Local and traditional ecological knowledge (LTK) is increasingly recognized as an important
component of scientific research, conservation, and resource management. Especially …

Marine megafauna has always elicited contrasting feelings. In the past, large marine
animals were often depicted as fantastic mythological creatures and dangerous monsters …

Connections between animals and humans date back thousands of years, and cultures all
over the world have developed characteristic ways of interacting with the regional fauna …

One of the expected effects of global change is increased variability in the abundance and
distribution of living organisms, but information at the appropriate temporal and …

To contribute to the sustainable management of the coastal fishing in the future Marine
Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza”(Algeria, SW Mediterranean), the aim of this study was to …

We analyzed fishermen's local ecological knowledge (LEK) about the feeding habits, trophic
interactions, habitats, fishing grounds, migration, and reproduction of nine coastal fishes in …

Participatory map** emerged from a need for more inclusive methods of collecting spatial
data with the intention of democratizing the decision-making process. It encompasses a …

Studies on traditional ecological knowledge are relevant from the point of view of valuing
traditional populations and environmental preservation of ecosystems throughout the planet …

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) has a worldwide distribution, being targeted by fishers all
along its range, which includes the Brazilian coast. We formulated and checked hypotheses …

Although information on the spawning seasons of commercially important snappers
(Lutjanidae) and groupers (Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae) is available for the north …