Slipper lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae) fisheries off the southeastern coast of Brazil: I. Exploitation patterns between 23°00′ and 29°65′S

Duarte, Luís Felipe de Almeida; Severino-Rodrigues, Evandro; Gasalla, Maria A.

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2009.11.004

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“…The efficiency was 21.8% greater in 2010 than in 2009. This finding shows that the uçá crab population was recovering or tending to increase, an outcome different from that previously observed for S. deceptor (DUARTE et al, 2010). The GLM results show that the CPUE measure of the relative abundance of the uçá crab did not respond negatively to the increase in the number of traps (Fig.…”

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“…Other studies have also used a GLM to select the exogenous variables that best determine the fishery production of squid (Loligo vulgaris, FONSECA et al, 2006), bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) (LU et al, 2008) and lobster (Scyllarides deceptor) (DUARTE et al, 2010). For this study, we analyzed 1,506 uçá crab fishing records, representing 234,918 specimens and a total production by weight of 70 tons.…”

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“…The food items from these sources were very important to the first Amerindians of the Brazilian coast, as demonstrated by deposits of food debris (called shell mounds, or 'sambaquis', in Brazil) dated to 10,000 years ago. These deposits consist of shells, fragments of crustacean carapaces and fish skeletons (EGGERS et al, 2008). The long history of capture and consumption of these estuarine items has allowed the diversification of fishing gear as well as the development of new techniques and methods for improving the success of the fisheries (VANNUCCI, 1999).…”

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“…Moreover, the FAO (2013) has warned that the possible overexploitation of fish stocks can not only result from substantial resource exploitation but also, in certain cases, from minimal levels of fishing effort, as recently documented for the lobster Scyllarides deceptor (DUARTE et al, 2010). In Brazil, two laws address the management of the U. cordatus fishery, one for the south-southeastern resource and the other for the north-northeastern resource (IBAMA, 2003a, b).…”

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Fishery of the Uçá Crab Ucides Cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) in a Mangrove Area in Cananéia, State of São Paulo, Brazil: Fishery Performance, Exploitation Patterns and Factors Affecting the Catches

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A B S T R A C TThe fishery of the mangrove crab (Ucides cordatus) is one of the oldest sources of food, income and extractive activity in the estuarine systems of Brazil. The state of São Paulo has the largest population of any Brazilian state, and the city of Cananéia, in the Brazilian southeast has the highest recorded level of exploitation of the uçá-crab. Since 1990, this species has been under intense exploitation pressure due to the unauthorized use of a type of trap called 'redinha'. This type of fishing gear is considered harmful and is prohibited by Brazilian law, although its use is very common throughout the country. This study aims to evaluate the exploitation patterns of U. cordatus based on landing data and monitoring of the crab fishermen to verify the population structure of the crab stock and to identify the factors that influence the catches. A general view of the sustainability of the fishery for this resource is also provided for five defined mangrove sectors (areas A to E) at Cananéia. For this purpose, fishery data were recorded during 2009-2010 by the Instituto de Pesca (APTA/SAA-SP), and monitoring of the capture procedures used by two fishermen was conducted to obtain biometry data (CW, carapace width) and gender data for the captured crabs. The redinha trap was very efficient (86.4%) and produced sustainable catches because the trapped crabs were legalsized males (CW>60 mm), although some traps are lost or remain in the mangrove swamps and can cause pollution by introducing plastic debris. The fishery data were evaluated with a General Linear Model (GLM) based on six factors: the characteristics of the crab fishermen, the time of capture (by month and year), the lunar phase, the productive sector and the reproductive period. The individual crab fishermen's empirical knowledge, the year of capture and the productive sector were the strongest influences on the crab catch per unit effort (CPUE). Differing extraction patterns were found in the five sectors examined in the Cananéia estuary. These findings underscore the need for a reassessment of the prohibition of the trap's use, raising discussion as to its possible construction with biodegradable materials, thus ensuring profitable and sustainable catches through a local participatory management process. R E S U M OA pesca do caranguejo-uçá (Ucides cordatus) é uma das mais antigas atividades extrativas para a obtenção de fonte de alimento e renda nos sistemas estuarinos do Brasil. O Estado de São Paulo é o mais populoso e a cidade de Cananéia, localizada no sudeste, tem o maior volume registrado de captura do caranguejo-uçá para a região. Desde 1990, esta espécie vem sofrendo intensa pressão pesqueira pelo uso indiscriminado de um tipo de armadilha conhecida como "redinha". Este tipo de arte de pesca é considerado uma ameaça à população do caranguejo, sendo proibido pela legislação brasileira, embora seu uso seja comum em todo o país. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os padrões de exploração de U. cordatus com base em dados de desem...

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Fishery of the Uçá Crab Ucides Cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) in a Mangrove Area in Cananéia, State of São Paulo, Brazil: Fishery Performance, Exploitation Patterns and Factors Affecting the Catches

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“…However, slipper lobster catches have increased over the last 10 years as a consequence of the overfishing of the Palinuridae Phillips and Melville-Smith 2006;Spanier and Lavalli 2007). This led to an initial increase in the role of slipper lobster fisheries in the economies of areas where they are fished (Australia, Brazil, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, India, and the Mediterranean), but poor fishery management subsequently resulted in a decrease of their relative abundance Lavalli 2006, 2007;Duarte et al 2010Duarte et al , 2011. Within the Scyllaridae, three genera, Ibacus (subfamily Ibacinae), Scyllarides (subfamily Arctidinae) and Thenus (subfamily Theninae) have significant fisheries because of their large body size (Spanier and Lavalli 2006).…”

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Genetic homogeneity and historical expansions of the slipper lobster, Scyllarides brasiliensis, in the south-west Atlantic

Rodríguez-Rey

Solé‐Cava

Lazoski

2014

Mar. Freshwater Res.

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Abstract. Management strategies for fisheries species require understanding their connectivity and population dynamics. The Brazilian slipper lobster, Scyllarides brasiliensis, is one of the most commercially important slipper lobster species in South America. We investigated, for the first time, the population genetic structure and evolutionary history of this species. Analyses of sequences of the cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) and the control region (CR) did not reveal any significant genetic structure of S. brasiliensis (N ¼ 202) along 2700 km of the Atlantic coast (COI:The genetic homogeneity found suggests high levels of gene flow along the area that are possibly related to the high dispersal potential of the planktonic larvae of the species. Furthermore, the data indicate that demographic and geographical expansions of this slipper lobster population have occurred during the late and middle Pleistocene, which could be related to the fluctuating environmental conditions of that period.

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2013

Lobsters: Biology, Management, Aquaculture and Fisheries

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Slipper lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae) fisheries off the southeastern coast of Brazil: I. Exploitation patterns between 23°00′ and 29°65′S

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Fishery of the Uçá Crab Ucides Cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) in a Mangrove Area in Cananéia, State of São Paulo, Brazil: Fishery Performance, Exploitation Patterns and Factors Affecting the Catches

Fishery of the Uçá Crab Ucides Cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) in a Mangrove Area in Cananéia, State of São Paulo, Brazil: Fishery Performance, Exploitation Patterns and Factors Affecting the Catches

Genetic homogeneity and historical expansions of the slipper lobster, Scyllarides brasiliensis, in the south-west Atlantic

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