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Mendoza JN, Hanazaki N, Prūse B, Martini A, Bittner MV, Kochalski S, Macusi E, Ciriaco A, Mattalia G, Sõukand R. Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2023; 19:57. [PMID: 38042774 PMCID: PMC10693712 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-023-00630-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ethnobotanical knowledge about the role of plants in fisheries provides valuable ecological information vital for sustainable management of local resources; however, it is diluted and understudied globally. This literature review aims to map the knowledge of plant use within traditional fishing communities. METHODS Through the PRISMA method, we identified and selected 34 articles reporting the use of plants in fisheries, and including 344 taxa of plants and algae. Uses of plants and algae were grouped into different categories. RESULTS In the novel categorization of fishery-related uses we proposed, the most mentioned were for fishing and building/repair of fishing artifacts and habitat-related uses, while the records of plants related to fiber uses, providing aid in fishing management and species causing problems, were among the least mentioned. Semi-structured interview is most commonly used with local resource users, especially fishery experts, in exploring perceptions on plant use within traditional fishing communities. Diversity was high in all the recorded families, but most were reported locally. CONCLUSION Ethnobotanical studies with fishers are not common in the documented literature but they provide a large number of use reports. On the basis this review, in most of the world, the information is of a casual and sporadic nature. Fishers can provide information on aquatic plants and algae that create problems and aid in fishing management, which are crucial in understanding the ecosystem of a region experiencing environmental challenges. This knowledge is greatly understudied globally and undergoing a rapid decline, as highlighted in several of the reviewed articles. Thus, further systematic research on fishery-related uses of plants by fisherfolk is needed considering its potential contribution to the sustainable management of fishery resources.
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- Jimlea Nadezhda Mendoza
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy.
- Tagalog Fisher Community of Mabato Asufre Pangil, Pangil, Laguna, Philippines.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
- Department of Ecology and Zoology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
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- Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
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- CRETUS, Department of Applied Economics, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Davao Oriental State University, Mati, Philippines
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- Tagalog Fisher Community of Mabato Asufre Pangil, Pangil, Laguna, Philippines
- Kabulusan Integrated National High School, Pakil, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
- New York Botanical Garden, New York, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
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Pereyra PER, Hallwass G, Begossi A, Giacomin LL, Silvano RAM. Fishers' Knowledge Reveals Ecological Interactions Between Fish and Plants in High Diverse Tropical Rivers. Ecosystems 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-023-00818-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Vi PT, Ngoc NT, Quang PD, Dam NT, Tue NM, Tuyen LH, Viet PH, Anh DH. Perfluoroalkyl substances in freshwater and marine fish from northern Vietnam: Accumulation levels, profiles, and implications for human consumption. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 182:113995. [PMID: 35939932 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The accumulation profiles of nine perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were determined in 95 muscle samples of seven freshwater (n = 65) and seven marine (n = 30) fish species collected in Northern Vietnam. In both groups of fish, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) was the most prevalent component, accounting for roughly 29 % of total PFASs. The total PFASs in freshwater fish species ranged from 0.08 to 8.06 ng/g wet weight (w.w), with the highest concentration found in topmouth culter (7.01 ± 1.23 ng/g w.w). In marine fish, the highest mean concentration of PFASs was detected in Asian sea bass (2.75 ± 0.54 ng/g, w.w). Estimation on the human dietary intake of PFASs from fish consumption resulted in hazard ratios (HR) ranging from 0.019 to 0.238 for freshwater fish and from 0.016 to 0.074 for marine fish, indicating low exposure risks associated with PFASs.
