Vulnerability of nearshore tropical finfish in Cuba: implications for scientific and management planning

Puga, Rafael; Valle, Servando; Kritzer, Jacob P.; Delgado, Gilma; León, María Estela de; Giménez, Enrique; Ramos, Ibis; Moreno, Orestes; Karr, Kendra

doi:10.5343/bms.2016.1127

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“…In Cuba, information on artisanal and subsistence fisheries may be difficult to compile given the reorganization that the sector experienced post the 1959 revolution. Despite efforts from programs such as SOS Pesca to generate stock assessment estimates for finfish species, we still ignore small-scale fishery contributions to catches and live captures (Puga et al 2018). This is especially problematic as the number of opportunistic fishers seems to have increased in the past decades and may yet continue to grow as a response to tourism and population demands.…”

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“…The second category of licenses comprises sport-fishing activities such as fishers participating in tournaments. Finally, the third kind of license includes what are usually described as recreational fisheries, a broader category that may include more subsistence or artisanal types (Gerhartz-Abraham, Fanning, and Angulo-Valdes 2016; Puga et al 2018). It should be observed that no license is required for fishing that occurs at a small-scale level from the shore and does not employ a vessel.…”

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Vulnerability of Fishery-Based Livelihoods to Extreme Events: Local Perceptions of Damages from Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Alberto in Yaguajay, Central Cuba

Ramenzoni

Escuela²,

Rivero

et al. 2020

Coastal Management

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Hurricanes can cause extensive long-term damage to small-scale fisheries. Yet, information is scarce on how communities are locally impacted by extreme events in the Caribbean and in other parts of the world. Focusing on an artisanal fishery in Yaguajay, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, this article explores how artisanal fishers have perceived and responded to the different damages brought about by Hurricane Irma in September 2017 and the inundations associated with Storm Alberto in May 2018. Combining discussions and short interviews carried out pre and post-storms Irma and Alberto, this study identifies major environmental impacts and matching responses. In addition, the article sheds light on the evolution of small-scale fishing communities in Cuba and their current organization. Results show local perceptions of extensive biodiversity loss in terms of mangrove coverage, changes in salinity, and the quality of coastal environments that have affected the composition of captures and fish sizes. As a consequence of these changes, fishers are adjusting their effort and fishing intensity to match perturbations. Findings underscore the need to identify the synergistic relations that may exist between prior environmental degradation and different extreme events such as droughts, hurricanes, and excessive precipitation. The interrelation of these factors may result in compounded aggravated impacts that may unfold over longer temporal scales and not just as a one-time event. Authors conclude by stressing the importance of including the systematic study of extreme events along with local perceptions of ecological change in fishery management plans. Because fishers responses to hazards are based on their experiences and knowledge of the state of coastal and marine habitats, and especially on expectations about what constitutes normal ranges of change, KEYWORDS

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Vulnerability of Fishery-Based Livelihoods to Extreme Events: Local Perceptions of Damages from Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Alberto in Yaguajay, Central Cuba

Ramenzoni

Escuela²,

Rivero

et al. 2020

Coastal Management

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“…Structured interviews with experienced fishers can apply local ecological knowledge to spawning aggregation management (Hamilton, Sadovy de Mitcheson, & Aguilar‐Perera, ). Examination of fishery productivity‐susceptibility indicators can assist identification of focal species and regions (Puga et al., ) and could be applied to aggregation fisheries.…”

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“…Examination of fishery productivity-susceptibility indicators can assist identification of focal species and regions (Puga et al, 2018) and…”

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Biophysical connectivity of snapper spawning aggregations and marine protected area management alternatives in Cuba

