Honduras, bordered by Nicaragua
in the south and Guatemala and EI Salvador on the west, has
fisheries for crustaceans and mollusks along its 575 km north coast
and in the Gulf of Fonseca(70 km across) in the south.Along the
northern coast, artisanal fishermen land Caribbean spiny lobsters,
Panulirus argus; white shrimp, Penaeusschmitti; blue crabs,
Callinectes sp.;queen conchs, Strombus gigas; coquinaclams, Donax
denticulata; and marshclams, Polymesoda placans, while
industrial-scale fishermen land pinkshrimp, P. notialis, white
shrimp, spiny lobsters, and queen conchs. In the Gulf of Fonseca, a
few mollusk species are landed, and extensive shrimp farming is
practiced. Mollusks are gathered by hand, and no rakes or dredges
are used.
Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profile for Honduras
- aquatic species caught by country or area, by species items, by
FAO major fishing areas, and year, for all commercial, industrial,
recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture,
aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.
AQUASTAT is FAO's global information
system on water and agriculture developed by the Land and Water
Division. It collects, analyses and disseminates data and
information by country and by region. Its aim is to provide users
interested in global, regional and national analyses with
comprehensive information related to water resources and
agricultural water management across the world, with emphasis on
countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Information for Honduras
The Crustacean and Molluscan Fisheries of
Honduras
Overview of the crustacean, lobsters, shrimp fisheries in Honduras from NOAA
http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/mfr583/mfr5833.pdf
