Management of fishing of the Broadband Anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole) (Fowler, 1911), in south São Paulo State, Brazil

Abstract

The broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole) is one of the most important fishery resources for economic and social development of Iguape City and for the whole of the south coast of São Paulo state. Nowadays this activity involves over 2,500 fishermen. This paper aims to evaluate its fishing, and discuss how the activity is managed. In order to conduct this study, production data and catch per unit effort (CPUE) data from the 1998-2000 period have been collected, and the characterisation of the activity has also been done. A decline in broadband anchovy abundance had been observed in the region up until 2004, when a new regulation was implemented, in an attempt to recover the resource, with the establishment of closed season fishing (defeso) during the catch season, and adjustments in the employed fishing gear. The results have shown a recovery of the abundance of broadband anchovy throughout the 2005-2010 period, showing thus far that the measures taken for the maintenance of the resource have been successful. The activity has been managed through discussions involving people from the fishing sector in order to determine the controversial actions to be taken, that are hard to enforce. In order to achieve a more satisfactory resource management, it is necessary to keep the participatory process, with adaptive co-management, based on discussion among all the sectors involved (from government and society), and constant monitoring of the activity.Keywords: Brazil, co-management, artisanal fisheries, marine protected areas, CPUE. Gestão da pesca de Manjuba (Anchoviella lepidentostole) (Fowler, 1911) no sul do Estado De São Paulo, Brasil ResumoA manjuba (Anchoviella lepidentostole) é um dos recursos pesqueiros de maior importância econômica e social para todo litoral sul do Estado de São Paulo, com mais de 2.500 pescadores envolvidos. O presente trabalho visa avaliar sua pesca e a discutir a gestão da atividade. Para isto, foram coletados dados de produção e CPUE das capturas do período de 1998 a 2010, bem como a caracterização da atividade. Observou-se queda da abundância de manjuba na região até o ano de 2004, quando foi implementada nova normativa, na tentativa de recuperar o recurso, com o estabelecimento de período de defeso no meio da safra e ajustes nas artes de pesca empregadas. Os resultados mostraram uma recuperação da abundância da manjuba ao longo do período de 2005 a 2010, indicando, até o momento que as ações tomadas para a manutenção do recurso tem tido sucesso. Houve uma gestão da atividade através de discussão junto ao setor para determinação de ações polêmicas e de difícil implementação. Para uma gestão do recurso mais satisfatória, é necessário desenvolver melhor o processo participativo, com um co-manejo adaptativo, que tem base na discussão entre todos os setores envolvidos (governo e sociedade) e o monitoramento constante da atividade.Palavras-chave: Brasil, co-manejo, pesca artesanal, área marinha protegida, CPUE.

Cinnamomum zeylanicum extracts reduce lipid oxidation in broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole) minced fish

“…Thus, the washed mince usually becomes lighter, less flavored and less susceptible to lipid oxidation. Mechanical separation process is an alternative for the diversification of new fish products (Freitas et al, 2012) that could be used for broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole), a small anadromous fish with high nutritional value and great economic importance for the south coast of São Paulo State, Brazil (Mendonça & Sobrinho, 2013).…”

Effect of a Seasonal Fishery Closure on Sardine and Mackerel Catch in the Visayan Sea, Philippines

“…In most instances, there are few theoretical justifications for seasonal closures (Gulland, as cited by Beets and Manuel, 2007). Despite potential benefits from SFCs, there are varying reviews about this management strategy in places where it has been implemented (Arendse et al, 2007;Jiang et al, 2009;Mendoça and Sobrinho, 2013;Wang et al, 2015). For example, SFCs implemented in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery and Florida lobster fishery [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1985;Beets and Manuel, 2007], United States Virgin Islands grouper fishery (Beets and Friedlander, 1999) and coral reefs in Kenya (McClanahan, 2010) showed positive results.…”