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- Phung Thi Vi
- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen Trai Street 334, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen Trai Street 334, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen Trai Street 334, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen Trai Street 334, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen Trai Street 334, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen Trai Street 334, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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Truchet DM, Noceti BM, Villagran DM, Truchet RM. Alternative Conservation Paradigms and Ecological Knowledge of Small-Scale Artisanal Fishers in a Changing Marine Scenario in Argentina. HUMAN ECOLOGY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL 2022; 50:209-225. [PMID: 35194293 PMCID: PMC8852966 DOI: 10.1007/s10745-022-00309-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We studied conservation paradigms of small-scale artisanal fishers and other actors involved in the conservation of the Bahía Blanca Estuary (BBE)-a Southwestern Atlantic estuary under anthropogenic pressures (conservationists, NGOs, individuals in the private sector and the port consortium). We focused on the relationship between fishers and non-human entities (e.g., animals, tides, lunar cycles, etc.) from alternative conservation paradigms according to Pálsson's schema (orientalism, paternalism, communalism). We also explored the ecological knowledge of fisher communities to identify possible conservation strategies. Using an ethnographic approach, we identified communalism as the dominant paradigm within the fisher communities as opposed to the paternalistic and orientalist approaches of conservationists and industry employees in the BBE. Fishers demonstrated a broad knowledge on the effects of climate change on fish stocks and pollution on ocean environments and biota, which gillnets avoid catching juveniles and threatened species, and landscape changes over the long-term period, among others areas that could be useful for conservation of these changing coastal ecosystems. We conclude that understanding local perspectives and practices is essential for a democratic exchange among different bodies of knowledge to conserve marine ecosystems.
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- Daniela M. Truchet
- Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), CCT-CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Camino La Carrindanga, Edificio E1, B8000FWB Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), San Juan 670, B8000ICN Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur (IIESS), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) – CONICET Bahía Blanca, San Andrés 800, Altos de Palihue, Campus Universitario, C.C 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Departamento de Economía, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), San Andrés 800, Altos de Palihue, Campus Universitario, C.C 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC-CONICET) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, C.C 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales del Litoral (IHuCSO-Litoral, CONICET), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Sede FCJS: Cándido Pujato 2751, Ciudad de Santa Fe, Provincia de Santa Fe, C.C 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
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Silvano RAM, Pereyra PER, Begossi A, Hallwass G. Which fish is this? Fishers know more than 100 fish species in megadiverse tropical rivers. Facets (Ott) 2022. [DOI: 10.1139/facets-2021-0136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ethnobiological studies on folk, common, or popular names that fishers use to identify fish can help improve fisheries monitoring and collaborations between fishers and researchers. This study investigates fishers’ knowledge (recognition, naming, and habitat use) on 115 and 119 fish species, respectively, in the Negro and Tapajos Rivers, two megadiverse rivers in the Brazilian Amazon, and investigates the relationship between such knowledge and fish importance to fisheries, fish abundance, and fish size. We also compared fishers’ perceptions on fisheries and fish abundance with literature data on fish harvests and fish sampling. We interviewed 16 fishers in 16 communities (one fisher per community, 8 communities along each river). These fishers recognized an average of 91 ± 10.4 species in the Negro River and 115 ± 7.2 species in the Tapajos River, but all fishers recognized 114 species in Negro and all species in Tapajos. The fishers’ knowledge of fish species was positively related to fishers’ perceptions on fish abundance, size, and importance to fisheries in the Negro, but only positively related to fish size in the Tapajos. Our results highlight the usefulness of fishers’ knowledge to providing data on use and cultural relevance of fish species in high diversity aquatic ecosystems.
