{"id":92,"date":"2024-08-29T11:18:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T14:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marfish.org\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:45:51","slug":"about-mar-fish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marfish.org\/es\/about-mar-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"About Mar Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"92\" class=\"elementor elementor-92\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db790af elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"db790af\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"meso\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d331ebb\" data-id=\"d331ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e00cac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e00cac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ede71a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ede71a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8607930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8607930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EL ARRECIFE MESOAMERICANO <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c26fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c26fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/>El Arrecife Mesoamericano (SAM) es el arrecife de coral m\u00e1s grande del Atl\u00e1ntico occidental y forma parte de un sistema interconectado de h\u00e1bitats costeros y corrientes que se extiende por todo el Gran Caribe. Se extiende por m\u00e1s de 1000 km a lo largo de la costa caribe\u00f1a desde la punta de la pen\u00ednsula de Yucat\u00e1n en M\u00e9xico, a trav\u00e9s de las costas de Belice y Guatemala, hasta las Islas de la Bah\u00eda de Honduras. El SAM abarca diversos recursos costeros y marinos, incluidos bosques de manglares, lechos de pastos marinos y extensos sistemas de arrecifes que son fundamentales para la pesca, garantizar la seguridad alimentaria, proporcionar medios de vida y sustentar las industrias del turismo y la pesca.<\/p><p>A pesar de estas contribuciones vitales, el SAM enfrenta desaf\u00edos importantes, atribuidos principalmente a la incesante presi\u00f3n pesquera, la p\u00e9rdida de h\u00e1bitat y el cambio clim\u00e1tico, que contin\u00faan impactando a estas poblaciones. Sin embargo, gracias a los esfuerzos de mejora en la aplicaci\u00f3n de la ley, la biomasa de peces comerciales ha aumentado en un 40% por primera vez en cinco a\u00f1os, aunque la poblaci\u00f3n de especies de peces m\u00e1s grandes, como pargos y meros, sigue siendo \u201cpobre\u201d en promedio (696 g\/100 m2), siendo el 67 % y el 78 % inmaduros, respectivamente, en los sitios estudiados en el SAM por Healthy Reef for Healthy People (HRHP), como se documenta en el <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/66b16833c7877e9078babf9d\/67361e479ff8ca23dc49ebf7_2024%20Report%20Card%20-website%20version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporte de la Salud del Arrecife Mesoamericano 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d531a7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d531a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photography by: HRHP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd7ec21 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bd7ec21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5120226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5120226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mapa-con-linea-marfund-470x600-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mapa-con-linea-marfund-470x600-1.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mapa-con-linea-marfund-470x600-1-235x300.jpeg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc49971 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fc49971\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"fish\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e5fcd\" data-id=\"b1e5fcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eeff46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eeff46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6c976 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7f6c976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113b062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"113b062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Copia-de-Corona-Caiman-Ana-Giro8-1024x728.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Copia-de-Corona-Caiman-Ana-Giro8-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Copia-de-Corona-Caiman-Ana-Giro8-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Copia-de-Corona-Caiman-Ana-Giro8-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Copia-de-Corona-Caiman-Ana-Giro8-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Copia-de-Corona-Caiman-Ana-Giro8-2048x1455.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affde5a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"affde5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photography by: HRHP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e5009 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"23e5009\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff64bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eff64bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AGREGACIONES REPRODUCTIVAS DE PECES EN EL SAM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbd922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcbd922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Las agregaciones reproductivas de peces (ARP) son concentraciones temporales de peces que se re\u00fanen en momentos y lugares espec\u00edficos para reproducirse. Estas agregaciones incluyen individuos de la misma especie que se re\u00fanen anualmente o peri\u00f3dicamente en respuesta a se\u00f1ales ambientales como las fases lunares, la temperatura del agua y las corrientes de marea. Las densidades de ARP son hasta tres veces mayores que durante los periodos no reproductivos, por lo que son extremadamente vulnerables a la pesca. Ocurren en diversos entornos marinos, incluidos arrecifes de coral, zonas costeras y h\u00e1bitats de mar abierto donde algunas especies de peces migran, incluso desde largas distancias para llegar a sus zonas de desove, mientras que otras permanecen cerca de su \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n territorial. Representan casi toda la producci\u00f3n reproductiva anual de las especies que desovan en cada sitio y son fundamentales para el \u00e9xito reproductivo de muchas especies.