Community‐based monitoring, assessment and management of data‐limited inland fish stocks in North Rupununi, Guyana

Community‐based monitoring, assessment and management of data‐limited inland fish stocks in North Rupununi, Guyana

Inland fisheries are important for food security in communities around the world, especially in developing countries. In North Rupununi, Guyana, the state of exploited stocks is poorly understood, and fishery monitoring and assessment are challenging because diverse fishing gears and target species...

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Published in:Fisheries management and ecology Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 121 - 133
Main Authors: Shephard, Samuel, Edwards, Kevin, George, Susan, Joseph, Elvis, James, Samantha, David, Oswin, Persaud, Addevi, Watson, L. Cynthia, Van Vliet, Nathalie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-04-2023
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Developing countries
Exploitation
Fish
Fish stocks
Fisher's ecological knowledge
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishery management
Fishing
Fishing gear
floodplain fisheries
Food security
indigenous Makushi
Indigenous peoples
Inland fisheries
LB‐SPR
LDCs
length‐based indicators
Monitoring
rainforest
Stock assessment
Guyana
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Summary:Inland fisheries are important for food security in communities around the world, especially in developing countries. In North Rupununi, Guyana, the state of exploited stocks is poorly understood, and fishery monitoring and assessment are challenging because diverse fishing gears and target species are distributed across a heterogeneous landscape. This complexity created an opportunity for community‐based monitoring (CBM) to support data‐limited assessment. Standardised CBM was established for the North Rupununi as part of a new inland fisheries management plan initiated by indigenous community groups with support from the government. Quantitative length‐based assessments undertaken for target stocks suggested moderate levels of exploitation consistent with local perception. Our study highlights that local experts and community participants with different levels of training can collect accurate biodiversity data. Further development of CBM is important in North Rupununi. We recommend using local ecological knowledge indicators to track spatial and temporal patterns in exploitation and fish stock status.
Bibliography:Correction added on 23 November 2022, after first online publication: Contributing author ‘Cynthia Watson’ has been corrected to ‘L. Cynthia Watson’.
ISSN:0969-997X
1365-2400
DOI:10.1111/fme.12604