Folk taxonomy and scientific nomenclature: Working together for conservation of fishery resources in Brazil

Medeiros, Macelly Correia; Pinto, Anderson Silva; Santos, Daiane Rodrigues dos; Martel, Guy; Lopes, Sérgio de Faria; Mourão, José da Silva

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126214

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“…It is verified that, in Brazil, it is usual to group the fishing landings of elasmobranchs under the generic categories "cações" and "arraias" in several official documents such as evaluations of landings carried out by the public authorities, as well as in research reports and scientific articles (Barbosa-Filho et al 2021;Medeiros et al 2022). It is possible that the challenges inherent in the taxonomic identification of elasmobranch species, the fact that sharks are normally landed eviscerated and headless, and the possible negligence of researchers and fisheries managers in carrying out a thorough job of identifying the landed elasmobranch species, culminate for this scenario.…”

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Fisher Ethnotaxonomy for Elasmobranchs Captured Along the Brazilian Amazon Coast

Coelho

Rincon

Bandeira

et al. 2023

EBL

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The diversity of popular names used in fish nomenclature off the Brazilian coast makes it difficult to identify species, and many names have their origins in Indigenous languages, mainly Tupi-Guarani. This study sought to understand and update the list of the most popular names and assess some ethnotaxonomic patterns employed by artisanal fishers from the Brazilian Amazon Coast in naming elasmobranchs. Interviews with 314 fishermen from 17 coastal municipalities were carried out employing a semi-structured form, banners, and photographic records of local elasmobranch species, addressing characteristics applied to species identification. A total of 130 ethnospecies were identified (113 names in Portuguese and 17 of Tupi-Guarani origin) for the identification of 22 and 18 species of sharks and rays, respectively. The highest degree of homonyms occurs interspecifically for the Dasyatidae, Mobulidae, Pristidae, Urotrygonidae, Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae and Triakidae families. Sphyrna tiburo and Hypanus guttatus comprised the taxa with the highest diversity of common names. Morphological characteristics such as shape, colors, texture, and size of certain body parts are the ethnotaxonomic patterns most applied in shark and ray identification. We conclude that the use of common names for elasmofauna facilitates communication between fishers and that the scientific approach to this local ecological knowledge is fundamental for the management and sustainability of fisheries in the long term.

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Fisher Ethnotaxonomy for Elasmobranchs Captured Along the Brazilian Amazon Coast

Coelho

Rincon

Bandeira

et al. 2023

EBL

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Social network mechanisms of price formation in an artisanal fishing community in Chile

Pulgar,

Gómez,

Molina

2024

Maritime Studies

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Local fish markets play a crucial role in meeting local and regional demand for seafood. However, the underlying social and local processes determining price formation in these markets still need to be clarified. Through ethnographic research of an artisanal fishing community in central Chile focused on the common hake catching (Merluccius gayi gayi), we found that mutual observation and negotiation are the two key social processes of the local economic order. These processes produce two local structures: (a) the fishers’ maritime cliques in the sea and (b) the chain structure in the cove, which combines commercial and community relationships to determine market prices.

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Discovering marine biodiversity in the 21st century

Rogers

Appeltans²,

Assis

et al. 2022

Advances in Marine Biology

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Folk taxonomy and scientific nomenclature: Working together for conservation of fishery resources in Brazil

Cited by 5 publications

References 47 publications

Fisher Ethnotaxonomy for Elasmobranchs Captured Along the Brazilian Amazon Coast

Fisher Ethnotaxonomy for Elasmobranchs Captured Along the Brazilian Amazon Coast

Social network mechanisms of price formation in an artisanal fishing community in Chile

Discovering marine biodiversity in the 21st century

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