A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)
Croakers (Sciaenidae) are major fishery resource in Brazil; constituting 22% of marine and 9% of freshwater fishery landings. Croakers are subject to heavy fishing pressure throughout Brazil, but habitat alteration is also an important threat to regional populations. In this regional Sciaenidae asse...
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| author | Ning Labbish Chao Flávia Lucena Frédou Manuel Haimovici Monica B. Peres Beth Polidoro Marcelo Raseira Rosana Subirá Kent Carpenter |
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| description | Croakers (Sciaenidae) are major fishery resource in Brazil; constituting 22% of marine and 9% of freshwater fishery landings. Croakers are subject to heavy fishing pressure throughout Brazil, but habitat alteration is also an important threat to regional populations. In this regional Sciaenidae assessment, each species was analyzed for relative risk of extinction, including the identification and quantification of the impact of major threats and existing conservation measures, based on application of the Categories and Criteria of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of the 52 species of Sciaenid fishes (34 marine and 18 freshwater) present in Brazilian waters, the majority are at low risk of extinction, with 10 species classified as Data Deficient (DD) and 36 as Least Concern (LC). However the Southern black drum (Pogonias cromis), listed as Endangered (EN) is the most threatened species in the region, while three other species are classified as Near Threatened (NT). A large portion of Brazilian croakers is landed by small-scale artisanal fisheries, which are scattered along coastal and riverine communities. However, our assessments reveal that available fishery landing statistics may have greatly underestimated the artisanal fishery production and by-catch of Sciaenids. We recommend establishing, with adequate enforcement, coastal and riverine protected areas as well as strategic fishing seasons to improve and maintain the conservation status of Sciaenids and sustainable Sciaenid fisheries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05f9eb671ed346ed84e5138f293797152022-12-21T23:54:29ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942015-07-014C11712610.1016/j.gecco.2015.06.002A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)Ning Labbish Chao0Flávia Lucena Frédou1Manuel Haimovici2Monica B. Peres3Beth Polidoro4Marcelo Raseira5Rosana Subirá6Kent Carpenter7Global Sciaenidae Conservation Network-National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, TaiwanUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, BrazilOCEANA, Brasilia, BrazilArizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USAICMBio, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Ministério do Meio Ambiente, BrazilICMBio, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Ministério do Meio Ambiente, BrazilIUCN- Global Marine Species Assessment Program, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USACroakers (Sciaenidae) are major fishery resource in Brazil; constituting 22% of marine and 9% of freshwater fishery landings. Croakers are subject to heavy fishing pressure throughout Brazil, but habitat alteration is also an important threat to regional populations. In this regional Sciaenidae assessment, each species was analyzed for relative risk of extinction, including the identification and quantification of the impact of major threats and existing conservation measures, based on application of the Categories and Criteria of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of the 52 species of Sciaenid fishes (34 marine and 18 freshwater) present in Brazilian waters, the majority are at low risk of extinction, with 10 species classified as Data Deficient (DD) and 36 as Least Concern (LC). However the Southern black drum (Pogonias cromis), listed as Endangered (EN) is the most threatened species in the region, while three other species are classified as Near Threatened (NT). A large portion of Brazilian croakers is landed by small-scale artisanal fisheries, which are scattered along coastal and riverine communities. However, our assessments reveal that available fishery landing statistics may have greatly underestimated the artisanal fishery production and by-catch of Sciaenids. We recommend establishing, with adequate enforcement, coastal and riverine protected areas as well as strategic fishing seasons to improve and maintain the conservation status of Sciaenids and sustainable Sciaenid fisheries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000645SciaenidaeIUCNRed ListExtinction riskConservationBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Ning Labbish Chao Flávia Lucena Frédou Manuel Haimovici Monica B. Peres Beth Polidoro Marcelo Raseira Rosana Subirá Kent Carpenter A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) Global Ecology and Conservation Sciaenidae IUCN Red List Extinction risk Conservation Brazil |
| title | A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) |
| title_full | A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) |
| title_fullStr | A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) |
| title_short | A popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure–extinction risk and conservation of Brazilian Sciaenidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) |
| title_sort | popular and potentially sustainable fishery resource under pressure extinction risk and conservation of brazilian sciaenidae teleostei perciformes |
| topic | Sciaenidae IUCN Red List Extinction risk Conservation Brazil |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000645 |
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