AGGREGATIONS

Learn all about fish spawning aggregations, and how to study, manage and conserve them.

DATABASE

Please note that the DATABASE is still available during our website overhaul.

SPECIES PROFILES

Fishes that aggregate to spawn, their biology, ecology, fishery importance and conservation status.

PUBLICATIONS

Many publications on aggregation spawners are now available

LATEST SCRFA NEWS

Combining Local Knowledge and Science to Help Herrings

Combining Local Knowledge and Science to Help Herrings

A new study highlights how combining fishers’ local ecological knowledge with scientific research can improve ...

13th March 2026

Good News for the Red Hind and the Nassau Grouper

Good News for the Red Hind and the Nassau Grouper

Two recent publications highlight encouraging progress for the recovery and management of important Caribbean reef fish ...

13th March 2026

Millions of Icefish Nests Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice

Millions of Icefish Nests Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice

Scientists have made an extraordinary discovery beneath the Antarctic ice shelf: a vast breeding colony containing millions ...

13th March 2026

EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR AGGREGATING FISHES IN TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR AGGREGATING FISHES IN TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

The Big Fish Initiative is the number one resource for aggregating fishes with particular focus on managers, general public ...

02nd January 2026

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