Management of gillnet fisheries in the south coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Gillnetting is one of the most practiced fishing methods adopted in the South of Brazil and has been increasingly expanding over the last years. This paper presents the characterization of the activity and discusses its management, in accordance to results from the discussions on the development of regulations on net fisheries in the South Coast Marine Protected Area (APAMLS) in the state of São Paulo. Gillnet fleets are formed by small-scale boats, with low autonomy, and lower fishing capacity, when compared to boats from other ports in the South and Southeast. However, the number of fishing units is high, reaching 1,709 units operating in the South coast of São Paulo in 2010. This kind of fleet uses several types of gillnets, and the activity may be classified according to the fishery type (industrial, coastal artisanal and estuarine artisanal). The activity was discussed in the APAMLS and the fishing industry, with the participation of all segments, and a proposal for gillnetting regulation was reached. The results suggested that gillnet length for industrial fisheries should be reduced by 30%. It must be emphasized that without effective inspection measures leading the fishing industry to believe in the enforcement of the proposal, private interests of the most influential political sectors may cause the process to retrocede.

Download Full-text

Note on the sampling of sardine (Sardinella allecia) at Cananéia, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Boletim do Instituto Oceanográfico ◽

10.1590/s0373-55241960000100003 ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 87-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

I. D. Richardson ◽

V. Sadowsky

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Length Distribution ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

São Paulo ◽

The South ◽

Index Of Abundance

This paper includes an analysis of the length distribution of Sardine landed from the Lagoon of Cananéia in the south of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, in which it is shown that young Sardines appear in the catches during October, grow quickly until about January, and then more slowly until they reach the length of 14 cm in April. They then disappear from the Lagoon. A correlation is made between the landings of larger Sardine in Rio de Janeiro and the small Sardine landed in Cananéia the previous year. It is suggested that the abundance of Sardine landed in Cananéia may be used as an index of abundance in the following year at Rio de Janeiro.

Download Full-text

Amateur surfing on the south coast of São Paulo: lifestyle and work as factors of adherence to practice

Journal of Physical Education ◽

10.4025/jphyseduc.v32i1.3247 ◽

1989 ◽

Author(s):

Luiz Carlos Marinovic Doro ◽

◽

Vinícius Demarchi Silva Terra ◽

Império Lombardi Junior

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

South Coast ◽

São Paulo ◽

Way Of Life ◽

The South ◽

Job Stability ◽

Future Studies ◽

Employment Conditions ◽

The Family ◽

The Relationship

In the present study, we dealt with the relationship between lifestyle and adherence to the physical activity and discussed the conditions that make it possible for amateur to remain in a complex practice as surfing. For these purpose, we interviewed eleven surfers with over eleven years of uninterrupted practice on the South Coast of São Paulo. Through an analysis of the interviews content, it was possible to verify that their permanence is less influenced by gender issues, age and marital status (usually prioritized in the literature about this subject) than employment conditions. It is argued that adherence to surfing is linked to lifestyle and youth ideals, while the conditions for the continuity of the amateurs practice involves the family and employment ties, whose stability gives security to the routine and modulates the possibilities between social times and nature times. Thus, mature surfers narrate a way of life that values prudent attitudes as a way of redefining surfing in their lives, pointing out to a transformation of surf culture. It is considered that the relationship between permanence in practice and job stability deserves to be investigated in future studies

Download Full-text

Integrated Strategies for the Control of Leishmaniasis in the Municipality of Teodoro Sampaio, SP, from a Geographical Perspective, Supported by Geoprocessing

PEGADA - A Revista da Geografia do Trabalho ◽

10.33026/peg.v0i0.2920 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Elivelton Da Silva Fonseca

Keyword(s):

Urban Area ◽

Population Based ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Small Scale ◽

São Paulo ◽

Spatial Transformation ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

General Terms

Introduction: This study is justified since very little is known of the relationship between Leishmaniasis and the spatial transformation process. In the past, the municipality of Teodoro Sampaio has spread ACL and recently cases of visceral Leishmaniasis have been found in dogs in the urban area, making the municipality a likely area for the convergence of both manifestations of the disease. The overall aim is to relate recent spatial transformations with the pattern of spatial distribution of the infection’s vectors and hosts, keeping in mind the integrated geographic distribution of ACL and AVL. Methods: The study has two levels of aggregation: (a) a population-based case study of the municipality of Teodoro Sampaio, Pontal do Paranapanema, in the state of São Paulo, designed to be quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, and (b) population-based across the municipalities of São Paulo state, designed to be retrospective, quantitative, observational and descriptive. The choice of two approaches to the study is justified by a consideration of the articulations which enable the formation of production circuits for Leishmaniasis in the region. The gathering of data for the Teodoro Sampaio case study underwent two phases: field study and by means of secondary official data sources. Data concerning the state of São Paulo comes from secondary sources. Conclusion: As it is a focal disease, the data presented allows us to infer that AVL spreads from Sector 1 of the urban area to Sector 3, because the vector relevant to transmission is within the former. The ACL pattern in Teodoro Sampaio is thought to be based in the woodlands surrounding the urban area, in general terms, based in the Parque Estadual do Morro do Diabo (PEMD), the edge of which is five kilometres from the centre of the district. Exchanges take place between the urban area of the municipality, the PEMD, the settlement of Ribeirão Bonito, which forms part of the transect making up the geosystem of Teodoro Sampaio, and Pontal do Paranapanema. Human intervention can be seen as the main agent in promoting these exchanges between environments due to the transit of people between subgeosystems and the interrelationship with other municipalities encouraging the spread of the disease. The only municipalities to be among those with a high incidence of AVL are Araçatuba and Presidente Prudente, although the number of cases is growing and becoming more concentrated. The state presents a circumscribed hub of AVL cases in the region of Campinas and Piracicaba, and another in Pontal do Paranapanema. This interaction borders on Mato Grosso do Sul, giving rise to the main circuit AVL instances of the Southeast. ACL has a hub at Itapetininga, which is next to Vale do Paraiba Paulista, also leading to interactions across the border with the state of Rio de Janeiro and its principal circumscribed centres of transmission of ACL. This will be Brazil’s next ACL production circuit. It was possible to identify areas in the state of São Paulo particularly vulnerable to Leishmaniasis with particular distributions for each of the two types of the disease, sometimes existing together. Outbreaks of canine VL do not depend on distribution rules on a small scale, although the effect of many outbreaks together clarifies a spatial pattern, as seen in the state of São Paulo. Patterns of transmission of Leishmaniasis are established in the state of São Paulo and the data analyzed helps to verify these patterns.

Download Full-text

The Spanish-Dutch War and the Policy of the Spanish Crown toward the Town of Sao Paulo

Itinerario ◽

10.1017/s0165115300004964 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 107-125

Author(s):

Rafael Ruiz

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

Spanish Empire ◽

Dutch Republic ◽

São Paulo ◽

The South ◽

The North ◽

South Of Brazil ◽

The Town ◽

Made In ◽

United Provinces

Historians have made in depth studies on the consequences of the Dutch incursions and invasion into the north and northwest of Brazil, for both the Spanish Empire and the United Provinces of the Dutch Republic. The purpose of this paper is to show that the war between Spain and the Dutch Republic also affected the south of Brazil and that it forced Spain to adopt measures that altered the policy of the Spanish Crown regarding Sao Paulo.

Download Full-text

Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium spp. in lambs in the South Central region of the State of São Paulo

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia ◽

10.1590/1678-7067 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 441-446 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A.S. Zucatto ◽

M.C.C. Aquino ◽

S.V. Inácio ◽

R.N. Figueiredo ◽

J.C. Pierucci ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Central Region ◽

18S Rrna Gene ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

São Paulo ◽

The South ◽

Cryptosporidium Spp ◽

South Central ◽

One Year

Considering the proximity of sheep farmers to animals that are possibly diseased or releasing fecal oocysts into the environment and the marked pathogenicity in lambs, the aim of this study was to determine the occurrence and to molecularly characterize the infection by Cryptosporidium spp. in lambs in the South Central region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 193 fecal samples were collected from sheep of several breeds, males and females, aged up to one year. Polymerase chain reaction (nested-PCR) was used to amplify DNA fragments from the subunit 18S rRNA gene and indicated 15% positivity; sequencing of amplified fragments was possible for 19 samples. Analysis of the obtained sequences showed that the identified species were Cryptosporidium xiaoi for 15 samples, constituting thus the first molecular characterization study of this Cryptosporidium species in Brazil. Cryptosporidium ubiquitum was identified for three samples and Cryptosporidium meleagridis for one sample; the latter two are considered zoonotic species.

Download Full-text

Small-Scale Farmers and the Challenges of Environmental Conservation and Rural Development: Case Studies from the State of São Paulo and the Amazon Region

Human-Environment Interactions ◽

10.1007/978-94-007-4780-7_11 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 251-273

Author(s):

Célia Futemma

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Case Studies ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Amazon Region ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

The State ◽

Small Scale ◽

São Paulo ◽

Small Scale Farmers

Download Full-text

Redescription of Hanleya brachyplax (Polyplacophora, Hanleyidae) from the south-southeastern Brazilian coast

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0031-10492010004000001 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 50 (40) ◽

pp. 623-633 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jaime A. Jardim ◽

Luiz Ricardo L. Simone

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

South Coast ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Single Pair ◽

São Paulo ◽

Posterior Half ◽

The South ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Muscle Groups

Hanleya brachyplax Simone & Jardim in Rios, 2009 is described in detail. The species occurs off the southeastern and south coast of Brazil (São Paulo and Santa Catarina states) in depths from 250 to 408 m. It differs from its congeners in having uniform white valves; wide intermediate valves; the tail valve with straight profile in the antemucronal area, and a concave postmucronal surface; and a cream-colored girdle, covered by non-articulated spines. An anatomical investigation was also performed, showing the main muscle groups; the presence of gills in the posterior third of the pallial groove; auricle with six orifices; a very flat kidney, restricted to the posterior half of the animal; and a simple esophageal region. The odontophore has a single pair of long cartilages. The buccal musculature is also described.

Download Full-text

Assessment and management of white mullet Mugil curema (Valencienne, 1836) (Mugilidae) fisheries of the south coast of São Paulo state, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842011000400010 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

pp. 663-672 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

JT. Mendonça ◽

TM. Bonfante

Keyword(s):

Fishing Effort ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

South Coast ◽

Fishing Gear ◽

Estuarine System ◽

São Paulo ◽

The South ◽

Paulo State ◽

Fish Traps ◽

São Paulo State

There is intense fishing activity, mainly artisanal, in the Cananéia, Iguape and Ilha Comprida Estuarine System. White mullet (Mugil curema) is one of the local fishery resources and is usually caught with gillnets and fish traps. This study aimed to characterise the Mugil curema fisheries thereby underpinning the management of the species in the region. The study was developed with data collected from landings in the town of Cananéia, São Paulo state, Brazil, from 1995 to 2009. Production data, fishing effort and CPUE were used to assess the evolution of captures. The gillnets were characterised by interviewing fishermen from 16 communities in Cananéia. White mullet fishery has aroused the interest of fishermen in the region since the 80s and today it is one of the main products of artisanal estuarine fishery off the south coast of São Paulo. The major landings occur in the warmer months with fish traps and gillnets being the main fishing gear used. The largest catches occur in the spawning months of the species from October to April. The highest landings varied according to different fishing gear, showing differences primarily due to trade preferences and to the structure of the fishing gear. According to the index of abundance used in this study, the resource is overfished due to the progressive increase in fishing effort, so it is suggested that measures should be taken to control fishing effort, such as special fishing permits to catch white mullet, especially with gillnets. The current management measures neither meet the needs of fishermen nor the preservation of the resource, and must be reviewed in a participatory way with management agencies and the fishery sector, ensuring greater legitimacy and success in the sustainability of the activity.

Download Full-text