Participatory Risk Assessment of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Bycatch in Northern Peru

Participatory Risk Assessment of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Bycatch in Northern Peru

Uncertainties about the magnitude of bycatch in poorly assessed fisheries impede effective conservation management. In northern Peru, small-scale fisheries (SSF) bycatch negatively impacts marine megafauna populations and the livelihoods of fishers which is further elevated by the under-reporting of...

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Main Authors: Anna B. Costanza, Chiara Guidino, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Gregory Verutes, Marjolaine Caillat, Aritree Samanta, Ellen Hines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
bycatch
small-scale fisheries
participatory GIS (PGIS)
bycatch risk assessment
ByRA
marine megafauna bycatch
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.776965/full

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