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- Renato A. M. Silvano
- Departamento de Ecologia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia – IB, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Fisheries and Food Institute – FIFO , Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia – IB, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute – FIFO , Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Alimentação – NEPA, CAPESCA, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil and PG Unisanta, Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute – FIFO , Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA), Pará, Brazil
- Current address: Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologia e Inovação, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Löki V, Nagy J, Nagy A, Babai D, Molnár Z, Lukács BA. Known but not called by name: recreational fishers' ecological knowledge of freshwater plants in Hungary. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2021; 17:63. [PMID: 34736491 PMCID: PMC8567722 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-021-00489-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Documenting local ecological knowledge (LEK) has recently become a topic of considerable interest. LEK can contribute to various areas of ecology, including habitat management and conservation biology. It has been recently revealed that recreational fishers' ecological knowledge (FEK) can also provide valuable information about different organisms and habitats, while recreational fishers' ecological knowledge is understudied in many aspects and regions of the world. METHODS We aimed to record Hungarian recreational FEK on plant species related to freshwater habitats. Our research was conducted in three regularly fished water bodies in Hungary, namely Lake Velence, Keleti Main Canal, and Lake Látóképi, where a total of 72 interviews were conducted with recreational anglers. During interviews, 24 plant species occurring at freshwater habitats with common or sporadic distribution were shown to anglers as single species or in congeneric pairs. Miscellaneous plant-related knowledge of anglers was also collected. RESULTS Anglers identified a total of 16 plant species. They used 45 botanical or folk names. An angler knew the name of 4.6 plants on average and recognized 7.4 other species without naming it. According to our detailed analysis, anglers were able to name or at least recognize those plant species which are somehow related to fishing activities, are salient, and/or common. Moreover, anglers at Lake Velence recognized less plant species; however, they also had less years of fishing experience compared to anglers of the other two locations. CONCLUSION We found that recreational FEK exists even in the case of freshwater plants which are not the main focus of anglers. It is highly presumable that recreational fishers would be able to provide reliable ecologically related data for scientific research establishing future citizen science projects of nature conservation.
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- Viktor Löki
- Wetland Ecology Research Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Wetland Ecology Research Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Debrecen, Hungary
- , Balatoni Road 62, Velence, Hungary
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- Lendület Ethnoecology Research Group, Institute of Ethnology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest, Hungary
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- Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Wetland Ecology Research Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Debrecen, Hungary
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Pereyra PER, Hallwass G, Poesch M, Silvano RAM. ‘Taking Fishers’ Knowledge to the Lab’: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understand Fish Trophic Relationships in the Brazilian Amazon. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.723026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Trophic levels can be applied to describe the ecological role of organisms in food webs and assess changes in ecosystems. Stable isotopes analysis can assist in the understanding of trophic interactions and use of food resources by aquatic organisms. The local ecological knowledge (LEK) of fishers can be an alternative to advance understanding about fish trophic interactions and to construct aquatic food webs, especially in regions lacking research capacity. The objectives of this study are: to calculate the trophic levels of six fish species important to fishing by combining data from stable isotopes analysis and fishers’ LEK in two clear water rivers (Tapajós and Tocantins) in the Brazilian Amazon; to compare the trophic levels of these fish between the two methods (stable isotopes analysis and LEK) and the two rivers; and to develop diagrams representing the trophic webs of the main fish prey and predators based on fisher’s LEK. The fish species studied were Pescada (Plagioscion squamosissimus), Tucunaré (Cichla pinima), Piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus), Aracu (Leporinus fasciatus), Charuto (Hemiodus unimaculatus), and Jaraqui (Semaprochilodus spp.). A total of 98 interviews and 63 samples for stable isotopes analysis were carried out in both rivers. The average fish trophic levels did not differ between the stable isotopes analysis and the LEK in the Tapajós, nor in the Tocantins Rivers. The overall trophic level of the studied fish species obtained through the LEK did not differ from data obtained through the stable isotopes analysis in both rivers, except for the Aracu in the Tapajós River. The main food items consumed by the fish according to fishers’ LEK did agree with fish diets as described in the biological literature. Fishers provided useful information on fish predators and feeding habits of endangered species, such as river dolphin and river otter. Collaboration with fishers through LEK studies can be a viable approach to produce reliable data on fish trophic ecology to improve fisheries management and species conservation in tropical freshwater environments and other regions with data limitations.
