Ecosystem‐based management of Amazon fisheries and wetlands

The research article argues to define adequate scales for the ecosystem‐based management of commercial fisheries and the wetlands on which they depend. The authors mapped fisheries and fish ecology data from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia to an explicit GIS framework of river basins and mainstems. Migratory species account for more than 80% of the known maximum catches of commercial fisheries across the Amazon. Of these migratory species, the authors selected six long‐distance migratory fish taxa as flagship species to define the two main commercial fishery regions. The results show that flooded forest area is the most important wetland variable explaining regional variations in migratory characiform biomass as indicated by maximum annual fishery catches. The article concludes that sustainable management of Amazon fisheries will require transnational cooperation and a paradigm shift from local community management alone to a more integrated approach.

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Title (English)	Ecosystem‐based management of Amazon fisheries and wetlands
Organization	Fish and Fisheries Journal
Language	English
Year	2018
File type	Online Article
Keywords English	Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Palabras clave Español	Amazonía, Brasil, Colombia, Perú
Palavras-chave Português	Amazônia, Brasil, Colômbia, Peru
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