The stalked barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) fishery, management, conservation and aquaculture in Portugal: problems and challenges

Event Abstract Back to Event The stalked barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) fishery, management, conservation and aquaculture in Portugal: problems and challenges Teresa Cruz1, 2*, David Jacinto1, Joana N. Fernandes1, Maria I. Seabra1, Teresa Silva1, Sofia C. Franco3 and João J. Castro1, 2 1 Universidade de Évora, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório de Ciências do Mar , Portugal 2 Universidade de Évora, Departamento de Biologia, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal 3 Newcastle University, School of Marine Science and Technology, United Kingdom The stalked barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes can be considered the most important economical resource on intertidal rocky shores of continental Portugal and north Spain. It is highly prized as food and heavily exploited (professional and recreational fishery). In Portugal, fishery data are scarce and do not estimate the real pressure upon this resource. Management of this fishery in Portugal is a top-down system (management centralized by the National Administration) and there are specific regulations on this fishery, which are recent and differ along the Portuguese coast. In contrast, in Galicia and Asturias (Spain), a bottom-up approach is in practice as there is a co-management system in which fishermen and regional authorities participate in management and data gathering processes, and official and representative data about this fishery are available. From 2011 to 2013, the status of the fishery, management and conservation of this species was evaluated in three Portuguese regions: the marine reserve “Reserva Natural das Berlengas” (RNB); the natural park located in SW Portugal “Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina” (PNSACV); and the coast from Cabo Carvoeiro to Cabo Raso (Center). Different approaches (independent observations, inquiries to professional fishermen, logbooks) and sources of data (past and recent) were used. An overall negative tendency of the state of the fishery and conservation of this resource was observed in all regions, with the exception of a stable tendency detected in PNSACV when using the inquiries approach. Weak management was considered to be in practice at Center and at PNSACV, while an acceptable management was inferred for RNB. In 2014, recreational fishery regulations have changed in mainland Portugal and the bag limit for P.pollicipes collection has increased (two to four times depending on the region), as well as the number of potential harvesters. In fact, in the past, recreational harvesting of this species was only allowed in PNSACV for fishermen living or born in the park counties, while actually there are no such restrictions. Actually, in the SW coast of Portugal there is an overall perception of excessive exploitation of P. pollicipes and lack of surveillance. A change in the management system of P. pollicipes fishery in Portugal towards a co-management system has been discussed and recommended in several publications and debates, namely its implementation in pilot regions. However, to switch the paradigm, several problems and challenges remain present, and this will be discussed in this communication. P. pollicipes has several features that give this species a high potential interest for aquaculture (e.g. high commercial value; exploitation activity dangerous and dependent on sea conditions; a high market demand in certain periods, e.g. Christmas in Spain; state of the resource with a negative tendency in Portugal). However, well-succeeded cases of aquaculture of Pollicipes are unknown. Recently, promising results in the cultivation of P. pollicipes in captivity were made, but bottlenecks still exist. Additionally, there are ongoing experiments of cultivation of this species in a grow-out of juvenile system based on collection of juveniles in the natural habitat. These recent advances, problems and challenges will also be discussed. Acknowledgements This communication is an output of project “AQUAPOLLIS - Viabilidade biológica e económica da aquacultura de percebe (Pollicipes pollicipes) em Portugal “ (31-03-05-FEP-46) co-funded by PROMAR and project “AQUAPOLLIS+ Aquacultura do percebe (Pollicipes pollicipes)” (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000003), co-funded by Alentejo2020. Keywords: Barnacles, Fishery and Management, Aquaculture, Pollicipes pollicipes, Portugal Conference: XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, Porto, Portugal, 5 Sep - 9 Sep, 2016. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation Topic: 4. FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Citation: Cruz T, Jacinto D, Fernandes JN, Seabra MI, Silva T, Franco SC and Castro JJ (2016). The stalked barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) fishery, management, conservation and aquaculture in Portugal: problems and challenges. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies. doi: 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2016.05.00076 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 29 Apr 2016; Published Online: 02 Sep 2016. * Correspondence: Dr. Teresa Cruz, Universidade de Évora, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório de Ciências do Mar, Sines, 7520-903, Portugal, tcruz@uevora.pt Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Teresa Cruz David Jacinto Joana N Fernandes Maria I Seabra Teresa Silva Sofia C Franco João J Castro Google Teresa Cruz David Jacinto Joana N Fernandes Maria I Seabra Teresa Silva Sofia C Franco João J Castro Google Scholar Teresa Cruz David Jacinto Joana N Fernandes Maria I Seabra Teresa Silva Sofia C Franco João J Castro PubMed Teresa Cruz David Jacinto Joana N Fernandes Maria I Seabra Teresa Silva Sofia C Franco João J Castro Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.