A case study of local ecological knowledge of shellfishers about edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, Western Iberia

Abstract Background The cockle is available to numerous fishing villages in Europe, especially Portugal. In the Ria de Aveiro, there is a lack of a fisheries management program and the need for new ecological studies on cockle biology, ecology, and conservation. We shared local ecological knowledge...

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Main Authors: Heitor O. Braga, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Luísa Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-022-00507-x