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Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands

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Title Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands
 
Creator Smallhorn-West, Patrick
Van Der Ploeg, Jan
Notere Boso, Delvene
Sukulu, Meshach
Leamae, Janet
Isihanua, Mathew
Jasper, Martin
Saeni-Oeta, Janet
Batalofo, Margaret
Orirana, Grace
Konamalefo, Alick
Houma, Jill
Eriksson, Hampus
 
Subject fish
coral reef
marine conservation
community-based marine management
fisheries co-management
malaita
 
Description Coastal fisheries are a critical component of Pacific island food systems; they power village economies and provide nutritious aquatic foods. Many coastal women and men actively fishing in this region rely on multi-species fisheries, which given their extraordinary diversity are notoriously difficult to both characterize, and to manage. Understanding patterns of fishing, diversity of target species and drivers of these patterns can help define requirements for sustainable management and enhanced livelihoods. Here we use a 12-month data set of 8535 fishing trips undertaken by fishers across Malaita province, Solomon Islands, to create fisheries signatures for 13 communities based on the combination of two metrics; catch per unit effort (CPUE) and catch trophic levels. These signatures are in turn used as a framework for guiding suitable management recommendations in the context of community-based resource management. While a key proximate driver of these patterns was fishing gear (e.g. angling, nets or spearguns), market surveys and qualitative environmental information suggest that community fishing characteristics are coupled to local environmental features more than the market value of specific species they target. Our results demonstrate that even within a single island not all small-scale fisheries are equal, and effective management solutions ultimately depend on catering to the specific environmental characteristics around individual communities.
 
Date 2023-01-21T13:19:07Z
2023-01-21T13:19:07Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Patrick Smallhorn-West, Jan Van Der Ploeg, Delvene Notere Boso, Meshach Sukulu, Janet Leamae, Mathew Isihanua, Martin Jasper, Janet Saeni-Oeta, Margaret Batalofo, Grace Orirana, Alick Konamalefo, Jill Houma, Hampus Eriksson. (12/2/2022). Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment.
0044-7447
1654-7209
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127759
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01690-z
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Springer
 
Source AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment