David Florido del Corral

Redes de consejo y apoyo social de las embarcaciones autorizadas a pescar en la reserva de la desembocadura del Guadalquivir: tres estrategias de pesca desde el puerto de Chipiona

Networks of ecological information, social support, and acquaintanceship among the skippers of the boats anchored in the port of Chipiona and authorized to fish in the Fishing Reserve of the Mouth of the Guadalquivir River (SW Spain) were analysed (n= 40). The time spent in each area of the reserve was inversely related to the distance to the anchorage. Three types of ships depending on their fishing activity were identified: boats that preferentially fish, respectively, at the mouth; in the waterfront of Matalascanas and Mazagon; and in fisheries far away from the Fishing Reserve. Data showed that fishermen have a trend to significantly exchange support and information more probably with those colleagues who do not share the same fishing area (heterophily). The results of the survey and analysis of networks between boats were presented in a qualitative forum (n = 21), in which fishermen reported a usual practice of secrecy in the fishing activity. We discuss the implications of the structure of relationships in the conservation of fishery resources as well as the development of an integrated vision of the ecosystem

Redes de consejo y apoyo social de las embarcaciones autorizadas a pescar en la reserva de la desembocadura del Guadalquivir

Networks of ecological information, social support, and acquaintanceship among the skippers of the boats anchored in the port of Chipiona and authorized to fish in the Fishing Reserve of the Mouth of the Guadalquivir River (SW Spain) were analysed (n= 40). The time spent in each area of the reserve was inversely related to the distance to the anchorage. Three types of ships depending on their fishing activity were identified: boats that preferentially fish, respectively, at the mouth; in the waterfront of Matalascanas and Mazagon; and in fisheries far away from the Fishing Reserve. Data showed that fishermen have a trend to significantly exchange support and information more probably with those colleagues who do not share the same fishing area (heterophily). The results of the survey and analysis of networks between boats were presented in a qualitative forum (n = 21), in which fishermen reported a usual practice of secrecy in the fishing activity. We discuss the implications of the structure of relationships in the conservation of fishery resources as well as the development of an integrated vision of the ecosystem