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Artisanal Fisheries: Management and Sustainability

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Artisanal fisheries can be broadly characterized as the dynamic and evolving smallest viable fishing units within a country or region. This concept is applied to numerous and diverse labor-intensive and seasonally variable small-scale local fisheries, which are characterized by the use of various fishing gears and based on relatively small capital investments, providing fish and fish products mainly to domestic markets and for subsistence consumption (Farrugio et al. 1993; FAO 2004). In the marine environment, artisanal fisheries are mostly restricted to the continental shelf (<200 m depth), harvesting the fishing grounds that can be reached within a few hours from where fishermen are based. Usually, these fleets are composed by a large number of small tonnage vessels, based on a multitude of harbors and shelters (Colloca et al. 2004). Continental artisanal fisheries are also an important livelihood and source of animal protein, particularly in non-coastal countries and...

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Martinho, F. (2020). Artisanal Fisheries: Management and Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Life Below Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71064-8_3-1

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