Analysis of natural and social dynamics of fishery production systems in Paraná, Brazil: implications for management and sustainability

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Názov: Analysis of natural and social dynamics of fishery production systems in Paraná, Brazil: implications for management and sustainability
Autori: S. Feitosa, José Milton Andriguetto-Filho, R. Krul
Zdroj: Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 25:277-286
Informácie o vydavateľovi: Hindawi Limited, 2009.
Rok vydania: 2009
Predmety: 0106 biological sciences, 14. Life underwater, 16. Peace & justice, 01 natural sciences, 12. Responsible consumption
Popis: Summary Sustainability and management issues are discussed for eight fishery production systems (FPS) in the state of Parana´ , Brazil, from an interdisciplinary perspective. FPS were defined after a set of multidisciplinary classification criteria, in an attempt to conceive fishing activities as a new level of integration between natural and social systems. Systems were compared using the Rapid Appraisal of Fisheries Status (RAPFISH) methodology, with 48 scored attributes, grouped in five evaluation fields (ecological, economic, social, technological and political). Systems were also analyzed for a subset of 14 attributes selected as sustainability indicators. All systems from Parana´ showed a poor sustainability profile, yet for different reasons. Two groups of systems proved consistent: traditional systems, and the motorized shrimp trawl systems on the coastal shelf. The traditional systems are historically ancient, employ little technology, show a large diversity of fishing practices, and preserve traditional management. The second is a modern group of systems, with a gradient of technological intensification from motor pirogues or canoes to entrepreneurial trawlers; these systems are market-oriented, intensive and ecologically aggressive, but their fishermen have better living conditions. The methodology showed a great potential for offering interdisciplinary interpretations of fishery dynamics, especially in situations of scant information and several systems to compare. Yet, the analysis of sustainability proved strongly affected by the choice of attributes, which necessarily constitute a small, oversimplified fraction of reality. Management should seek a broader consideration of the complexity of socioeconomic and natural processes that govern fisheries in order to recognize differences among systems and adequately address particular development issues and critical points. A viable way to do this could be the consideration of the fishery system as a management unit, with greater participation of stakeholders to better understand the specificities and particular needs of the systems.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1439-0426
0175-8659
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01273.x
Prístupová URL adresa: https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20093159256
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01273.x
Rights: Wiley TDM
Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....b4dd6eade181326331c5507055a903d6
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Summary Sustainability and management issues are discussed for eight fishery production systems (FPS) in the state of Parana´ , Brazil, from an interdisciplinary perspective. FPS were defined after a set of multidisciplinary classification criteria, in an attempt to conceive fishing activities as a new level of integration between natural and social systems. Systems were compared using the Rapid Appraisal of Fisheries Status (RAPFISH) methodology, with 48 scored attributes, grouped in five evaluation fields (ecological, economic, social, technological and political). Systems were also analyzed for a subset of 14 attributes selected as sustainability indicators. All systems from Parana´ showed a poor sustainability profile, yet for different reasons. Two groups of systems proved consistent: traditional systems, and the motorized shrimp trawl systems on the coastal shelf. The traditional systems are historically ancient, employ little technology, show a large diversity of fishing practices, and preserve traditional management. The second is a modern group of systems, with a gradient of technological intensification from motor pirogues or canoes to entrepreneurial trawlers; these systems are market-oriented, intensive and ecologically aggressive, but their fishermen have better living conditions. The methodology showed a great potential for offering interdisciplinary interpretations of fishery dynamics, especially in situations of scant information and several systems to compare. Yet, the analysis of sustainability proved strongly affected by the choice of attributes, which necessarily constitute a small, oversimplified fraction of reality. Management should seek a broader consideration of the complexity of socioeconomic and natural processes that govern fisheries in order to recognize differences among systems and adequately address particular development issues and critical points. A viable way to do this could be the consideration of the fishery system as a management unit, with greater participation of stakeholders to better understand the specificities and particular needs of the systems.
ISSN:14390426
01758659
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01273.x