Fishers' ecological knowledge of the Lower Ucayali

Data gathered for: Fishers’ ecological knowledge points to fishing-induced changes in the Peruvian Amazon (2024). Ecological Applications

Scientists increasingly draw on fishers’ ecological knowledge (FEK) to gain a better understanding of fish biology and ecology and inform options for fisheries management. We report on a study of FEK among fishers along the Lower Ucayali River in Peru, a region of exceptional productivity and diversity, which is also a major supplier of fish to the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon. Given a lack of available scientific information on stocks status, we sought to identify temporal changes in the composition and size of exploited species by interviewing fishers from 18 communities who vary in years of fishing experience since the mid-1950s. We develop four FEK-based indicators to assess changes in the fish assemblage and compare findings with landings data. 
We find an intensification of fishing gear deployed over time, spatiotemporal shifts in the fi..., See: Poissant et al.(2024). Fishers’ ecological knowledge points to fishing-induced changes in the Peruvian Amazon. Ecological Applications, , \* File name: README_Dataset-FEK_of_the_Lower_Ucayali_v0.1.0.txt

\* Authors: David Poissant

\* Date created: 2024-02-01

\* Date modified: 2024-02-01

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\* Number: 1.0.0

\* Date: 2024-02-01

\* Persistent identifier: DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qfttdz0h9

\* Summary of changes: n/a

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\* Dataset Title: Data for the article \"Fishers’ ecological knowledge points to fishing-induced changes in the Peruvian Amazon\"

Data gathered for: Fishers’ ecological knowledge points to fishing-induced changes in the Peruvian Amazon (2024). Ecological Applications

Scientists increasingly draw on fishers’ ecological knowledge (FEK) to gain a better understanding of fish biology and ecology and inform options for fisheries management. We report on a study of FEK among fishers along the Lower Ucayali River in Peru, a region of exceptional productivity and dive...