Australia involves fishers at all stages of the fishery assessment and management process. A key factor in the success of this approach is using fishers’ information to supplement and interpret standard fisheries data. From 1994, we collected fishers’ information on fishing grounds and habitats as part of a 5-year study of a continental shelf fishery. We met regularly with experienced fishers d...

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, 1700 Bayview Dr., Arcata, CA 95521, USA (WJZ, RLT, FVS) United State Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Six Rivers National Forest, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501-3438, USA (GAS, KNS) Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of Cali...

This article reconstructs and analyses the reactions perceptions of fishers inhabitants Venetian Lagoon regarding flood events, ecosystem fragility safeguard project named MOSE, which seems to be perceived by residents as a greater risk than floods. Throughout complex development MOSE project, has involved protracted legislative technical phases, public opinion been largely ignored, local knowl...

ERCC2/XPD, is one of the core genes involved in transcriptioncoupled NER pathway (a fundamental defense mechanism against the carcinogenic effects of sunlight and certain genetic defects in the DNA repair pathways); and its functional polymorphisms may be associated with the risk of different types of cancers. The present investigation includes Lys751Gln & Asp312Asn polymorphisms in a case-cont...

Local wisdom is frequently used by communities in managing their coastal resources without a precise measure of sustainability. As result, the government must develop standard for determining these practices. This study aimed to create such standard, followed trial evaluate management practices Pangandaran tourism. qualitative case included literature review, direct observations, and in-depth i...

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In the Adriatic Sea, shifts in benthic community structure have been attributed to multiple stressors, from the effects of climate change to the impacts of commercial fishing. Some fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, have caused a widespread decline in exploited fish stocks. Bottom trawling is also expected to have negative impacts on benthic habitats, usually structured by and hosting ...

Recreational fishing in freshwater ecosystems is a popular pastime in Australia. Although most native fish are endemic, the fauna is depauperate compared to any landmass of similar size. With commercial fishing no longer a major industry in the country’s freshwaters, the future sustainability of these ecosystems will depend heavily on the actions of recreational fishers. However, there has been...

The Godineau (South Oropuche) Swamp (3171 ha) on the southwestern coast of Trinidad (10 degrees l315'N, 61degrees 30-32'W) is heavily impacted by anthropogenic activities including fishing, oil exploration, drainage manipulation and wetland clearance. To reduce the negative effects of these activities and to manage the swamp more sustainably, more quantitative information is needed on the ecolo...