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Evaluating loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in the small-scale fisheries of Cabo Verde

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dc.contributor.authorMartins, Samir
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Manjula
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Edson
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Ravidson
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorAbella, Elena
dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Nuno de Santos
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Leo J.
dc.contributor.authorMarco, Adolfo
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-25T10:10:19Z
dc.date.available2022-07-25T10:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe incidental or target capture of sea turtles by small-scale fisheries (SSF) has been receiving increasing attention in recent years due to its high impact. Here, we evaluated the impact of the SSF on sea turtles in Cabo Verde, which hosts the largest rookery of the endangered Eastern Atlantic loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) population. This is the most comprehensive study evaluating the impact of SSF on sea turtles in the Cabo Verde Archipelago involving more than 85% of boats and more than 20% of the fishermen registered in the archipelago. Between the years of 2011 and 2014, 763 artisanal fishermen were interviewed at all the main ports and fishing communities of seven islands. Artisanal fishermen reported a mean annual capture of 1.5 turtles per boat indicating that a minimum of 1675 sea turtles could be landed per year in this fishing sector alone, with 65% in Santiago Island (which host the country's capital, Praia). Most captures (95.7%) occurred from May to September and coincided with the loggerhead turtle nesting season. These results suggest a severe impact of the SSF on adult loggerheads turtles in Cabo Verde as well as green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) juvenile turtles. To mitigate this impact, measures such as revising the current legislation for fisheries, the supervision and control of landings, especially in the most remote ports of the Archipelago, the regulation of the SSF during the nesting season around the main nesting areas, awareness-raising campaigns, sustainable activities, and alternative sources of income in fishing communities are recommended.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant Number: PO 309880; Grant Number: F13AP00325
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11160-022-09718-7pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1573-5184
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18074
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.subjectSea turtleSmalldpt_PT
dc.subjectScale fisherypt_PT
dc.subjectIllegal capturept_PT
dc.subjectCabo Verdept_PT
dc.subjectWest Africapt_PT
dc.titleEvaluating loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in the small-scale fisheries of Cabo Verdept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage1015pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1001pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleReviews in Fish Biology and Fisheriespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume32pt_PT
person.familyNameMartins
person.familyNameFigueiredo de Santos Loureiro
person.givenNameSamir
person.givenNameNuno Manuel de
person.identifier.ciencia-idD514-3F01-6DE0
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3156-9630
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7018-7630
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56423263000
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