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Truchet DM, Buzzi NS, Noceti MB. A "new normality" for small-scale artisanal Fishers? The case of unregulated fisheries during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahía Blanca estuary (SW Atlantic Ocean). OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 206:105585. [PMID: 36569364 PMCID: PMC9759284 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing health and economic crises worldwide, but consequences are worse for those emerging countries with poor sanitary conditions struggling against economic recessions. Small-scale artisanal fishers (SSAF) should be considered among the "essential workers" since they provide food services; however, the COVID-19 might have altered the normal livelihood and reduced people economic incomes in an already marginalized sector. This situation highlights the fishers' vulnerability, derived from changes in fish stocks caused by climate change, pollution, overharvesting, and informal work (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing). Therefore, the so-called "new normality" raises big questions about the management of coastal areas and fisheries in developing countries. As a study case, we proposed exploring SSAF from an Argentinian estuary, the Bahía Blanca estuary (SW Atlantic Ocean). Most of them are unregulated after a reconversion program carried out by the local government in 2012. After reviewing the current COVID-19 legislation for coastal fisheries and having virtual encounters with SSAF, we observed they are struggling against the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. According to our observations, imperative measures must be taken to prevent fisheries collapse in the area. In this work, we present a reference point for the post-pandemic management of fisheries that could be considered for emerging public policies.
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- Daniela M Truchet
- Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), CCT- CONICET, Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, Edificio E1, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), San Juan 670, B8000ICN, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), CCT- CONICET, Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, Edificio E1, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), San Juan 670, B8000ICN, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur (IIESS), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) - CONICET Bahía Blanca, Altos de Palihue, Campus Universitario, San Andrés 800, C.C 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Departamento de Economía, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Campus Universitario, San Andrés 800, Altos de Palihue, C.C 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Blanco GD, Sühs RB, Brizola E, Corrêa PF, Campos ML, Hanazaki N. Invisible contaminants and food security in former coal mining areas of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2020; 16:44. [PMID: 32795318 PMCID: PMC7427890 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-020-00398-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mining activities have environmental impacts due to sediment movement and contamination of areas and may also pose risks to people's food security. In Brazil, the majority of coal mining activities are in the south, in the Santa Catarina carboniferous region. In this region, previously mined areas contaminated with heavy metals frequently occur nearby inhabited zones. Mining is part of the daily lives of local communities, and its environmental impacts are visible in the landscape; however, plants with medicinal and food use from these areas can be still consumed. Heavy metals are contaminants that do not have odor, color, or taste, and are therefore difficult to detect. We aimed to verify whether people use plants from contaminated mine areas, and understand which factors can influence the use of these resources, even from areas visibly impacted. METHODS We conducted 195 semi-structured interviews with residents from 14 areas nearby abandoned mines in the main municipalities of the Santa Catarina carboniferous region. We asked each interviewee about the length of time they lived in the region, their perception of the quality of the environment, and what plant species were used and for what purpose. We constructed generalized multivariate linear models to verify which variables can affect the group of species mentioned and generalized linear models to verify which variables can affect the total number of citations. We estimated the frequency of citing species collected using the Smith index. RESULTS From all interviewees, 127 (65%) reported collecting plants for medicinal and food use, directly from contaminated mine areas. Long-term residents, as well as those who noticed more environmental changes (positive and negative), cited more plants used and had more detailed knowledge of plant use in their communities. When asked if they were aware of the possible contamination of mined areas, 85% said they knew about it. However, only 10% associated negative health effects with the use of plant species collected in contaminated mined areas. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that people living nearby contaminated areas use and consume locally sourced plants, e.g., people know little about the danger of this contamination in their food and the risk of these contaminants to their health. These results also reveal a lack of information about contamination, as well as a lack of actions that include local communities in contaminated area restoration strategies. This situation poses a risk to the food security of the people living nearby former coal mining areas.
