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Bony fishes (Teleostei) caught by small-scale fisheries off central to south coast of Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil

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Author(s):
Motta, Fabio Santos [1, 2] ; Rosa, Marcos Rogerio [3] ; Namora, Rafael Cabrera [4] ; Fazzano Gadig, Otto Bismarck [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Lab Pesquisa Elasmobranquios, Sao Vicente, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Mar, Santos, SP - Brazil
[3] Inst Linha DAgua, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[4] Inst Pesca, Programa Monitoramento Atividade Pesqueira, Santos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Biota Neotropica; v. 14, n. 4 OCT-DEC 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Small-scale fisheries have a great socioeconomic importance in Brazil. Different regional characteristics along the coast, mostly related to landing sites, equipment used, and targeted species, renders its assessment and monitoring difficult. The aim of this paper is to present a list of species of bony fishes (Teleostei) caught by artisanal fisheries along the Sao Paulo coast, southeastern Brazil and to provide comments on the relative abundance and conservation status of those species. A total of 315 fishing fleet landings were surveyed, and 106 species distributed among 38 families were recorded. Sciaenidae and Carangidae were the most frequent families in species number. The southern king weakfish, Macrodon atricauda, was the most abundant species, representing 28.03% of the total number of specimens caught. Eleven of the most abundant species are classified as Overexploited in the country or as Near Threatened in the state of Sao Paulo. These findings reinforce the relevance of assessing and managing artisanal fisheries. (AU)