posted on 2023-05-19, 08:25authored byWhite, WT, Last, PR, Dharmadi, A, Faizah, R, Chodrijah, U, Buckworth, RC, Dichmont, CM
The complex multi-gear, multi-species tropical fisheries in developing countries are poorly understood and characterising the landings from these fisheries is often impossible using conventional approaches. A rapid assessment method for characterising landings at fish markets, using an index of abundance and estimated weight within taxonomic groups, is described. This approach was developed for contexts where there are no detailed data collection protocols, and where consistent data collection across a wide range of fisheries types and geographic areas is required, regardless of the size of the site and scale of the landings. This methodology, which was demonstrated at seven fish landing sites/fish markets in southern Indonesia between July 2008 and January 2011, provides a rapid assessment of the abundance and diversity in the wild catch over a wide variety of taxonomic groups. The approach has wider application for species-rich fisheries in developing countries where there is an urgent need for better data collection protocols, monitoring future changes in market demographics, and evaluating health of fisheries.
History
Publication title
PLoS ONE
Volume
9
Issue
10
Article number
e109182
Number
e109182
Pagination
1-11
ISSN
1932-6203
Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Place of publication
United States
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Copyright 2014 White et al. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/