Case Study ? Parana River Basin, Argentina. FK in policy and management planning

BAIGÚN, CLAUDIO R.M.; CASTILLO, TRILCE IRUPÉ

Gathering and Utilising Fishers? Knowledge for Policy Development and Applied Use

UICN

Lugar: Abu Dhabi; Año: 2020; p. 87 - 91

Key findings:? FK research in the Parana river can provide a new and still little explored avenue for improving fisheries management and information not captured by traditional assessments? FK results in the Parana Delta allowed getting novel information about environmental changes and the general status of the local fishing resources of which fishers depend on.? FK represented a valuable tool to complement scientific information based on temporal and spatial species distribution and fish biodiversity using an ethnoichtylogical framework.? Fishers showed awareness on current fisheries problems and concern about promoting new measures that ensure sustainable management based on stakeholders inclusion in the decision-making process.? FK use represents a major step for moving toward the application of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries in the Parana basin by highlighting the participative role of stakeholders.? FK represents an excellent tool for gathering critical information related to the different capitals that contribute to fishers livelihood.? FK assisted in the detection of fishers socio-economic conflicts and demands usually not tackled by a conventional management approach.