Fossile, Thiago, Ferreira, Jessica, da Rocha Bandeira, Dione et al. (6 more authors) (2019) Pre-Columbian fisheries catch reconstruction for a subtropical estuary in South America. Fish and fisheries. pp. 1124-1137. ISSN 1467-2960
Abstract
Small-scale fisheries provide food and livelihoods for thousands of people along the Brazilian coastline. However, considerable uncertainties still surround the extent to which artisanal and subsistence fisheries contribute to the total of national landings and their historical ecological significance. Fisheries monitoring is deficient in Brazil and historical records are limited to irregular accounts spanning the last few decades, while this coastline has supported human populations for at least 6000 years. Here, we estimate Pre-Columbian subsistence catches for a large subtropical estuary in southern Brazil. Our results suggest that prehistoric populations may have extracted volumes of fish biomass higher or comparable to historical subsistence fisheries in the region, and that the latter are underestimated. If a long-term perspective is required to evaluate the current economic value and status of fisheries in subtropical and tropical South America, this should go beyond the historical time interval and integrate the contribution of Pre-Columbian archaeology.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2019 15:20 |
Last Modified: | 30 Mar 2025 00:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12401 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/faf.12401 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149345 |
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