Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile
Abstract Marine recreational fisheries often lack necessary information to perform assessments and develop sustainable management strategies. In Chile, although reef‐fish fisheries have been signaled as overexploited, there are still no commercial or recreational regulations regarding bans, catch li...
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| author | Rodrigo A. Estévez Natalio Godoy Miguel Araya Cristian Azocar Christian de laBarra Francisca Bardi Francisco Fernández‐Urzúa Marcelo García Luciano Hiriart‐Bertrand Serena Lomonico Marianela Medina Javier Naretto F. Patricio Ojeda Germán Pequeño Francisco Ponce José Pulgar Alejandro Pérez‐Matus Javier Rivera Andrés Smith Jorge Toro Da Ponte Felipe Torres‐Cañete Julio A. Vásquez Stefan Gelcich |
| author_facet | Rodrigo A. Estévez Natalio Godoy Miguel Araya Cristian Azocar Christian de laBarra Francisca Bardi Francisco Fernández‐Urzúa Marcelo García Luciano Hiriart‐Bertrand Serena Lomonico Marianela Medina Javier Naretto F. Patricio Ojeda Germán Pequeño Francisco Ponce José Pulgar Alejandro Pérez‐Matus Javier Rivera Andrés Smith Jorge Toro Da Ponte Felipe Torres‐Cañete Julio A. Vásquez Stefan Gelcich |
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| description | Abstract Marine recreational fisheries often lack necessary information to perform assessments and develop sustainable management strategies. In Chile, although reef‐fish fisheries have been signaled as overexploited, there are still no commercial or recreational regulations regarding bans, catch limits, or size limits. We implemented an expert elicitation protocol to propose management measures to regulate recreational reef‐fish harvests of 17 reef‐fish species. Sixteen experts estimated minimum legal sizes, temporal closures, and maximum number of individuals harvested per person per trip (known as “bag limits”). Experts also prioritized management measures for each of 17 reef‐fish species. Maximum number of individuals harvested per person per trip varied between 1 and 7. In addition, permanent bans were recommended for some species, such as acha (Medialuna ancietae), pejeperro (Semicossyphus darwini), and San Pedro (Oplegnathus insignis). We concluded that information gathered through expert elicitation can play a key role to inform data‐poor recreational fishery management. Expert elicitation protocols that include iterative process, based on individual estimates and an open expert discussion phase, provide the necessary enabling environment to identify a variety of management measures. While future challenges include the development of mechanisms to promote acceptability and compliance for recreational fisheries management, the approach presented here is important to initiate much needed discussions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-043518c0c364432d9599800c345ec2672024-02-28T11:35:40ZengWileyConservation Science and Practice2578-48542024-02-0162n/an/a10.1111/csp2.13057Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in ChileRodrigo A. Estévez0Natalio Godoy1Miguel Araya2Cristian Azocar3Christian de laBarra4Francisca Bardi5Francisco Fernández‐Urzúa6Marcelo García7Luciano Hiriart‐Bertrand8Serena Lomonico9Marianela Medina10Javier Naretto11F. Patricio Ojeda12Germán Pequeño13Francisco Ponce14José Pulgar15Alejandro Pérez‐Matus16Javier Rivera17Andrés Smith18Jorge Toro Da Ponte19Felipe Torres‐Cañete20Julio A. Vásquez21Stefan Gelcich22Centro de Investigación e Innovación para el Cambio Climático, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Santo Tomás Santiago ChileThe Nature Conservancy Santiago ChileFacultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables Universidad Arturo Prat Iquique ChileFacultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables Universidad Arturo Prat Iquique ChileFundación Rompientes ChileThe Nature Conservancy Santiago ChileServicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura Valparaíso ChileSubsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura Valparaíso ChileCosta Humboldt Frutillar ChileThe Nature Conservancy Monterey California USAFacultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables Universidad Arturo Prat Iquique ChileCosta Humboldt Frutillar ChileFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago ChileInstituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas Universidad Austral de Chile Valdivia ChileIndependent consultant Santiago ChileDepartamento de Ecología and Biodiversidad Universidad Andres Bello Santiago ChileSubtidal Ecology Laboratory, Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas, Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago ChileSubsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura Valparaíso ChileInstituto Milenio en Socio‐Ecología Costera Santiago ChileM&T Consultores Santiago ChileThe Nature Conservancy Santiago ChileInstituto Milenio en Socio‐Ecología Costera Santiago ChileInstituto Milenio en Socio‐Ecología Costera Santiago ChileAbstract Marine recreational fisheries often lack necessary information to perform assessments and develop sustainable management strategies. In Chile, although reef‐fish fisheries have been signaled as overexploited, there are still no commercial or recreational regulations regarding bans, catch limits, or size limits. We implemented an expert elicitation protocol to propose management measures to regulate recreational reef‐fish harvests of 17 reef‐fish species. Sixteen experts estimated minimum legal sizes, temporal closures, and maximum number of individuals harvested per person per trip (known as “bag limits”). Experts also prioritized management measures for each of 17 reef‐fish species. Maximum number of individuals harvested per person per trip varied between 1 and 7. In addition, permanent bans were recommended for some species, such as acha (Medialuna ancietae), pejeperro (Semicossyphus darwini), and San Pedro (Oplegnathus insignis). We concluded that information gathered through expert elicitation can play a key role to inform data‐poor recreational fishery management. Expert elicitation protocols that include iterative process, based on individual estimates and an open expert discussion phase, provide the necessary enabling environment to identify a variety of management measures. While future challenges include the development of mechanisms to promote acceptability and compliance for recreational fisheries management, the approach presented here is important to initiate much needed discussions.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13057anglingbag limitsbansdata‐poor fisheriesIDEAmanagement reform |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo A. Estévez Natalio Godoy Miguel Araya Cristian Azocar Christian de laBarra Francisca Bardi Francisco Fernández‐Urzúa Marcelo García Luciano Hiriart‐Bertrand Serena Lomonico Marianela Medina Javier Naretto F. Patricio Ojeda Germán Pequeño Francisco Ponce José Pulgar Alejandro Pérez‐Matus Javier Rivera Andrés Smith Jorge Toro Da Ponte Felipe Torres‐Cañete Julio A. Vásquez Stefan Gelcich Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile Conservation Science and Practice angling bag limits bans data‐poor fisheries IDEA management reform |
| title | Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile |
| title_full | Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile |
| title_fullStr | Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile |
| title_short | Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile |
| title_sort | using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef fish management measures in chile |
| topic | angling bag limits bans data‐poor fisheries IDEA management reform |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13057 |
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