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Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management

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Author(s):
Silvano, Renato A. M. [1] ; Begossi, Alpina [2, 3, 4, 5]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Ecol, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
[2] Univ Santa Cecilia UNISANTA, ECOMAR, BR-11045040 Santos, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, CAPESCA, PREAC, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] CMU, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Santa Cecilia UNISANTA, Fisheries & Food Inst FIFO, BR-11045040 Santos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 10, n. 1, p. 133-147, JAN-MAR 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 44
Abstract

We analyzed fishermen's local ecological knowledge (LEK) about the feeding habits, trophic interactions, habitats, fishing grounds, migration, and reproduction of nine coastal fishes in Búzios Island, southeastern Brazilian coast. We interviewed 39 fishermen using standardized questionnaires. Fishermen's LEK on habitat use and trophic interactions for the studied fishes agreed with the scientific literature, allowing the organization of reef and pelagic food webs. The interviewed fishermen mentioned that submerged rock formations would be important habitats for some large commercial fishes, such as Seriola spp., Caranx latus and Epinephelus marginatus. In some instances there was no scientific data to be compared with fishermen's LEK, and thus this kind of knowledge would be the only available source of information, such as for reproduction and migration of most of the studied fishes. We suggest herein ways to apply fishermen's LEK to develop and improve fisheries management measures, such as zoning of marine space, marine protected areas, and closed fishing seasons. Fishermen's LEK may be an important and feasible support to fisheries management and co-management. (AU)