Palabras clave
diving artisanal fishery
fishing strategies
fishing effort allocation
Generalized Additive Models
sustainable fisheries management
Costa Rica
esfuerzo de pesca
estrategias de pesca
pesquería de buceo artesanal
manejo sostenible
Modelos Aditivos Generalizados
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Las pesquerías artesanales asociadas a métodos de buceo son fuente de ingreso, empleo y seguridad alimentaria de zonas costeras en muchos países. Los altos precios y la poca movilidad de especies bénticas capturadas por buceo enfrentan retos cada vez mayores en su aprovechamiento y manejo, esto demanda un entendimiento integral de estas pesquerías en diferentes contextos, incluyendo la dinámica espacial y temporal del esfuerzo pesquero, las artes y las especies. En el presente estudio se busca elucidar si existen diferencias en las estrategias de pesca desarrolladas por pescadores que emplean buceo en dos modalidades (hookah y buceo libre). También se busca conocer si se desarrollan adaptaciones de estas estrategias en el tiempo, bajo qué condiciones y el posible efecto de las estrategias sobre las capturas. Para ese fin se analizó información detallada de las operaciones de pesca de embarcaciones artesanales que operan en la costa del océano Pacífico de Costa Rica durante dos temporadas de pesca. Se analizó información obtenida a bordo de embarcaciones como: sitio de pesca, composición de especies, tiempo de pesca, número de inmersiones por viaje, entre otros; y se aplicaron entrevistas a buzos al momento de las descargas para obtener información de precios, el volumen de las especies capturadas y forma de operación de los pescadores. Para el buceo con hookah se obtuvo una muestra del 70.5% del total de viajes en las dos temporadas de pesca y en el caso del buceo libre se obtuvo una muestra del 69.5% del total de viajes en las dos temporadas de pesca estudiadas (2007-2008 y 2011-2012). Se identificaron más de 15 especies en cada temporada de pesca, dominaron tres categorías en ambas temporadas pero con diferencias en las proporciones obtenidas en cada caso: langosta (Panulirus gracilis), pulpo (Octopus sp) y pez loro (Scarus perrico y S. ghobban). Resalta un componente importante de captura retenida por los pescadores para consumo personal, incluyendo especies de alto valor comercial. Se identificaron cambios en las estrategias de pesca asociadas a cambios en las capturas y cambios en la asignación espacial del esfuerzo pesquero de una temporada de pesca a otra, definidas por la adición de buceo nocturno, aumento en el número de inmersiones de una temporada a otra y procesos de cooperación en las faenas de pesca de buzos que usan buceo libre. Se discute las potenciales causas de los cambios en las estrategias de pesca observadas y se derivan implicaciones para el manejo que permiten la sostenibilidad de estas pesquerías a largo plazo.
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