Central and south america

EJ Castellanos, MF Lemos, L Astigarraga, N Chacón… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

[HTML][HTML] The voice of Mexican small-scale fishers in times of COVID-19: Impacts, responses, and digital divide

I Lopez-Ercilla, MJ Espinosa-Romero, FJF Rivera-Melo… - Marine Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically, quickly, and extensively affected fisheries, the
effects of which have yet to be quantified globally, although some efforts have already been …

Coastal fisheries and community-based support systems in post disaster contexts

C Obregón, A Sokach, P Neihapi, A Arudere, L Joy… - Maritime Studies, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Pacific Island Countries and Territories are highly exposed to natural disasters,
intensified by increases in frequency and force of extreme weather events. Pacific societies …

Prioritising well‐being and resilience to 'build back better': insights from a Dominican small‐scale fishing community

J Forster, C Shelton, CS White, A Dupeyron… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is increasing the severity of extreme weather events, particularly hurricanes,
presenting a significant challenge to Caribbean coastal communities. In the aftermath of a …

First detection of pectenotoxin-2 in shellfish associated with an intense spring bloom of Dinophysis acuminata on the central Chilean coast

PA Díaz, G Álvarez, M Seguel, A Marín, B Krock - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins and pectenotoxins (PTX) produced by endemic
species of the genus Dinophysis, mainly D. acuta and D. acuminata, pose a big threat to …

Impacts of natural disasters on subjective vulnerability to climate change: a study of Puerto Rican fishers' perceptions after Hurricanes Irma & Maria

T Seara, R Pollnac, K Jakubowski - Coastal Management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Investigating people's levels of subjective vulnerability to change can help elucidate
important aspects of adaptive capacity to impacts. This is particularly relevant in coastal …

Examining the conditions that activate linking social capital to transition environmental governance: empirical insights from Chile's coast

SA Ebel, M Burnham, J Reynolds - Regional Environmental Change, 2023 - Springer
As socio-ecological systems undergo regional environmental change, there is a need to
create adaptive governance that can manage uncertainty through the coordination of actors …

[HTML][HTML] Disaster risk in Caribbean fisheries: How vulnerability is shaped and how it can be reduced in Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda

C Shelton, CS White, J Forster, S Conlon… - Marine Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Hurricanes and tropical storms have a substantial and sustained influence on fisheries
globally. These threats present particularly significant challenges in Caribbean islands …

Revelation of critical gaps in fisheries management of bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) in the central coast of the Maule Region of Chile through the …

F Berrios, M Ortiz, JE González - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The brown bull-kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso), is an ecosystem engineer species
distributed from Coquimbo to Cape Horn in the rocky intertidal and subtidal. This resource is …

Changes and challenges in artisanal fishery: unpacking the impact of a mining waste disaster

M Jankowsky, JT Mendonça, RR Freitas - Ocean and Coastal …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
The Fundão dam failure in the Rio Doce basin in 2015 triggered a significant
socioecological regime shift. In this study, changes and strategies employed by small-scale …