Mapping fishing grounds, resource and fleet patterns to enhance management units in data-poor fisheries: The case of snappers and groupers in the Abrolhos Bank coral-reefs (South Atlantic)

Risk assessment of small‐scale reef fisheries off the Abrolhos Bank: Snappers and groupers under a multidimensional evaluation

“…In addition, these stocks have life‐traits putting them under these conditions, such as high maximum age of 29 years for L. jocu, 30 years for E. morio and 34 years for M. bonaci (Freitas, ; Previero, Minte‐Vera, Freitas, Moura, & Tos, ). Major stock susceptibility was from the availability and encounterability indices because the fishing fleets are spread over the Abrolhos Bank, from coastal to offshore areas of approximately 140 nautical miles (Previero & Gasalla, ). Thus, suggestions for the management measures for these three stocks are the restriction of the fishing areas to reduce the fisheries overlapping the stocks on the coral reef habitats, and fishing gear regulations to make them more size‐selective (Olavo, ; Previero, ).…”

“…Cephalopholis fulva is the least threatened fishery stock, not only in the SICA but also in the PSA analysis. On the one hand, this stock is an export fishery, for which its fleet has great autonomy and few restrictions due to climatic conditions (Previero & Gasalla, ). On the other hand, few vessels operate in these fleets, which confers a low intensity score for this fishery and a medium risk score for C. fulva .…”

“…In the region, there are some marine protected areas (MPAs) with restricted use, such as the Abrolhos Marine National Park, and some with sustainable use, such as the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve and the Environmental Protection Area Ponta da Baleia. Over the Abrolhos Bank, snapper and grouper fisheries operate in the entire area, especially in the coastal area Parcel das Paredes and around the Abrolhos Marine National Park (Previero & Gasalla, ). There are also other human activities in this area, such as dredging in the Caravelas River estuary and mining in the Doce River (Figure ).…”

“…Along the Brazilian coast, the Abrolhos Bank is the largest coral reef, encompassing complex benthic mega habitats with rhodolith beds and coralline reefs (Moura et al, ). Across this region, snappers and groupers are common fishery resources (Martins, Costa, Olavo, & Haimovici, ; MPA, ), caught mainly by handline and harpoon (Olavo, Costa, & Martins, ; Previero & Gasalla, ). They are carnivorous species that feed on fish and crustaceans (Freitas et al, ), and they play a fundamental role in the trophic equilibrium of the coral reef ecosystems (Rizzari, Frisch, Hoey, & McCormick, ).…”

Seasonal Distribution and Habitat Preferences of Crimson Seabream Parargyrops edita: Implications for a Marine Protected Area in Beibu Gulf, Northern South China Sea

“…260 suggest spatial or temporal adjustments for the boundaries of the marine protected area (Steer and Fowler 2015). Because of data or time constraints, it is often challenging to consider the impacts of various habitat conditions and related scales on target species in ecosystem-based fisheries management (Hobday et al 2011;Parra et al 2017;Previero and Gasalla 2018). This application may serve as a basis for tactical design and management of the marine protected area in the Beibu Gulf that better suits the seasonal movements and ontogenic habitats of important groundfish stocks, and also as a basis for enhancing fishery management units to further recover and sustain marine resources in the northern South China Sea.…”