Depletion of fish resources in Brazil

What is it about?

We assessed the knowledge of small-scale fishers in the most richest and biodiverse reef complex of South Atlantic and verify that large body-sized fishes were depleted since four decades ago. An increasing number of species was mentioned as depleted, mainly by elder fishers, a typical scenario of shifting environmental baselines.

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Why is it important?

With this data, we can evaluate the historical abundance of fishes and verify trends along the time using a non-conventional method.