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Title
Discriminating catch composition and fishing modes in an artisanal multispecies fishery
Author(s)
Purcell, S. W.;Fraser, N. J.;Tagica, S.;Lalavanua, W.;Ceccarelli, D. M.
Published
2018
Publisher
Frontiers in Marine Science
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00243
Abstract
Many small-scale fisheries are multi-species, and the catch composition can vary according to available habitats, fishing modes, and fisher groups. Here, we applied novel analyses for understanding the factors affecting differences in catch composition among fishers, which should be useful for planning regulatory measures and fishery development initiatives. Interviews with 235 artisanal fishers in Fiji were used to analyse how fishers' catch composition of 22 species of sea cucumbers varied across geographic scales (locations and villages within locations), genders, and fishing modes. Venn diagrams illustrated that gleaning and SCUBA diving were practiced to varying extents among locations and genders, whereas fishers used breath-hold diving more uniformly across the fishery. Segmented bubble plots revealed spatial variations in catch composition across the fishery. A PERMANOVA analysis found that species catch composition varied most across the two geographic scales and, secondarily, among fishing modes and between men and women. Gendered differences in catch composition were variable from one village to another, and so should not be generalized. SIMPER analyses showed that gleaners and SCUBA divers caught significantly different suites of sea cucumber species. Species threatened with extinction were among those typifying catches of SCUBA divers. Our novel graphical techniques are useful for visualizing fishing modes and catches across other fisheries. Artisanal fisheries may exhibit strong heterogeneity in catches at multiple spatial scales. Planning of regulatory measures that limit certain fishing modes or species should take into account the likely differential impacts on different fishing communities and genders.
Keywords
small-scale;artisanal;sea cucumber;invertebrate;species composition;gleaning;diving;fishing gear;small-scale fisheries;gear-based management;reef fish;multivariate;approach;sea-cucumbers;coral-reefs;trends;vulnerability;understand;zanzibar;Environmental Sciences & Ecology;Marine & Freshwater Biology
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