, Fishery in Campeche, Mexico, Marine Fisheries Review, 81(1), 53–60.
Munguia-Vega, A., Ibarra García, L. E., Barajas-Girón, P., Rocha Tejeda, L., López Ercilla I., Domínguez-Contreras, J. F & Markaida U. (2023). Genetic identification of bait to support sustainability of the octopus fishery from the State of Yucatan, Mexico, Journal of Shellfish Research, 42(2), 301–310. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.042.0212
Portela, E., Simoes, N., Rosas, C. & Mascaró, M. (2014). Can preference for crabs in juvenile Octopus maya be modified through early experience with alternative prey? Behaviour, 151(11), 1597–1616. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003206
Sauer, W. H. H., Gleadall, I. G., Downey-Breedt, N., Doubleday, Z., Gillespie, G., Haimovici, M., Ibáñez, Christian, M., Katugin, O. N., Leporati, S., Lipinski, M. R., Markaida, U., Ramos, J. E., Rosa, R.,Villanueva, R., Arguelles, J., Briceño, F.A., Carrasco, S. A., Che, L. J., Chih-Shin Chen, Cisneros, R., Conners, E., Crespi-Abril, A. C., Kulik, V. V.,. Drobyazin, E. N, Emery, T., Fernández-Álvarez, F. A., Furuya, H., González, L.W., Gough, C., Krishnan, Kumar, P.B., Leite, T., Lu Chung-Cheng, Kolliyil S., Jaruwat Nabhitabhata M., Noro, K., Petchkamnerd, J., Putra, D., Rocliffe, S., Sajikumar, K.K., Sakaguchi, H., Samuel, D, Sasikumar, G., Wada, T., Zheng, X., Tian, Y., Pang, Y., Yamrungrueng, A. & Pecl G. (2019) World Octopus Fisheries, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 29(3), 279–429. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2019.1680603
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Wakida-Kusunoki, A. T., Del Moral-Flores, L. F., & Oribe-Pérez, I. (2025). New way of capturing the Maya octopus (Octopus maya): the use of artificial lures in Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Novitates Caribaea, (26), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi26.380
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