Characterisation, analysis and catch rates of the small-scale fisheries of the Alicante Gulf (SE Spain) over a 10 years time series

García–Rodríguez, M.; Fernández, A.; Esteban, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2005.09.002

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“…García-Rodríguez et al 2006). However, as evidenced from both the fishing targets, which include the most valued species, and the exploited sizes, the fishing around Medes is highly selective.…”

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“…These fisheries are highly dependent on local conditions of fish productivity, species availability, fishing gear and fishing traditions. Because of their relatively small economic importance, they are not well covered by European regulatory and management frameworks, but their importance in social terms is locally significant (Colloca et al 2004, Guyader 2007, Tzanatos et al 2008, García-Rodríguez et al 2006, Gómez et al 2006.…”

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A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

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A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

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“…Some of the species that responded to protection with higher catches near the border, such as Dentex dentex, Mullus surmuletus, Phycis phycis, Sciaena umbra and Scorpaena porcus, are important target species of artisanal fisheries (García-Rodríguez et al 2006, Forcada 2007, Goñi et al 2008. Moreover, these species represent the highest proportion of the catch and the greatest income for artisanal fisheries (García-Rodríguez et al 2006, Forcada 2007, Goñi et al 2008.…”

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“…Moreover, these species represent the highest proportion of the catch and the greatest income for artisanal fisheries (García-Rodríguez et al 2006, Forcada 2007, Goñi et al 2008. Uranoscopus scaber fished on sandy bottoms at different distances (see Fig.…”

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Effects of habitat on spillover from marine protected areas to artisanal fisheries

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Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) potentially enhance the long-term sustainability of coastal fish resources that have been overexploited. The types and quality of habitats, both inside and outside the MPAs, may determine the likelihood of migration by fish to surrounding unprotected areas where spillover to fisheries occurs. We assessed whether MPAs enhanced catches of artisanal fisheries, using an experimental fishing study with the same fishing gear as that used by local fishers. This approach allowed us to test the hypothesis of increased catches along the borders of MPAs in comparison with those in other fishing grounds located at medium and far distances from 3 Mediterranean MPAs: Tabarca Marine Reserve, Carry-le-Rouet Marine Reserve and Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Reserve. Surveys were done over 2 homogeneous habitats (Posidonia oceanica meadow and sand), in 3 different seasons. Catches were significantly higher for some species near the borders of the MPAs when fishing on P. oceanica meadows, but not when fishing on sandy bottoms. The spillover effect appears to be limited by a lack of continuous suitable habitat through the boundaries of the MPA. Some of the species that showed a significant response to protection and concurrent higher catches near the MPA borders, such as Dentex dentex, Mullus surmuletus, Phycis phycis, Sciaena umbra and Scorpaena porcus, are target species of artisanal fisheries. Although we found that the spatial scale of the spillover-induced density gradient was localized, it was sufficient to provide local benefits to artisanal fisheries. We conclude that spillover effects are not a universal consequence of siting MPAs in temperate waters and that they are related to the distribution of habitats inside and around MPAs.

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“…Nevertheless, many of the fleets that fish in this area are very selective and species specific, targeting either a single species or a limited group of species [20]. In other words, although fisheries as a whole show high multi-specificity, this is currently sustained by a few species of high commercial value [21]. This specialisation may be partially considered as a consequence of spatial extension of marketing operations, so that trading nets provide an incentive for fishing of species that had formerly not been commercially valued in local and regional contexts or, if caught, were used for home consumption.…”

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Focusing on artisanal fleets in a new scenario: The case of Andalusia (Spain)

Corral

2008

Marine Policy

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This paper analyses how artisanal fleets in the South Atlantic Coast of Spain (Andalusia) are transformed at the macro-level by political and economic processes. The article will first describe the web of economic and political dynamics, and it will then outline several socioeconomic and cultural patterns of artisanal fleets, examining strategies that are used to encourage commercial specialisation, technological innovation, capitalisation and productive intensification. The resulting social conflict is also examined. From such a study, this essay intends to promote a theoretical debate concerning the importance of new conceptions of artisanal fishing today, a time when local and global processes are highly interconnected. r

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Characterisation, analysis and catch rates of the small-scale fisheries of the Alicante Gulf (SE Spain) over a 10 years time series

Cited by 51 publications

References 17 publications

A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

Effects of habitat on spillover from marine protected areas to artisanal fisheries

Focusing on artisanal fleets in a new scenario: The case of Andalusia (Spain)

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