Claro

Lindeman

Kough

et al. 2018

Fisheries Oceanography

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The ability of larvae to move beyond the spatial range of adult migrations can be critical to the resilience of populations that aggregate to spawn. We reviewed the literature and unpublished information on larval transport modeling, reef fish spawning aggregations, and marine protected area (MPA) management to identify alternatives for Cuban spawning site conservation. Larval transport information is available at annual and decadal scales for eight Cuban sites for five species of snappers. Connectivity patterns were examined: (a) within Cuban regions, (b) among Cuban regions, and (c) among other countries. We compared this information with the distribution of protected areas relative to spawning sites, site management attributes, and potential alternatives. Of eight focal spawning sites, seven are in protected areas and one is proposed. Southeast and north‐central Cuba had highest estimated within‐region retention levels. Southwest and northwest sites exported relatively more larvae out‐of‐region. Southern regions produced larvae that reached Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Haiti. All northern regions can export larvae to the southern Bahamas. The regions and sites within are geomorphologically diverse with variable fishing and socio‐economic attributes. Information on stock status and protected area efficacy is limited and field assessments of aggregation status are needed for multispecies spawning sites. Few management plans address spawning conservation or network connectivity opportunities for MPAs. An alternative is development of one or more regional workgroups of protected area specialists, fishery scientists, expert fishers, and other stakeholders. Temporal closures of fisheries before and during spawning season could also amplify effectiveness of current gear‐ and zoning‐based management tools.

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“…We use a risk-based prioritization tool, productivity susceptibility analysis (PSA; Patrick et al, 2009). Given the datalimited status of the majority of species that are represented in the aquarium fish trade, risk assessment provides a useful starting point for individual species to be quantitatively ranked based on their relative vulnerability to overfishing, with more vulnerable species then prioritized for data collection, stock assessments, or conservation and management interventions (Cope et al, 2011;Fujita et al, 2014;Okemwa et al, 2016;Puga et al, 2018). We identify the species most and least vulnerable to overcollection, and suggest harvest control measures that different stakeholders could take to reduce overcollection risk of individual species.…”

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Assessing Vulnerability of Fish in the U.S. Marine Aquarium Trade

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The trade in coral reef fishes for aquariums encompasses over 1,800 species from over 40 exporting countries, yet the population status for most traded species is unknown and unevaluated. At the same time, these coral reef fishes face a growing number of threats and often occur in jurisdictions with limited management capacity and data. In response, we assess vulnerability to overfishing for 72 coral reef fishes popular in the aquarium trade for the United States-the top importer-from the top exporting countries (Indonesia and the Philippines). We use a data-limited assessment approach: productivity susceptibility analysis (PSA). PSA estimates relative vulnerability of species by assessing their biological productivity and susceptibility to overfishing. The most and least vulnerable stocks were differentiated by attributes related to the reproductive biology (e.g., breeding strategy, recruitment pattern, and fecundity), appropriateness, for an average home aquarium, ease of capture (e.g., schooling and aggregation), and rates of natural mortality. Our analysis identifies several of the most and least vulnerable species popular in the aquarium fish trade. The species that ranked as least vulnerable to overcollection were Gobiodon okinawae, Nemateleotris magnifica, Gobiodon acicularis, Salarias fasciatus, Ptereleotris zebra, Gobiodon citrinus, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, Chaetodon lunula, Nemateleotris decora, and Halichoeres chrysus. In contrast, the ten most vulnerable species were Chromileptes altivelis, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Pterapogon kauderni, Premnas biaculeatus, Echidna nebulosa, Centropyge bicolor, Zebrasoma veliferum, Pomacanthus semicirculatus, Zebrasoma scopas, and Thalassoma lunare. In a data-limited context, we suggest how these vulnerability rankings can help guide future efforts for reducing vulnerability risk. In particular, species that are relatively high-vulnerability are prime targets for research and aquaculture efforts, increased monitoring of collection and exports, species-specific stock assessments, and voluntary reductions by retailers and consumers to avoid overexploitation.

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Vulnerability of nearshore tropical finfish in Cuba: implications for scientific and management planning

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Vulnerability of Fishery-Based Livelihoods to Extreme Events: Local Perceptions of Damages from Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Alberto in Yaguajay, Central Cuba

Vulnerability of Fishery-Based Livelihoods to Extreme Events: Local Perceptions of Damages from Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Alberto in Yaguajay, Central Cuba

Biophysical connectivity of snapper spawning aggregations and marine protected area management alternatives in Cuba

Assessing Vulnerability of Fish in the U.S. Marine Aquarium Trade

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