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- Graziela Dias Blanco
- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Herbário Padre Dr. Raulino Reitz (CRI), Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises Químicas do Solo e Calcário, Departamento de Solos e Recursos Naturais, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Participatory Research with Fishers to Improve Knowledge on Small-Scale Fisheries in Tropical Rivers. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12114487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Freshwater small-scale fisheries sustain millions of livelihoods worldwide, but a lack of monitoring makes it difficult to check the sustainability of these fisheries. We aim to compare and describe participatory research methods used in studies with fishers in the Tapajos River, a poorly known tropical river in the Brazilian Amazon. We address three interview approaches, two ways to do fisheries monitoring and two approaches for georeferenced mapping based on fishers’ knowledge, which can provide data about at least 16 topics related to fisheries. We highlight major advantages and shortcomings of these methods and illustrate their potential with examples of results on fisheries and fish biology of Peacock bass (Cichla spp. tucunaré in Brazil), an important commercial fish in the Brazilian Amazon. The interviews, participatory monitoring and mapping revealed which fish are more valued by local communities, how fish abundance and sizes varied over time, when fish are more often caught and show reproductive activity, and which sites or habitats fish need to reproduce. In addition to providing useful data from many sites in a cost-effective way, participatory methods can bring the additional benefit of including local stakeholders in the monitoring, management, and research activities.
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Truchet DM, Noceti MB, Villagrán DM, Orazi MM, Medrano MC, Buzzi NS. Fishers' Ecological Knowledge about Marine Pollution: What Can FEK Contribute to Ecological and Conservation Studies of a Southwestern Atlantic Estuary? J ETHNOBIOL 2019. [DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-39.4.584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Daniela M. Truchet
- 1 Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) – CONICET Bahía Blanca, Camino La Carrindanga km 7, Edificio E1, C.C 804, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur (IIESS), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) – CONICET, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- 1 Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) – CONICET Bahía Blanca, Camino La Carrindanga km 7, Edificio E1, C.C 804, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- 1 Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) – CONICET Bahía Blanca, Camino La Carrindanga km 7, Edificio E1, C.C 804, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Sección de Etnología y Etnografía. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires (FFyL-UBA) – CONICET, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 1 Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) – CONICET Bahía Blanca, Camino La Carrindanga km 7, Edificio E1, C.C 804, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Begossi A, Salyvonchyk S, Glamuzina B, de Souza SP, Lopes PFM, Priolli RHG, do Prado DO, Ramires M, Clauzet M, Zapelini C, Schneider DT, Silva LT, Silvano RAM. Fishers and groupers (Epinephelus marginatus and E. morio) in the coast of Brazil: integrating information for conservation. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2019; 15:53. [PMID: 31694660 PMCID: PMC6836445 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-019-0331-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Groupers are a vulnerable but economically important group of fish, especially for small-scale fisheries. We investigated catches and local ecological knowledge (LEK) of diet, habitat, and past fishing experiences. METHODS Landings, prices, interviews, and restaurants demand for two species, Epinephelus marginatus (dusky grouper) and Epinephelus morio (red grouper), were registered. RESULTS We visited 74 markets and 79 sites on the coast of Brazil in 2017-2018, and we interviewed 71 fishers: Bahia (NE), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (SE), and Santa Catarina (S). The landings sampled of dusky grouper (2016-2017) in Rio de Janeiro were: n = 222, size 38-109 cm, weight 1-24 kg, average 3.84 kg; in São Paulo, São Sebastião were: n = 47, size 39-106 cm, weight 2-8 kg, average of 2.77 kg; and at Santos: n = 80, 26-120 cm, weight 0.36-15 kg, average 2.72 kg. Red grouper was observed in markets in the northeastern Brazil. We did not observe Epinephelus marginatus from Bahia northward; a maximum size of 200 cm was reported south of the Bahia, besides Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo coasts, 20 years ago (or longer) by 12 fishers. Local knowledge of fishers was important for grouper data of habitat and diet; the reproduction period was identified by fishers as September to March. CONCLUSIONS Groupers can be considered as a cultural and ecological keystone species. We suggest protective measures: 1) fishing zoning, 2) islands (MPAs) with the surveillance of fishers, 3) late Spring and early Summer as key periods for management (grouper reproduction), 4) studies on grouper larvae, 5) mapping of fishing spots, 6) studies on local knowledge. Collaboration with small-scale fishers and local knowledge could contribute to low-conflict management measures. In that regard, integrative models of management from Latin America, by using local knowledge and citizen science, could produce successful grouper management for Brazilian data-poor fisheries, a contrasting reality to the Mediterranean areas. Finally, the distribution of E. marginatus in Brazil leave us with questions: a) Have dusky groupers disappeared from Bahia because of a decline in the population? b) Was it uncommon in Northeast Brazil? c) Did changes in water temperatures forced a movement southward?
