Plants used in artisanal fisheries on the Western Mediterranean coasts of Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean, especially in Italy, have been poorly investigated. There is a long history of fishing in this region, and it remains an important economic activity in many localities. Our research entails both a comprehensive review of the relevant literature and 58 field interviews with practitioners on plants used in fishing activities along the Western Mediterranean Italian coastal regions. The aims were to record traditional knowledge on plants used in fishery in these regions and to define selection criteria for plant species used in artisanal fisheries, considering ecology and intrinsic properties of plants, and to discuss the pattern of diffusion of shared uses in these areas.

Methods

Information was gathered both from a general r

SUBMITTER: Savo V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3570400 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature