THE FISHERY EXPLOITATION OF ACOUPA WEAKFISH OFF SÃO PAULO COAST, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2019.45.3.489Keywords:
demersal resources, LPUE, fishery, fishing gears, fishing yields, SciaenidaeAbstract
The Acoupa weakfish Cynoscion acoupa (Lacepí¨de, 1801) is a large inshore sciaenid of commercial and social importance found along the entire Brazilian coast. In spite of this, there is few information on the species, both in terms of biological aspects and fishery yields, particularly off southeastern Brazil. Within this context, this study aimed to an evaluation of Acoupa weakfish fishery production off São Paulo coast (23°22’í 25°18’S) based on publicly available statistical data collected between 1998 and 2016. Acoupa weakfish fishery in this State takes place on both industrial and artisanal scales, and employs at least 22 different fishing gears. The pair-trawling fishery was the most important Acoupa weakfish producer during the period surveyed, with a sharp decline in the catches from 2007 onward due to the establishment of Marine Protected Areas off São Paulo coast, which banned trawling in depths shallower than 26 meters. Acoupa weakfish yields were relatively low in São Paulo when compared with other demersal fishes exploited, despite the high retail prices commanded by the species in regional markets and restaurants.
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Valentini, H.; Pezzuto, P.R. 2006. Análises das principais pescarias comerciais da região sudeste-sul do Brasil com base na produção controlada do período 1986-2004. São Paulo: Série Documentos REVIZEE í SCORE SUL, 56 p.
Vane, K.; Wallsgrove, N.J.; Ekau, W.; Popp, B.N. 2018. Reconstructing lifetime nitrogen baselines and trophic position of Cynoscion acoupa from δ15N values of amino acids in otoliths. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 597: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12625.
Vasconcellos, M.; Diegues, A.C.; Kalikoski, D.C. 2011. Coastal fisheries of Brazil. In: Salas, S.; Chuenpagdee, R.; Charles, A.; Seijo, J.C. Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper, 544: 73-116.
Valenzuela-Quií±onez, F.; Arreguín-Sánchez, F.; Salas-Márquez, S.; García-De León, F.J.; Garza, J.C.; Román-Rodríguez, M.J.; De-Anda-Montaí±ez, J.A. 2015. Critically endangered totoaba Totoaba macdonaldi: signs of
recovery and potential threats after a population collapse. Endangered Species Research, 29(1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00693
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