Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is well studied in terms of its archaeology; however, information regarding the history of fishing is extremely limited. Marine resources have likely been exploited from the time the first Polynesians arrived on this remote island. While large pelagics are part of the tradit...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Zylich,Kyrstn, Harper,Sarah, Lidandeo,Roberto, Vega,Rodrigo, Zeller,Dirk
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2014
Materias:	catch reconstruction artisanal fishing subsistence fishing illegal fishing
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000400011
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:scielo:S0718-560X2014000400011
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20140004000112014-12-15Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)Zylich,KyrstnHarper,SarahLidandeo,RobertoVega,RodrigoZeller,Dirk catch reconstruction artisanal fishing subsistence fishing illegal fishing Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is well studied in terms of its archaeology; however, information regarding the history of fishing is extremely limited. Marine resources have likely been exploited from the time the first Polynesians arrived on this remote island. While large pelagics are part of the traditional Rapa Nui diet, inshore fish and invertebrates have also made their way into the diet. Official records of fisheries catches in what is now the Easter Island Province of Chile, which also includes the uninhabited island of Salas y Gómez, are very limited and were available for only some years. Using anecdotal information, historical descriptions and the limited quantitative information available, we reconstructed fisheries catches in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Easter Island Province over the 1950-2010 time period. Totaling almost 6,000 ton, legal catches have been increasing rapidly since the late 1970s, but are now stagnating at around 150-200 ton yr-1. The main species targeted were Pacific chub or 'nanue' (Kyphosus sandwicensis) and yellowfin tuna or 'kahi ave ave' (Thunnus albacares), with spiny lobster or 'ura' (Panulirus pascuensis) being the most important invertebrate species. There are indications of a substantial illegal fishery for large pelagics in the EEZ of the province, estimated at 200-2,000 ton yr-1, which may have operated for two decades and may be the cause for the declining artisanal catch of tuna by Rapa Nui fishers. Continued pressure on these geographically remote oceanic and inshore marine species, especially those popular amongst tourists, makes accounting for fisheries catches an even greater priority.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.42 n.4 20142014-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000400011en10.3856/vol42-issue4-fulltext-11
institution	Scielo Chile
collection	Scielo Chile
language	English
topic	catch reconstruction artisanal fishing subsistence fishing illegal fishing
spellingShingle	catch reconstruction artisanal fishing subsistence fishing illegal fishing Zylich,Kyrstn Harper,Sarah Lidandeo,Roberto Vega,Rodrigo Zeller,Dirk Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)
description	Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is well studied in terms of its archaeology; however, information regarding the history of fishing is extremely limited. Marine resources have likely been exploited from the time the first Polynesians arrived on this remote island. While large pelagics are part of the traditional Rapa Nui diet, inshore fish and invertebrates have also made their way into the diet. Official records of fisheries catches in what is now the Easter Island Province of Chile, which also includes the uninhabited island of Salas y Gómez, are very limited and were available for only some years. Using anecdotal information, historical descriptions and the limited quantitative information available, we reconstructed fisheries catches in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Easter Island Province over the 1950-2010 time period. Totaling almost 6,000 ton, legal catches have been increasing rapidly since the late 1970s, but are now stagnating at around 150-200 ton yr-1. The main species targeted were Pacific chub or 'nanue' (Kyphosus sandwicensis) and yellowfin tuna or 'kahi ave ave' (Thunnus albacares), with spiny lobster or 'ura' (Panulirus pascuensis) being the most important invertebrate species. There are indications of a substantial illegal fishery for large pelagics in the EEZ of the province, estimated at 200-2,000 ton yr-1, which may have operated for two decades and may be the cause for the declining artisanal catch of tuna by Rapa Nui fishers. Continued pressure on these geographically remote oceanic and inshore marine species, especially those popular amongst tourists, makes accounting for fisheries catches an even greater priority.
author	Zylich,Kyrstn Harper,Sarah Lidandeo,Roberto Vega,Rodrigo Zeller,Dirk
author_facet	Zylich,Kyrstn Harper,Sarah Lidandeo,Roberto Vega,Rodrigo Zeller,Dirk
author_sort	Zylich,Kyrstn
title	Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)
title_short	Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)
title_full	Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)
title_fullStr	Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)
title_full_unstemmed	Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)
title_sort	fishing in easter island, a recent history (1950-2010)
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2014
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000400011
work_keys_str_mv	AT zylichkyrstn fishingineasterislandarecenthistory19502010 AT harpersarah fishingineasterislandarecenthistory19502010 AT lidandeoroberto fishingineasterislandarecenthistory19502010 AT vegarodrigo fishingineasterislandarecenthistory19502010 AT zellerdirk fishingineasterislandarecenthistory19502010
_version_	1714205131429380096

Fishing in Easter Island, a recent history (1950-2010)

Ejemplares similares