Effectiveness of conventional management in Mediterranean type artisanal fisheries

Matić‐Skoko, Sanja; Stagličić, Nika; Pallaoro, Armin; Kraljević, Miro; Dulčić, Jakov; Tutman, Pero; Dragičević, Branko

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.029

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“…In the case of the purse seine fishery, which is characterized by the exploitation of few different species and practically null mesh selectivity, modern echo-acoustic techniques allow to know in situ the size of individuals forming the school and then to protect juveniles or spawners applying a pseudo-selectivity prior to catch, searching for schools made up of fish over a given size. Finally, more restrictive regulations and larger mesh sizes have already been proved to determine benefits to some mixed-species Mediterranean artisanal fisheries, showing that larger sizes of commercial species are accompanied by an increase in their CPUE (Fiorentino et al 2008;Guidetti et al 2010;Matić-Skoko et al 2011). Results of these management experiences showed also that improved gear selectivity and effort reduction can be beneficial for local fisheries resources even at a small geographical scale where co-management can play an important role (Guidetti et al 2010).…”

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Rebuilding Mediterranean fisheries: a new paradigm for ecological sustainability

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In Mediterranean European countries, 85% of the assessed stocks are currently overfished compared to a maximum sustainable yield reference value (MSY) while populations of many commercial species are characterized by truncated size‐ and age‐structures. Rebuilding the size‐ and age‐structure of exploited populations is a management objective that combines single species targets such as MSY with specific goals of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAF), preserving community size‐structure and the ecological role of different species. Here, we show that under the current fishing regime, stock productivity and fleet profitability are generally impaired by a combination of high fishing mortality and inadequate selectivity patterns. For most of the stocks analysed, a simple reduction in the current fishing mortality (Fcur) towards an MSY reference value (FMSY), without any change in the fishing selectivity, will allow neither stock biomass nor fisheries yield and revenue to be maximized. On the contrary, management targets can be achieved only through a radical change in fisheries selectivity. Shifting the size of first capture towards the size at which fish cohorts achieve their maximum biomass, the so‐called optimal length, would produce on average between two and three times higher economic yields and much higher biomass at sea for the exploited stocks. Moreover, it would contribute to restore marine ecosystem structure and resilience to enhance ecosystem services such as reservoirs of biodiversity and functioning food webs.

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“…Catches of these species were also dominant in recreational fishing catches from Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas in Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Tunisia (Font et al., ), and were thus interacting most frequently and in conflict with the commercial small‐scale fisheries throughout the Mediterranean (Greece: Tzanatos, Dimitriou, Katselis, Georgiadis, & Koutsikopoulos, ; France: Herfaut, Levrel, Thébaud, & Véron, ; Spain: Maynou et al., ; Lloret & Font, ). This seems to amplify the contest between professional small‐scale and recreational fishers for the sharing of common resources (Gonzalvo, Giovos, & Moutopoulos, ; Matić‐Skoko et al., ; Tzanatos et al., ), apart from the overlap in the spatio‐temporal operational strategies used by both (Tzanatos et al., ). Moreover, the above is an indication of the validity of this work and in general of the use of social media for such surveys.…”

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Identifying recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea through social media

Giovos¹,

Keramidas²,

Antoniou

et al. 2018

Fisheries Management Eco

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The impact of recreational fishing on fish stocks remains largely unknown, as this is inherently difficult to monitor, especially in areas such as the Mediterranean Sea where many species are targeted using a variety of fishing gears and techniques. This study attempts to complement existing data sets and construct the profile of recreational fisheries in the EU‐Mediterranean countries using videos publicly available on social media. A total of 1526 video records were selected, featuring the capture of 7799 fish specimens. The results show recreational fishing is multispecies in nature (26 species contributed to >80% % of the most numerically important species caught) and exhibits a spatially homogeneous pattern, with differences in species composition being mostly dependent on the fishing technique used rather than on the country. Such findings fill an important knowledge gap on recreational fishing activities, and the methodology provides an innovative approach to gather statistics on data‐poor thematic areas that can potentially complement other data sets, such as the EU Data Collection Multi‐Annual Programme.

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“…Species association and species overlap analyses were carried out in accordance to traditional statistical ecology methods (Ludwig and Reynolds 1988).…”

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Observations on the increase of wild gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata abundance, in the eastern Adriatic Sea: problems and opportunities

Glamuzina

Pešić²,

Joksimović³

et al. 2014

Int Aquat Res

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The recent increase of the local population of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata, in three areas along the southeastern Adriatic Sea: Malostonski Bay (Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina), Neretva Estuary (Croatia) and Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro) and its adverse effects on shellfish culture by preying on Mediterranean mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, and the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, are studied. The results from the analysis of the existing information show that the main reason for the recent increase is the escapes from local fish farm which enrich the local population constantly with new gilthead sea bream. The existence of practically endless food in the area of the shellfish farms allows the concentration of the population in the region instead of its dispersion along the Adriatic coast. Moreover, ecological analysis indicates that the gilthead seabream is facing a very low competition from other local species which enhances its capacity to further populate the region. While the impact on the ecosystem is not yet known, the socioeconomic impact of the increase of the gilthead seabream population is evident today. Many shellfish farms are closing today in the region since the damages may reach over 90 % of the production.

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Effectiveness of conventional management in Mediterranean type artisanal fisheries

Cited by 33 publications

References 23 publications

Rebuilding Mediterranean fisheries: a new paradigm for ecological sustainability

Rebuilding Mediterranean fisheries: a new paradigm for ecological sustainability

Identifying recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea through social media

Observations on the increase of wild gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata abundance, in the eastern Adriatic Sea: problems and opportunities

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