Fishing is an essential activity in many countries' economies and food security, and Mexico is no exception. In the state of Veracruz, fishing creates employment and provides food for over forty thousand fishers and their families. Several of the ecosystems that support this activity are located in the Reef Corridor of the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. This study aimed at quantifying the value of exploited marine species in coastal communities from a cultural standpoint using a cultural value index. The approach allowed for a better understanding of resource appropriation and fishing resources' role in the everyday life of local communities. Fishers (221) from 10 communities on Veracruz’ state were interviewed, from Tamiahua in the north to Zapotitlán in the south. One hundred nine taxa were registered, including 87 species and six different kinds of uses. The cultural value was low in all taxa (0.00001–0.33). Scomberomorus cavalla, Lutjanus campechanus, Myliobatidae, and Scomberomorus maculatus had the highest cultural value. The cultural value was related to economic profit, age, and even first age of fishing in fisher from some communities. Cultural valuation of marine species in coastal communities enables the inclusion of fishing and natural resource cultural dimension into management strategies. It also props up conservation needs beyond ecologic and economic reasons and helps to preserve culture and appropriation forms carried out by communities associated with the reef resources.

在许多国家的经济和粮食安全中，捕鱼是一项必不可少的活动，墨西哥也不例外。在韦拉克鲁斯州，捕鱼创造了就业机会，并为四万多名渔民及其家人提供了食物。支持该活动的几个生态系统位于墨西哥西南海湾的珊瑚礁走廊。这项研究旨在使用文化价值指数从文化的角度量化沿海社区开发的海洋物种的价值。这种方法可以更好地了解资源分配和捕鱼资源在当地社区日常生活中的作用。从北部的Tamiahua到南部的Zapotitlán，采访了韦拉克鲁斯州10个社区的渔民（221）。登记了一百一十九个分类单元，包括87种和6种不同的用途。所有分类单元的文化价值均较低（0.00001–0.33）。康氏马鲛CAVALLA，红鳍笛campechanus，Myliobatidae和康氏马鲛斑有最高的文化价值。文化价值与某些社区的渔民的经济利益，年龄，甚至首次捕鱼年龄有关。对沿海社区海洋物种的文化评估使捕捞和自然资源文化方面纳入管理战略。它还可以保护生态和经济之外的保护需求，并有助于保护与珊瑚礁资源有关的社区所进行的文化和挪用形式。