Journal article

Publication year: 2013

Pages: 184-189

Journal: Oryx: The International Journal of Conservation

Volume number: 47

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0030-6053

eISSN: 1365-3008

Open access status: Bronze

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605311001815

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Abstract: 
Interactions between seabirds and commercial fishing activities have been well documented but little information is available regarding the impacts of more traditional fishing practices on seabird populations. We interviewed fishermen, administered questionnaires, and made field-based observations to determine the extent to which artisanal fisheries interact with and affect seabirds in the fiords and channels of the Chonos archipelago in southern Chile. Our surveys indicated a positive perception of seabirds as useful indicators of marine productivity and in their role scavenging fish waste and discards associated with fishing operations. However, the surveys also revealed that fishermen routinely establish seasonal camps for collecting seabird eggs and adults for food or bait and introduce feral predators to seabird breeding colonies on islands. Understanding the traditional practices of fishermen is critical for the future of community-based conservation of the region's marine resources and biodiversity.

Harvard Citation style: Suazo, C., Schlatter, R., Arriagada, A., Cabezas, L. and Ojeda, J. (2013) Fishermen's perceptions of interactions between seabirds and artisanal fisheries in the Chonos archipelago, Chilean Patagonia, Oryx: The International Journal of Conservation, 47(2), pp. 184-189. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605311001815

APA Citation style: Suazo, C., Schlatter, R., Arriagada, A., Cabezas, L., & Ojeda, J. (2013). Fishermen's perceptions of interactions between seabirds and artisanal fisheries in the Chonos archipelago, Chilean Patagonia. Oryx: The International Journal of Conservation. 47(2), 184-189. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605311001815