The trawl ban in the Gulf of Castellammare (NW Sicily): a successful tool for the sustainable managementof demersal fisheries. The Gulf of Castellammare (Tyrrhenian Sea, NW Sicily) has been subjectsince 1990 to a trawl ban that covers 200 km2, most of which on the continental shelf. The trawlban was thought as a fisheries management measure to recover the depleted fish stocks in the area.The effectiveness of the ban was assessed through several research surveys carried out between 1985and 2005, before and after the application of the trawl ban. The data collected after the ban were compared with (a) data from two control areas subject to trawling, and (b) data from the Gulf ofCastellammare before the ban. The results showed a clear increase of fish biomass in the Gulf ofCastellammare as a direct effect of protection. Only one species with a short life cycle and deep distributionlike the pink shrimp Parapenaeus longirostris does not seem to be influenced by the limitationof the fishing effort. The other species, in particular the red mullet Mullus barbatus, showeda strong increase in density. The trawl ban confirms an effective measure of fish resource management.However, there is a need to keep a high level of control and enforcement of the ban and toensure scientific monitoring to verify the effectiveness of this management tool.
Il Golfo di Castellammare (Mar Tirreno, Sicilia nord-occidentale) è sottoposto dal 1990 a undivieto di pesca a strascico che copre gran parte della piattaforma continentale per circa 200 km2.L'efficacia del divieto come misura di gestione della pesca finalizzata al recupero degli stock ittici èstata valutata attraverso numerose campagne di ricerca effettuate fra il 1985 e il 2005, prima e dopol'applicazione del divieto. I dati raccolti dopo il divieto sono stati confrontati con dati provenientida due aree di controllo sulla costa settentrionale della Sicilia soggette a pesca a strascico e con datiraccolti prima del divieto. I risultati ottenuti mostrano un chiaro aumento della biomassa ittica nelGolfo di Castellammare come conseguenza della protezione. Una specie a breve ciclo vitale e a distribuzioneprofonda come il gambero rosa Parapenaeus longirostris non sembra essere influenzata daldivieto. Le altre, in particolare la triglia di fango Mullus barbatus hanno mostrato un forte aumentodi densità. Il divieto di strascico si conferma una misura efficace di gestione sostenibile dellerisorse ittiche demersali. Vengono inoltre evidenziati i problemi legati al ridotto controllo sull'applicazionedel divieto e la necessità di un monitoraggio scientifico per verificare l'efficacia dellamisura di gestione.
Il divieto di strascico nel Golfo di Castellammare (Sicilia N-O): uno strumento di successo per la gestione sostenibile della pesca demersale
PIPITONE C
;D'ANNA G;BADALAMENTI F;FIORENTINO F;RINELLI P;
2019
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The trawl ban in the Gulf of Castellammare (NW Sicily): a successful tool for the sustainable managementof demersal fisheries. The Gulf of Castellammare (Tyrrhenian Sea, NW Sicily) has been subjectsince 1990 to a trawl ban that covers 200 km2, most of which on the continental shelf. The trawlban was thought as a fisheries management measure to recover the depleted fish stocks in the area.The effectiveness of the ban was assessed through several research surveys carried out between 1985and 2005, before and after the application of the trawl ban. The data collected after the ban were compared with (a) data from two control areas subject to trawling, and (b) data from the Gulf ofCastellammare before the ban. The results showed a clear increase of fish biomass in the Gulf ofCastellammare as a direct effect of protection. Only one species with a short life cycle and deep distributionlike the pink shrimp Parapenaeus longirostris does not seem to be influenced by the limitationof the fishing effort. The other species, in particular the red mullet Mullus barbatus, showeda strong increase in density. The trawl ban confirms an effective measure of fish resource management.However, there is a need to keep a high level of control and enforcement of the ban and toensure scientific monitoring to verify the effectiveness of this management tool.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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