The aggregations are highly predictable in space and time which makes them important sites for fishers and associated communities. Their predictability also makes them highly susceptible to overexploitation, to the point that many FSAs around the world have disappeared entirely, and the species that used to aggregate have become endangered. Despite their ecological importance, information on their status especially in reef ecosystems remains sparse and poorly understood which limits their effective management in developing nations.

The RMP has a multi-year program focusing on three different spawning sites for grouper and snapper around the island of Roatan. These sites are kept secret in order to protect them and fishing in those general areas is forbidden during peak spawning times, just after the full moon.