Sixteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Abstract

This study applied a GIS platform (ArcGis software) as a tool to measure occurrences of marine turtles strandings related to the interaction with fishing activity on the beaches of Conservation Units (UCs) APA (initials for protected areas for conservation) Costa de Algas and RVS (wildlife refuge) Santa Cruz, wich are marine protected areas that present laterites in their coastal region. The analysis was made from data collected by PMP, a monitoring program for marine animal stranding, using excel to filter the information regarding the interaction of fishing in the area of conservation units and adjacent areas and ArGis to produce maps. The study shows visually that the number of occurrences of the strandings are larger in the area of the UCs than in the regions to the south and to the north, and the number of occurrences of beaching by interaction with the fishing also showed a significant increase over the years. Once the impact that network fishing in laterite areas on the population of chelonians, leading to the death of affected individuals, is considered it becomes clear that measures must be taken to achieve a sustainable interaction between traditional fishing and biodiversity conservation. This tool proved useful for subsidizing government decisions, such as the inclusion of restrictions on fishing in the management plan of these UCs, which can effectively fulfill the conservation objectives, promoting the sustainability of coastal and marine areas, contributing for Sustainable Development Goal 14, about Conservation and sustainable use of the oceans.