Ramírez-Rodríguez, M. (2022). Smal-scale fisheries regions and fleet interactions in Baja California Sur, Mexico. 4TH World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress. Mérida, México, octubre 24 - 27, 2022, 1.
Mauricio Ramírez-Rodríguez 1
The study of the spatial and temporal distribution of fishing pressure by operative fisheryunits (OU) has proved useful to understand, first, the multispecific and multigear characterof small scale fisheries and, second, to examine regulation of fishing activities at theregional level. Each OU is integrated by vessels which, through similar forms of operation(gears, seasons, areas), takes advantage of the same species in the same geographicregion. The relative importance of each OU depends on their contribution to the totalcatch, economic value, and the frequency of registration. This study shows the resultsfrom 5 different regions in the coasts of Baja California Sur, in the North Pacific of Mexico.Some similarities of the fleet operation patterns include: more than one fishing permit perfishers’ economic units, the selection of a specific OU to work, as well as other aspects likeabundance, price, distance to the fishing location, and official restrictions. All the OUs arerelevant for the fishermen economy in the region, and their interactions involve thepresence of competition, economic and social effects at different spatial and temporalscales according to the UO’s histories, fishers’ organizations, fisheries and climate effects,catch composition, and management measures. Also different elements are provided todiscuss the regionalization of the fishery management.
Palabras clave: Unidades operativas; pesca regional
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