Exportation of reef fish for human consumption: long-term analysis using data from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Keywords:
fishes, food, fisheries, stocks exploitation, Brazilian NortheastAbstract
Marine fisheries constitute a major economic activity. Several species of fish have recently been added to the list of exploited stocks, including reef-dwelling species traded on international markets. The aim of the present study was to outline a profile of local fisheries in terms of species caught, weights exports and import markets, using data obtained from firms operating in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Over the period covered by the study (1996-2008), 3,335.49 metric tons of fish belonging to 32 species (16 genera, 10 families) caught from 7,377 shipped lots for export. The most abundant families were Lutjanidae (36.77%), Scaridae (21.06%), Serranidae (20.57%), Mullidae (12.73%) and Acanthuridae (8.64%). Most of the production was air-shipped fresh to importers in the United States.
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Saramunete, Pseudupeneus maculatus (Osteichthyes: Mullidae), em ponta de pedras, Pernambuco. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 27(2): 185-189.
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FIGUEIREDO, J.L. and MENEZES, N.A. 2000 Manual de Peixes Marinhos do Sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 115p.
FLOETER, S.R.; HALPERN, B.S.; FERREIRA, C.E.L.2006 Effects of fishing and protection on Brazilian reef fishes. Biological Conservation, 128:391-402.
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HUMANN, P. 1999 Reef fish identification í Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. 3rd ed. Jacksonville, New World Publications. 396p.
IBAMA 2008 Estatística da Pesca 2006: grandes regiões e unidades da federação. 181p.
JIDDAWI, N.S. and STANLEY, R.D. 1999 Fisheries stock assessment in the traditional fishery sector: the information needs. Proceedings of the National Workshop on the Artisanal Fisheries Sector, Zanzibar, Tanzania. p.50-70.
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KOSLOW, J.A.; HANLEY, F.; WICKLUND, R. 1988 Effects of fishing on reef fish communities at Pedro Bank and Port Royal Cays, Jamaica.Marine Ecology Progress Series, 43: 201-212.
KUNZMANN, A. 2004 Corals, fishermen and tourists. NAGA, 27(1-2): 15-19.
MAPYA, A.P.; RUSS, G.R.; ALCALA, A.C.;CALUMPONG, H.P. 2002 Long-term trends in
yield and catch rates of the coral reef fishery at Apo Island, central Philippines. Marine & Freshwater Research, 53: 207í 213.
MENEZES, N.A. and FIGUEIREDO, J.L. 1980 Manual de Peixes Marinhos do Sudeste do Brasil. IV.Teleostei (3). São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 96p.
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MMA - MINISTÉRIO DO MEIO AMBIENTE 2002 Avaliação e ações prioritárias para a conservação da biodiversidade das zonas costeiras e marinhas. Brasília, Ministério do Meio Ambiente (MMA/SBF). Brasília. 72p.
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I.L.; BARROS, G.M.L. 2003 Analysis of the marine ornamental fish trade at Ceará State, northeast Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation, 12:1287-1295.
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RIBEIRO, F.P. 2004 Composição da biocenose e abundí¢ncia relativa de peixes capturados com covos nos estados do Rio Grande do Norte e Pernambuco (Brasil). Boletim Técnico-científico do CEPENE, 12(1): 113-128.
RISK, A. 1998 The effects of interactions with reef residents on the settlement and subsequent persistence of ocean surgeonfish, Acanthurus bahianus. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 51:377-389.
ROBERTS, C.M. 1995 Effects of fishing on the ecosystem structure of coral reefs. Conservation Biology, 9: 988-995.
TRUJILLO, A.P. and THURMAN, H.V. 2008 Essentials of Oceanography. 9th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall & Pearson Education, United States of America. 576p.
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