Monitoring data poor small-scale estuarine fisheries: a proposal from the striped mullet (<i>Mugil cephalus</i>) fishery in the Rapel River, Chile

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dc.contributor.authorWiff, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Andres
dc.contributor.authorPeralta, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorEstevez, Rodrigo A.
dc.contributor.authorGacitua, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorGelcich, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:12:12Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:12:12Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractChile has a relatively long history of monitoring and managing large-scale commercial fish stocks. However, many other small-scale fisheries, particularly those operating in estuaries, usually lack basic fisheries and biological information. International experience indicates that a monitoring system designed for large-scale stocks cannot simply be resized to address the complexity, relatively low total economic value, and the large number of actors and supply chains in small-scale fisheries. This article proposes a strategy to monitor data-poor fisheries operating in estuaries. The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus), locally known as "lisa", in the Rapel River, central Chile, was selected to establish a pilot monitoring program for small-scale fish resources. From May 2022 to May 2023, fisheries information, including fleet description, catch and effort data, and fish biological attributes such as length and weight, were collected and described for the first time in the region. Drawing insights from this case study, we propose developing a generic monitoring system tailored specifically for monitoring fish stocks in estuaries. This conceptualization is based on: i) change agents, who are individuals trained to work with both the social and biological dimensions of each coastal fish stock; ii) experienced fisheries scientists outside government agencies; and iii) local fishers' knowledge to provide constant feedback for adapting temporal and spatial scales for monitoring. This monitoring scheme is cost-effective and can be efficiently replicated in other estuarine fisheries in Chile.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3856/vol52-issue3-fulltext-3145
dc.identifier.issn0718-560X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3856/vol52-issue3-fulltext-3145
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90319
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001264598600010
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final485
dc.pagina.inicio473
dc.revistaLatin american journal of aquatic research
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectMugil cephalus
dc.subjectestuarine fisheries
dc.subjectfishing monitoring
dc.subjectChilean small-scale fisheries
dc.titleMonitoring data poor small-scale estuarine fisheries: a proposal from the striped mullet (<i>Mugil cephalus</i>) fishery in the Rapel River, Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen52
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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