About

SCRFA facilitates and fosters aggregation conservation and management for the long-term within the wider goal of sustainable fishery management. They strive to provide the right information in a way that is useful for communities, authorities, NGOs, etc. to make the best possible decisions under prevailing social and economic contexts. Such decisions need a strong biological and fishery understanding.

In June 2000, La Paz, Mexico, was the venue of a symposium “The Importance of Spawning Aggregations in the Lives of Reef Fishes”. The symposium drew experts from around the world’s oceans and was the first opportunity for scientists working on aggregations to gather and share their knowledge and experience regarding impacts on aggregations around the tropics. This gathering was the catalyst for the establishment of a formal partnership, originally called the Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations using the same acronym SCRFA. They gained 501(c)3 status in 2006, registered in California,US

Vision

Globally, populations of aggregating fish species are responsibly managed and their aggregations safeguarded, to help protect marine biodiversity, maintain ocean ecosystem integrity and ensure food security and income for current and future generations.

Mission

To promote responsible stewardship of fish aggregations through better conservation and management and by building capacity and knowledge based on good science. SCRFA undertakes and promotes documentation of fish aggregations, their status and history, develops methodologies for monitoring and managing aggregations and aggregating species, provides advice on conservation and management options, and conducts and promotes education and awareness-raising