Small-scale fishers use a wide range of gear and fishing techniques, catching large quantities of fish (Salas et al., 2007). The operation of the small-scale fishing fleet is constrained by environmental characteristics and the seasonal behaviour of the exploited resources.In Florianopolis, various types of fishing gear are found, with a predominance of gillnets (anchorage, driftnet, etc.), as well as zangarilho to catch squids and beach seine
IntroductionFishing activity may be considered as the combination of different interacting components, including man, natural resources and management systems, influenced by internal and external factors. As such, fishing is composed of a group of interrelated activities, including capture, fish processing, the market and the consumer's demand for fish, operating on certain socioeconomic and political contexts (Salas and Gaertner, 2004
AbstractThe objective of this paper is to describe the main characteristics of small-scale marine fisheries in the municipal district of Florianópolis (SC), the capital city of the state of Santa Catarina. We give information about the most captured species, the fishing fleet and fishing gear used. The dynamics of the activity is described, considering the kind of operation of the boats, alongside post-capture procedures. The analyses were accomplished in two types of fishing communities: the one composed of fishers that fish in bays (North and South) and those who fish in the open sea. Numeric differences were observed among these two fishing areas, indicating the existence of two different fleets operating in the area. Differences between the two fishing areas were detected, considering the species caught, the harvest time and the fishing gear used. The open sea fishers have boats with dimensions, engine power, number of crew and fuel consumption numerically higher than those working in bays, indicating the existence of two distinct fleets operating in the region.Keywords: marine small-scale fisheries, fishing dynamics, fishing gear, harvest season, Florianópolis.
Pescarias marinhas de pequena escala no município de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil ResumoEste trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar a pesca de pequena escala no município de Florianópolis (SC). São apresentadas informações sobre as principais espécies capturadas, sobre a frota e artes de pesca utilizadas, sobre a dinâmica da atividade, considerando a forma de operação das unidades produtivas, e sobre os procedimentos pós-captura adotados. As análises foram realizadas em dois tipos de comunidades pesqueiras: as compostas por pescadores que atuam em baías e aquelas cujos integrantes pescam em mar aberto. Foram detectadas diferenças entre as duas áreas de pesca considerando as espécies capturadas, as épocas de captura e as artes de pesca utilizadas. Os pescadores de mar aberto possuem embarcações com dimensões, potência dos motores, número de tripulantes e consumo de combustível numericamente superiores aos que atuam nas baías, indicando a existência de duas frotas dist...