Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba- Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Research
Fabio Araujo
Author(s): Fibio Vieira De Araujo*
Marine litter is a serious environmental problem and directly affects fishing
activities. Otherwise, these activities contribute to the increase of marine litter
with the abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), causing
what is known as ghost fishing, responsible for the death of thousands of animals
in marine environments. So, the present study sought to assess the profile and the
perception about marine litter of fishermen from the Z7 colony, on Itaipu beach,
an oceanic region of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The evaluation was carried out
through the application of an open questionnaire to 30 fishermen. The results
indicated that despite observing the increasing pollution on marine environments
and identifying the main pollutant, most of the interviewees only identify the
impacts of the marine litter on their own work (fis.. View More»
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