Small-scale fisheries of lagoon-estuarine complexes (LECs) in Northwest Mexico were investigated using official landings data. Species groups found in landings were clustered into three categories according to their life cycle and habitat distribution: Lagoon-estuarine (LE), Transition zone (TZ) and Coastal (CO). Average landings were highest for LE (19,606 t yr), followed by TZ (7,234 t yr), a...

Brachyuran crab of Setiu Lagoon was systematically sampled between July 2011 and May 2012 to determine the community structure animals their relationship with environmental parameters. The semiterrestrial crabs were collected from a 100 m2 quadrat at eight stations. In addition, fishing devices used collect true aquatic employed subtidal habitat. Forty-four species 13 families identified repres...