Pubblicazione scientifica

A Global Estimate of Seafood Consumption by Coastal Indigenous Peoples

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
economia circolare e sostenibilità
produzione e cattura
produzione e raccolta
trasformazione e commercializzazione

RIASSUNTO

Coastal Indigenous peoples rely on ocean resources and are highly vulnerable to ecosystem and economic change. Their challenges have been observed and recognized at local and regional scales, yet there are no global-scale analyses to inform international policies. We compile available data for over 1,900 coastal Indigenous communities around the world representing 27 million people across 87 countries. Based on available data at local and regional levels, we estimate a total global yearly seafood consumption of 2.1 million (1.5 million–2.8 million) metric tonnes by coastal Indigenous peoples, equal to around 2% of global yearly commercial fisheries catch. Results reflect the crucial role of seafood for these communities; on average, consumption per capita is 15 times higher than non-Indigenous country populations. These findings contribute to an urgently needed sense of scale to coastal Indigenous issues, and will hopefully prompt increased recognition and directed research regarding the marine knowledge and resource needs of Indigenous peoples. Marine resources are crucial to the continued existence of coastal Indigenous peoples, and their needs must be explicitly incorporated into management policies.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 05/12/2016

AUTORI

CISNEROS-MONTEMAYOR ANDRES M
PAULY DANIEL
WEATHERDON LAUREN V
OTA YOSHITAKA

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

NEREUS PROGRAM INST OCEANS & FISHERIES UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER CANADA
SEA AROUND US PROJECT INST OCEANS & FISHERIES UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER CANADA
UNEP WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CTR CAMBRIDGE UK
UNIV TASMANIA AUSTRALIA

RIVISTA

PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0166681

IMPACT FACTOR

2,870

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