Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research E-ISSN: 0718-560X
[email protected] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile Ricardo-Pezzuto, Paulo; Mastella-Benincà, Erica Challenges in licensing the industrial double-rig trawl fisheries in Brazil Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, vol. 43, núm. 3, julio, 2015, pp. 495-513 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=175042267011 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res., 43(3): 495-513, 2015 Multi-specific industrial trawl fisheries in Brazil 495 DOI: 10.3856/vol43-issue3-fulltext-11 Research Article Challenges in licensing the industrial double-rig trawl fisheries in Brazil Paulo Ricardo-Pezzuto1 & Erica Mastella-Benincà2 1Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas da Terra e do Mar, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI) Rua Uruguai 458, Centro, CEP 88.302-901, Itajaí, SC, Brazil 2Departamento de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina (IFSC) Rua Nereu Ramos 3450D, Seminário, CEP 89.813-000, Chapecó, SC, Brazil Corresponding author: Erica Mastella-Benincà (
[email protected]) ABSTRACT. Bottom trawling is important in Brazilian fisheries and is currently highly multi-specific due to the overexploitation of the original targets; unselective fishing method; very large permitted fishing area and the country’s high marine biodiversity. Fishing licensing in Brazil was modified in 2012 and is now based in five criteria: target species; “expected by-catch”; “incidental catches”; fishing method and area of operation.