Collaborative engagement of local and traditional knowledge and science in marine environments: a review

TF Thornton, AM Scheer - Ecology and Society, 2012 - JSTOR
Local and traditional ecological knowledge (LTK) is increasingly recognized as an important
component of scientific research, conservation, and resource management. Especially …

Beyond fishermen's tales: contributions of fishers' local ecological knowledge to fish ecology and fisheries management

RAM Silvano, J Valbo-Jørgensen - Environment, Development and …, 2008 - Springer
Studies investigating the local ecological knowledge (LEK) held by fishermen about the
fishing resources have indicated that fishermen's LEK may have the potential to improve …

Ethnozoology: a brief introduction

RRN Alves, WMS Souto - Ethnobiology and conservation, 2015 - ethnobioconservation.com
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 …

Local ecological knowledge and scientific data reveal overexploitation by multigear artisanal fisheries in the Southwestern Atlantic

MG Bender, GR Machado, PJA Silva, SR Floeter… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In the last decades, a number of studies based on historical records revealed the diversity
loss in the oceans and human-induced changes to marine ecosystems. These studies have …

Fishers' local ecological knowledge (LEK) on connectivity and seascape management

C Berkström, M Papadopoulos, NS Jiddawi… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In developing countries where data and resources are lacking, the practical relevance of
local ecological knowledge (LEK) to expand our understanding of the environment, has …

[HTML][HTML] Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management

RAM Silvano, A Begossi - Neotropical Ichthyology, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

Traditional food and medicine: Ethno-traditional usage of fish Fauna across the valley of Kashmir: A western Himalayan Region

M Hassan, SM Haq, M Majeed, M Umair, HA Sahito… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
People have traditionally relied on fish to supply their major food and healthcare needs all
across the world. However, there has been little focus on the traditional dietary, cultural …

Fish consumption on the Amazon: a review of biodiversity, hydropower and food security issues

A Begossi, SV Salivonchyk, G Hallwass… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The lack of knowledge about the majority of fish species harvested in Amazonian small-
scale fisheries, in association with impacts from hydroelectric power plants, may lead to …

Fishers' knowledge identifies environmental changes and fish abundance trends in impounded tropical rivers

G Hallwass, PF Lopes, AA Juras… - Ecological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term impacts of large hydroelectric dams on small‐scale fisheries in tropical rivers
are poorly known. A promising way to investigate such impacts is to compare and integrate …

Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives

RRN Alves, WMS Souto - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2011 - Springer
Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world
in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology …