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Fishing profile and commercial landings of shark and batoids in a global elasmobranchs conservation hotspot

2024; Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Volume: 96; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0001-3765202420231083

1678-2690

Ítalo Lutz, Paulo Emílio Costa Santos, Rodrigo de Oliveira Campos, Cláudia Antonia Campos Rodrigues de Oliveira, Natascha Wosnick, Grazielle Gomes, Miguel Petrere, Bianca Bentes,

Marine and fisheries research

This paper describes the fishing profile and the temporal variation in the commercial landings of elasmobranchs in a global hotspot for their conservation and investigates the variables that influenced the landings. Census data on commercial catches were obtained between April 2008 and October 2010 from nine landing sites in Bragança (Pará, northern Brazil). Five vessel types, four fishing gears, and eight fishing techniques engaged with elasmobranch capture were identified. A total of 2,357 landings were recorded, with a total production of 354 t. The highest yields were recorded in 2009, with sharks being harvested mostly by small and medium-sized vessels, and batoids, by small vessels and canoes. Drifting nets and longlines played a prominent role in elasmobranch fisheries. The results show that the landings were influenced by days at sea, which is common in tropical fisheries. The elasmobranch data series is discontinuous as statistics are absent for most fishing sites albeit imperative for proper management, as well as relevant for decision-makers focusing on their conservation.