<\/p><p>Las ARP son componentes cr\u00edticos del sistema del Arrecife Mesoamericano (SAM), y desempe\u00f1an un papel importante en el ciclo de vida de varias especies de peces que contribuyen a la biodiversidad de la regi\u00f3n. Dependen de los h\u00e1bitats diversos y \u00fanicos del SAM, como los arrecifes de coral y los manglares, que brindan condiciones de h\u00e1bitat adecuadas que atraen a miles de individuos en lugares y \u00e9pocas espec\u00edficas del a\u00f1o para reproducirse y mantener poblaciones de peces saludables en la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82a1c0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e82a1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fotograf\u00eda por: CORAL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87319b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87319b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"cayman\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5d580\" data-id=\"5d5d580\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea0f02f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea0f02f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0f0121\" data-id=\"d0f0121\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621b14a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"621b14a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CORONA CAIM\u00c1N \u2013 LA JOYA DEL CARIBE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ad457 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ad457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El arrecife de Corona Caim\u00e1n es uno de los arrecifes m\u00e1s desarrollados y saludables dentro de la regi\u00f3n del Arrecife Mesoamericano. Tiene una abundante cobertura de coral vivo, una pr\u00f3spera megafauna marina e importantes sitios de agregaci\u00f3n de m\u00faltiples especies de peces. Se encuentra situado en las fronteras mar\u00edtimas de Belice y Guatemala, y en 2020 fue declarado zona de veda por 10 a\u00f1os en Guatemala y una zona de productividad, como una expansi\u00f3n de la Reserva Marina de los Cayos Zapotillos, en Belice.<\/p><p>Descubierto en 2013 por Ana Gir\u00f3, coordinadora de Arrecifes Saludables para Personas Saludables (HRHP) en Guatemala, el arrecife de Corona Caim\u00e1n se dio a conocer durante esfuerzos de colaboraci\u00f3n con pescadores locales de la comunidad de Quetzalito. Estos pescadores, que suelen pescar principalmente en aguas profundas, mencionaron la presencia de \u201crocas\u201d para referirse a los arrecifes de coral de la zona.<\/p><p>Las inmersiones exploratorias iniciales, el monitoreo continuo y los an\u00e1lisis batim\u00e9tricos realizados por HRHP revelaron que el arrecife de Corona Caim\u00e1n alberga una gran variedad de h\u00e1bitats y vida marina. Este sistema de arrecifes tiene una importancia ecol\u00f3gica significativa y \u00fanica, representando una valiosa conectividad dentro del Arrecife Mesoamericano. Se determin\u00f3 que el arrecife ten\u00eda m\u00e1s del 50.3% de coral vivo en 2023, superando el promedio regional del SAM del 17%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bda6e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1bda6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.55-1024x766.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.55-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.55-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.55-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.55-1536x1149.png 1536w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.55.png 2014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6436a8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6436a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photography by: TIDE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b14aea\" data-id=\"3b14aea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41bc46 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e41bc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.50-1024x765.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.50-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.50-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.50-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.50-1536x1147.png 1536w, https:\/\/marfish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-29-a-las-10.20.50.png 2024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8cbae4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8cbae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photography by: TIDE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5310f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e5310f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El sistema de arrecifal se extiende a lo largo de 15 km y a lo ancho de 6 km, y presenta ambientes marinos extensos y complejos con una gran variedad de h\u00e1bitats, incluidos picos, pin\u00e1culos y canales de arrecifes. Este intrincado sistema de h\u00e1bitat proporciona condiciones ideales para agregaciones reproductivas de peces (ARP) de m\u00faltiples especies, incluida una de las pocas \u00e1reas de desove de m\u00faltiples especies confirmadas en la costa caribe\u00f1a de Guatemala. Se ha observado el desove de especies de peces clave, como pargos, peces ballesta y jureles, lo que enfatiza la importancia ecol\u00f3gica del arrecife. El arrecife alberga una gran diversidad de biodiversidad marina, incluida megafauna, depredadores principales y especies en peligro cr\u00edtico de extinci\u00f3n, como el mero Goliat, lo que destaca su papel fundamental en los esfuerzos de conservaci\u00f3n regionales<\/p><p>Desde su descubrimiento, HRHP ha llevado a cabo varias exploraciones e investigaciones, recopilando datos cient\u00edficos valiosos que sirven para orientar su protecci\u00f3n y manejo. Estas actividades han incluido el mapeo de h\u00e1bitats, la caracterizaci\u00f3n de arrecifes mediante inmersiones exploratorias, el monitoreo de la salud de los arrecifes utilizando el protocolo de Evaluaci\u00f3n R\u00e1pida de Arrecifes del Atl\u00e1ntico y el Golfo (AGRRA), evaluaciones de blanqueamiento y enfermedades (en particular la enfermedad de p\u00e9rdida de tejido de corales duros) y el an\u00e1lisis de registros de temperatura. La investigaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n se ha enfocado en las zonas m\u00e1s profundas del arrecife, utilizando datos ac\u00fasticos de grabaciones de hidr\u00f3fonos para identificar agregaciones reproductivas de peces.<\/p><p>Las exploraciones, investigaciones y monitoreos continuas proporcionan datos cr\u00edticos consistentes que permiten comprender la salud y la resiliencia del arrecife en general. 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