The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago in the central tropical Atlantic, is an important ground of whale sharks that are commonly sighted throughout the year close to the fishing boats in the adjacencies of the islands. In sightings reported between February 2000 and November 2005, the lengths of the individuals ranged between 1.8 to 14.0 m. The causes of these concentrations in the archipelago are still unclear, once there are no upwellings and plankton concentrations for feeding, and no reproductive activities were reported. Nevertheless, they could be associated to the spawning period of the abundant flying fishes, mainly in the first semester, when sightings were more frequent.Keywords: whale shark, Saint Peter and Saint Paul archipelago.
Ocorrências de tubarão-baleia (Rhincodon typus
perspective du développement local. Nous vérifions que la SEAP/PR, à soerguer le service public d'Extension De pêche nationale, a incorporé le développement local mange de la condition fondamentale à l'émancipation des contextes sociaux chalutiers.
O presente estudo visa analisar preliminarmente a inserção do Programa Pescando Letras como estratégia de alfabetização de pescadores artesanais, desenvolvido pela Secretaria Especial de Aqüicultura e Pesca da Presidência da República -SEAP/PR, em alguns municípios do Estado de Pernambuco. Consideramos este estudo como uma pesquisa exploratória, qualitativa. Recorremos a levantamento documental e bibliográfico. Para complementar as informações coletadas nos documentos, foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com pescadores de alguns municípios de Pernambuco.
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