biostudies-literatureBegossi AFAPESPCNPqFAPERJ907-914https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5639802biostudies-literatureUnknown46(8)Small-scale fisheries of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Coast (BAFC) depend on fish resources for food and income. Thus, if the catch diminishes or if fish species that are a target for fishers are overexploited or impacted, this could affect fishers' livelihoods. The exclusion of threatened fish species from the catch is believed to be a threat to small-scale fisheries, which is likely to be the case along the BAFC. Many fish species are currently listed as threatened or vulnerable, whereas there is not enough biological information available to determine the status of the majority of the other species. Failure to protect the BAFC biodiversity might negatively impact fishers' income and the regional economy of local small-scale fisheries. We collected data from 1986 to 2009 through 347 intAmbioThreatened fish and fishers along the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Coast.PMC563980219901996 to 201414/24994-81989Hanazaki NSalivonchyk SHallwass GLopes PFMSilvano RAMBegossi AfalseThreatened fish and fishers along the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Coast.Small-scale fisheries of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Coast (BAFC) depend on fish resources for food and income. Thus, if the catch diminishes or if fish species that are a target for fishers are overexploited or impacted, this could affect fishers' livelihoods. The exclusion of threatened fish species from the catch is believed to be a threat to small-scale fisheries, which is likely to be the case along the BAFC. Many fish species are currently listed as threatened or vulnerable, whereas there is not enough biological information available to determine the status of the majority of the other species. Failure to protect the BAFC biodiversity might negatively impact fishers' income and the regional economy of local small-scale fisheries. We collected data from 1986 to 2009 through 347 int2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Dec2025-04-18T19:05:06.696Z2019-03-27T00:09:06ZS-EPMC56398022871056710.1007/s13280-017-0931-9