ILPLA   05424
INSTITUTO DE LIMNOLOGIA "DR. RAUL A. RINGUELET"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Conciliating artisanal and recreational fisheries in Anegada Bay, Argentina
Autor/es:
COLAUTTI, D. C.; BAIGÚN, C. R. M.; LLOMPART, F.
Revista:
FISHERIES RESEARCH
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2017 vol. 190 p. 140 - 149
ISSN:
0165-7836
Resumen:
Recreational and artisanal fisheries are common activities in Latin America that are often interpreted as competitors due to the use of common-pool resources in coastal areas. Conflicts between the (historical) artisanal fisheries (AF) and (emerging) recreational fisheries (RF) in Anegada Bay (North Patagonia, Argentina) resulted in the prohibition of the former. We investigated key fisheries characteristics in a comparative approach to detect the extent of spatio-temporal overlap between them considering the annual dynamic of the coastal fish assemblage and proposed management alternatives. High fishing effort from both fisheries coincided with the increased diversity and abundance of fish, but partial spatial and temporal overlap were only apparent during one month. However, the fisheries targeted different species, thus greatly reducing any overlap in resource usage. Moreover, the proportion of juveniles of smooth-hound caught by the AF is low (3.3% and 7.6% below the length at first maturity for females and males, respectively), the fishing effort, using selective bottom gillnets (trawling is banned) is very limited (average of 13 fishers per season), resulting in a total harvest of 169 tons/year for AF compared with those of RF harvest (462 tons/year) in Anegada Bay, did not justify the prohibition. The annual total catch in Anegada Bay of about 613 tons/year by these two fisheries sectors is considered low regionally (10,000 tons/year for commercial trawling fisheries in the Rincon area). Because of the economic importance of this area for locals and tourism, we proposed a new interactive governance system for equitable and optimal use of the common-pool fish resources. Co-management, with stakeholders from both fisheries sectors, relevant authorities, researchers and also the non-fishing community is suggested. This, with improved inter- and intra-sector communications could alleviate distrust and potential negative impacts and develop new fisheries guidelines that would reduce conflict without compromising the goals of the Anegada Bay protected area.