TY - JOUR
T1 - An integrated assessment of coastal fisheries in Mozambique for conservation planning
AU - Samoilys, Melita Anne
AU - Osuka, Kennedy
AU - Mussa, Jamen
AU - Rosendo, Sergio
AU - Riddell, Michael
AU - Diade, Mario
AU - Mbugua, James
AU - Kawaka, Joan
AU - Hill, Nicholas
AU - Koldewey, Heather
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147304/PT#
UID/SOC/04647/2019
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Conservation planning of coastal ecosystems is improved by quantitative data on human activities and marine habitats, though is challenging in artisanal fisheries due to their characteristics of multiple species, gears and landing sites. Small-scale coastal fisheries in northern Mozambique were quantified using a multi-faceted approach, to inform area-based conservation and fisheries management. Fishers captured 153 taxa using eleven different fishing gears with a high proportion of gleaning. The most prevalent gear was the mosquito net (27%), largely used by women, followed by gleaning, handline and spear (12–15%), but with high inter-fishing ground variability. Median (interquatile range) catch rates ranged from 7.0 (3.4, 15.1) kg fisher−1 trip−1 (handlines) to 2.3 (1.6, 4.5) kg fisher−1 trip−1 (mosquito nets), which represent relatively high catch rates for eastern Africa. Knowledge of the complex spatial variability in these fisheries can contribute to conservation planning by minimizing opportunity costs while maximizing conservation benefits.
AB - Conservation planning of coastal ecosystems is improved by quantitative data on human activities and marine habitats, though is challenging in artisanal fisheries due to their characteristics of multiple species, gears and landing sites. Small-scale coastal fisheries in northern Mozambique were quantified using a multi-faceted approach, to inform area-based conservation and fisheries management. Fishers captured 153 taxa using eleven different fishing gears with a high proportion of gleaning. The most prevalent gear was the mosquito net (27%), largely used by women, followed by gleaning, handline and spear (12–15%), but with high inter-fishing ground variability. Median (interquatile range) catch rates ranged from 7.0 (3.4, 15.1) kg fisher−1 trip−1 (handlines) to 2.3 (1.6, 4.5) kg fisher−1 trip−1 (mosquito nets), which represent relatively high catch rates for eastern Africa. Knowledge of the complex spatial variability in these fisheries can contribute to conservation planning by minimizing opportunity costs while maximizing conservation benefits.
KW - Conservation
KW - Coral reefs
KW - Gender
KW - Management
KW - Small scale fisheries
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104924
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104924
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071718528
SN - 0964-5691
VL - 182
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Ocean & Coastal Management
JF - Ocean & Coastal Management
M1 - 104924
ER -