Monitoring Human Activities in the Tamoios Ecological Station - Rio de Janeiro: Management Challenges

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the dynamics of anthropic uses in the marine protected area of the Tamoios Ecological Station (ESEC Tamoios), in order to provide subsidies for management and mitigation of conflicts. This work performed an exploratory application of single factor analysis of variance models pertaining to records of human activities obtained through 330 monitoring campaigns carried out between 2008 and 2016, specifically data sets on tourism, traffic and fishing uses. Understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities as well as the intensity of their occurrence allowed us to indicate the most conflicting areas of the ESEC Tamoios and priorities for strengthening management. It was concluded that more agreement measures were needed for traditional activities such as small-scale fishing and other management measures for activities highly incompatible with ESEC to be agreed upon between the stakeholders.