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Urcadiz-Cazares, F.J., V.H., Cruz-Escalona, M.S., Peterson, A.F., González-Acosta, E., Marín-Enríquez, J.M., Borges Souza, A., Del Pino-Machado & A., Ortega-Rubio (2023). Analysis of omissions of protected fish species during environmental impact assessments inferred with distribution models in southeastern coastal zone of Bahía de La Paz, Mexico.. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 99: 06988. DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106988.

Analysis of omissions of protected fish species during environmental impact assessments inferred with distribution models in southeastern coastal zone of Bahía de La Paz, Mexico.

Francisco Javier Urcadiz-Cazares 1, Víctor Hugo Cruz-Escalona 2, Mark S. Peterson 3, Adrián Felipe González-Acosta 2, Emigdio Marín-Enríquez 4, José Manuel Borges Souza 2, Arturo Del Pino-Machado 2 y Alfredo Ortega-Rubio 5

1 Instituto Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus La Paz, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas
2 Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Pesquerías y Biología Marina
3 The University of Southern Mississippi, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, Division of Coastal Sciences
4 CONACyT, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
5 Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste

Protectedspecies are relevant for decision-making regarding environmental authorizationof development projects. In Mexico, prior to authorizing a development project,it is required to evaluate potential impacts through an environmental impact statement(EIS); this EIS must document the presence or absence of the protected specieslisted in the NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 standard within the project area and itssurroundings (influence zone). However, insitu detection of some faunal groups similar to protected fish species(PFS) can be complex due to mobility and dynamics, difficulty of sampling, andlack of literature. Consequently, PFS could be inadvertently omitted duringenvironmental impact assessments and this could strongly influence decision-makersrelated to approving the development site. To address this issue, we used ourextensive history and experience of the region to document potential omissionsof PFS in projects evaluated from 2005 to 2018 in the Bahía de La Paz.Omissions were inferred by cross-checking the declaration in the EIS andcomparing impact areas of the projects with the PFS distribution areaspredicted from ecological niche models. The results revealed, on average, that74% of EIS examined did not declare PFS in the zone where the models indicatedtheir potential presence. This unprecedented study has innovative implicationsfor improving future decision-making and protection of regulated protected speciesand their habitats both in the bay and elsewhere in the marine and coastalenvironment.

Palabras clave: Fish endangered species; CITES; IUCN; Ecological niche modeling; distribution models; Gulf of California

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