Fisheries and Marine Animal Populations: Learning from the Long Term

Starkey, David J.; Smith, Tim D.; Barnard, Michaela G.

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“…unpublished scientific reports) [28,29]. Due to limited historical source material available in archives and libraries, the history of these fishing practices was reconstructed by combining oral history, fragmented archival and government records, published travel narratives, missionaries’ accounts, several non-government organization (NGO) reports, web and print news articles.…”

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“…The multi-disciplinary approach of marine environmental history, especially that of the History of Marine Animal Populations project [ 27 ], was utilized in this study by combining data obtained from ethno-historical research with biological data from published and unpublished sources (i.e. unpublished scientific reports) [ 28 , 29 ]. Due to limited historical source material available in archives and libraries, the history of these fishing practices was reconstructed by combining oral history, fragmented archival and government records, published travel narratives, missionaries’ accounts, several non-government organization (NGO) reports, web and print news articles.…”

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The History and Characteristics of the Mobulid Ray Fishery in the Bohol Sea, Philippines

Acebes

Tull

2016

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The fishery for mobulid rays, also known as devil rays, has been practiced in the Bohol Sea for over a century yet very little is known about its history and characteristics. This study provides the first detailed description of the mobulid ray fishery in the Bohol Sea, Philippines. It describes the history and evolution of the fishery from the 19th century to 2013. It characterizes the fishery based on the species targeted, gears used, the organization, catch distribution, processing, monetary value, and the market of its by-products. This paper also analyses the changes that occurred through time, the management of the fishery and the drivers of the fishery. A multi-disciplinary approach was employed by combining ethno-historical research methods and catch landing monitoring in four primary sites within the Bohol Sea. This fishery began as an artisanal fishery using sail and row boats equipped with harpoons and gaff hooks practiced in at least four coastal villages in Bohol, Camiguin and Limasawa. The fishing fleet has decreased since the beginning of the 20th century however, with the motorization of the fishery and shift to the use of gillnets, the extent of the fishing grounds and market of the products have expanded. Four species of mobulid rays are caught in the Bohol Sea: Manta birostris, Mobula japanica, Mobula thurstoni and Mobula tarapacana. A fifth species, targeted by a fishing community off Dinagat as an off-shoot of the Bohol fishery is most likely the Manta alfredi. Currently, the fishery for mobulids is centered in Bohol Province where it has been practiced longest. The monetary value of mobulids in this region has increased and the dependence of fishing communities for their livelihood is significant. The unique characteristics of this fishery and the socio-cultural context within which it operates merits a thorough investigation in order to design the appropriate management strategy.

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The History and Characteristics of the Mobulid Ray Fishery in the Bohol Sea, Philippines

Acebes

Tull

2016

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“…Commonly, the subjects studied are the evaluation of the impacts of changes caused by human agents in the natural environment and, reciprocally, the effect of the natural environment and populations on human societies and their histories [2] . It offers a multidisciplinary, or holistic, perspective on the long term interaction of human and marine life [6] .…”

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The Environmental History of Cetaceans in Portugal: Ten Centuries of Whale and Dolphin Records

Brito

Sousa

2011

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The history between cetaceans and humans is documented throughout time not only in reports, descriptions, and tales but also in legal documents, laws and regulations, and tithes. This wealth of information comes from the easy spotting and identification of individuals due to their large size, surface breathing, and conspicuous above water behaviour. This work is based on historical sources and accounts accounting for cetacean presence for the period between the 12th and 17th centuries, as well as scientific articles, newspapers, illustrations, maps, non-published scientific reports, and other grey literature from the 18th century onwards. Information on whale use in Portugal's mainland has been found since as early as the 12th century and has continued to be created throughout time. No certainty can be given for medieval and earlier events, but both scavenging of stranded whales or use of captured ones may have happened. There is an increasing number of accounts of sighted, stranded, used, or captured cetaceans throughout centuries which is clearly associated with a growing effort towards the study of these animals. Scientific Latin species denominations only started to be registered from the 18th century onwards, as a consequence of the evolution of natural sciences in Portugal and increasing interest from zoologists. After the 19th century, a larger number of observations were recorded, and from the 20th century to the present day, regular scientific records have been collected. Research on the environmental history of cetaceans in Portugal shows a several-centuries-old exploitation of whales and dolphins, as resources mainly for human consumption, followed in later centuries by descriptions of natural history documenting strandings and at sea encounters. Most cetaceans species currently thought to be present in Portuguese mainland waters were at some point historically recorded.

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Fisheries and Marine Animal Populations: Learning from the Long Term

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The History and Characteristics of the Mobulid Ray Fishery in the Bohol Sea, Philippines

The History and Characteristics of the Mobulid Ray Fishery in the Bohol Sea, Philippines

The Environmental History of Cetaceans in Portugal: Ten Centuries of Whale and Dolphin Records

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