FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Small-scale fishers’ perception of the implementation of the EU Landing Obligation regulation in the outermost region of the Azores
BT 
AF Fauconnet, Laurence
   Frangoudes, Katia
   Morato, Telmo
   Afonso, Pedro
   Pita, Cristina
AS 1:1,2;2:3;3:1,2;4:1,2;5:4;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;
C1 Instituto Do Mar (IMAR) and Okeanos Research Unit, Universidade Dos Açores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, 9901-862, Horta, Portugal
   Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Universidade Dos Açores, 9901-862, Horta, Portugal
   Univ Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, UMR 6308, AMURE, IUEM, 29280, Plouzane, France
   Department of Environment and Planning & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
C2 UNIV ACORES, PORTUGAL
   UNIV ACORES, PORTUGAL
   UBO, FRANCE
   UNIV AVEIRO, PORTUGAL
UM AMURE
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   copubli-europe
IF 5.647
TC 12
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00509/62104/67586.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;EU landing obligation;Small-scale Fishers;Outermost region;Discard avoidance;Hooks-and-lines;Deep-sea fishery
AB The archipelago of the Azores (mid-north Atlantic Ocean) is an outermost region of the European Union (EU) in which small-scale fisheries are a strong component of the local economy. Bottom longlining and handlining are the most important Azorean fisheries in landing values, fishing vessels and fishers. Despite their high selectivity and low discards, these fisheries can be highly impacted by the implementation of the Landing Obligation (LO). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Azorean small-scale fishers to document their perceptions about discards and the LO, and to ascertain the mitigation measures they already implement or could further implement to avoid unwanted catch. Results suggest that most fishers strongly oppose the LO, perceiving it as inadequate to their fisheries. Several discard avoidance measures are already commonly used by most fishers, of which hook size and changing areas where there are too many undersized or over-quota individuals, are believed to be the most efficient. Additional measures to further improve selectivity and avoid unwanted catch appear limited. The recent conversion of many bottom longliners to handlining and the exemptions foreseen as part of the LO for the region might help Azorean fishers to mitigate the potential impacts of the LO. 
PY 2019
PD NOV
SO Journal Of Environmental Management
SN 0301-4797
PU Elsevier BV
VL 249
UT 000492797500011
DI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109335
ID 62104
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