Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to the XVth International Conference of the
Society for Human Ecology to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 4-7,
2007.
There will be a session about 'Contributions of fishermens local ecological
knowledge and scientific research to marine mammal conservation' as detailed
below. For more information about the conference and sessions, please check the
link:
http://www.societyforhumanecology.org/SHEXV.html
SESSION I Indigenous / Local knowledge & Sustainability
1.6. Contributions of fishermens local ecological knowledge and scientific
research to marine mammal conservation (S. Siciliano & S. Pacheco
/ENSP/DENSP/FIOCRUZ & UNICAMP/FIFO/Inst. Terra & Mar, Brazil)
Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The local ecological knowledge (LEK) of fishermen has been applied in several
conservation policies and practices related to fishery management around the
world. Regarding marine mammals, studies addressing fishermens knowledge are
still scarce. However, they have shown that in most cases their LEK is in high
accordance with data obtained from scientific research. Most marine mammal
species are poorly known. Some of these species are strongly affected by
interactions with fishing gear, which makes fishermens LEK and cooperation
greatly valuable for their conservation. For many threatened species time may
be running out and since research on their biology are of long-term duration
and generally expensive, the interface between fishermens LEK and scientific
research should be widely explored to allow for expeditious decisions in favor
of the protection and conservation of marine mammal species.
Hope to see you there!
Shirley Pacheco
Shirley Pacheco de Souza
Diretora Executiva - Instituto Terra & Mar
Projeto SOS Mamíferos Marinhos
PPG - Ecologia - UNICAMP
Tel.: (12) 3862-1099 / 9144-6100
www.terraemar.org
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