Understanding the Interactions between Small-Scale Fisheries and the Mediterranean Monk Seal Using Fishermen's Ecological Knowledge.

ABSTRACT: Interactions between fisheries and marine mammals have been well documented in almost all existing fishing gears around the world, often associated with detrimental consequences. Interactions of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) with small-scale fisheries have been previously documented in the Mediterranean; this is a problem that seems to be growing in recent years. The present study aims to understand for the first time the nature and extent of interactions between the Mediterranean monk seal and small-scale fisheries in the Republic of Cyprus. The data were collected by conducting in-person semi-structured interviews, between November and December 2020, with 90 fishermen operating from nine different ports, extending throughout the entire coastline of the

SUBMITTER: Papageorgiou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature