期刊
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
卷 7, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.554314
关键词
Isostichopus fuscus; overexploitation; small-scale fishery; management; Galapagos; maximum sustainable yield; reference points
资金
- Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation [8072]
- Galapagos National Park Directorate financed the sea cucumber monitoring programs
Isostichopus fuscus is the most important sea cucumber species exploited in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. It was the most important fishery in the Galapagos in the early 2000s until overfishing led to its collapse and a 5-year total fishing ban was established (2016-2021) to try to recover it. The management of I. fuscus in the Galapagos has always considered the population density as an indicator for decision-making. The objective of this study is to review the density as an indicator of the population status of I. fuscus using a stock-production model incorporating covariates methodology. For the first time, population and fishing parameters (K, r, and q), reference points (MSY, B-MSY, F-MSY, and D-MSY) and indicators (B/B-MSY and F/F-MSY) were estimated for I. fuscus. The results indicate that the management measures have not prevented the overexploitation of this species for more than a decade. The goal of the I. fuscus management plan in the Galapagos, i.e., the recovering the fishery in a non-fishing scenario, will not be met by 2030. To accomplish its recovery six recommendations are proposed, including to extend the total ban of the fishery and to change the current management indicators to B/B-MSY and F/F-MSY. This study evidences that management measures taken with little scientific basis can have a pervasive effect on natural resources.
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