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An important alternative for sustainable use of tucunaré stocks and improvement in fishermen welfare in Balbina reservoir, Central Amazon, would be to train commercial fisherman to also become tourist guides for sport fishing. In this study, we modeled fishermen response to this question, in order to evaluate the acceptance of such an idea. Thus, we surveyed 47 fishermen, who currently comprise approximately 75% of the total fishermen population. This survey was implemented during December of 2001 and January of 2002. We used a probity analysis to run two models. The first model includes the variables: family size, school level, fishing time, residence time and boat ownership. On the other hand, the second model includes the number of children under and above eight years old but not the family size. Both models are significant and the most relevant variables are: fishing time (years of participation of fisherman is in the activity) and residence time (length of residency of particular fishermen live at the village nearby the reservoir).
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We thank Dr. Miguel Petrere and Dr. James Kahn for helpful comments on the manuscript and to Eletrobrás, IBAMA, and PWA for support the research.
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Freitas, C.E.C., Rivas, A.A.F., Nascimento, F.A. et al. The effects of sport fishing growth on behavior of commercial fishermen in Balbina reservoir, Amazon, Brazil. Environ Dev Sustain 10, 157–165 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-006-9043-6
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