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- Alpina Begossi
- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil.
- Nepa, Capesca, UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein 291, Campinas, SP, CEP: 13083-852, Brazil.
- PPG Ecomar, UNISANTA, R. Cesário Mota 08, Santos, SP, CEP: 11045-040, Brazil.
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- Institute for Nature Management National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 10 Skaryna Street, 220114, Minsk, Belarus
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- Department of Aquaculture, University of Dubrovnik, 20207, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, Caraguatatuba, SP, 11667, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- Department of Ecology, Fishing Ecology, Management, and Economics group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, 59078-900, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- Nepa, Capesca, UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein 291, Campinas, SP, CEP: 13083-852, Brazil
- PPG Ecomar, UNISANTA, R. Cesário Mota 08, Santos, SP, CEP: 11045-040, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- PPG Ecomar, UNISANTA, R. Cesário Mota 08, Santos, SP, CEP: 11045-040, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- PPED, IE, UFRJ, Av. Pasteur 250, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 22.290-902, Brazil
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- Ethnoconservation and Protected Areas Lab (LECAP), Collaborator researcher of Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemas Aquáticos Tropicais, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, CP:15007, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 91501-970, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, CP:15007, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 91501-970, Brazil
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- Fisheries and Food Institute, FIFO (www.fisheriesandfood.com), Santos, Brazil
- Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, CP:15007, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 91501-970, Brazil
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Gazonato Neto AJ, Moreira RA, Lima JCDS, Daam MA, Rocha O. Freshwater neotropical oligochaetes as native test species for the toxicity evaluation of cadmium, mercury and their mixtures. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2019; 28:133-142. [PMID: 30547328 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-018-2006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The toxicity of metals, whether isolated or in mixtures, involves changes in biochemical processes as well as in cell membranes, which may lead to deleterious short- and long-term effects on the affected organisms. Among metals, cadmium and mercury stand out due to their abundance in nature, frequent use for industrial activities and biological accumulation, with high levels of residence in trophic chains. Benthic communities are particularly prone to metal pollution since metals usually accumulate in sediments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute toxicity of mercury and cadmium, single and in mixture, to two native species of epibenthic oligochaetes: Allonais inaequalis and Dero furcatus. In order to assess the potential of these species as bioindicators, we compared their sensitivity with those of other internationally used species by applying the species sensitivity distribution approach. The 96h-LC50 of cadmium chloride was 627 and 364 μg L-1 for A. inaequalis and D. furcatus, respectively, evidencing that the latter species is almost twice as sensitive to this metal than A. inaequalis. For mercury chloride, the 96h-LC50 was 129 μg L-1 for A. inaequalis and 92 μg L-1 for D. furcatus. The sensitivities of these oligochaetes were superior or similar to that of other frequently used oligochaete test species such as Tubifex tubifex and Lumbriculus variegatus. The metal mixtures had synergism in general (D. furcatus) or at high doses only (A. inaequalis), implying a potentiation of their toxic effects when both metals co-occur in the environment. By comparing the derived toxicity values with concentrations of cadmium and mercury measured in the field, it can be concluded that aquatic organisms are likely to be at risk when exposed to the environmental relevant concentrations of cadmium and mercury here tested, especially when they are both present.
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- Antonio José Gazonato Neto
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil
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- CENSE, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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