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      A resource management scenario for traditional and scientific management of pink shrimp ( Farfantepenaeus paulensis) in the Patos Lagoon estuary (RS), Brazil

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          Abstract

          Background

          This article aims to discuss the incorporation of traditional time in the construction of a management scenario for pink shrimp in the Patos Lagoon estuary (RS), Brazil. To meet this objective, two procedures have been adopted; one at a conceptual level and another at a methodological level. At the conceptual level, the concept of traditional time as a form of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) was adopted.

          Method

          At the methodological level, we conduct a wide literature review of the scientific knowledge (SK) that guides recommendations for pink shrimp management by restricting the fishing season in the Patos Lagoon estuary; in addition, we review the ethno-scientific literature which describes traditional calendars as a management base for artisanal fishers in the Patos Lagoon estuary.

          Results

          Results demonstrate that TEK and SK describe similar estuarine biological processes, but are incommensurable at a resource management level. On the other hand, the construction of a “management scenario” for pink shrimp is possible through the development of “criteria for hierarchies of validity” which arise from a productive dialog between SK and TEK.

          Conclusions

          The commensurable and the incommensurable levels reveal different basis of time-space perceptions between traditional ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge. Despite incommensurability at the management level, it is possible to establish guidelines for the construction of “management scenarios” and to support a co-management process.

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                Journal
                J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
                J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
                Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
                BioMed Central
                1746-4269
                2013
                11 January 2013
                : 9
                : 6
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Environmental Sciences at University of São Paulo (PROCAM/USP), Fishing Research Group lidership (GPP) of the Núcleo de Pesquisa e Apoio a Populações de Áreas Úmidas do Brasil (NUPAUB-USP). Rua do Anfiteatro, nº 181, Colméias - Favo 6, Cidade Universitária - CEP, 05508-060, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
                [2 ]Natural Resources Management at University of Manitoba and Former Professor in Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Brazil
                [3 ]Environmental Sciences at University of São Paulo (PROCAM-USP) and scientific coordinator of the Núcleo de Pesquisa e Apoio a Populações de Áreas Úmidas do Brasil (NUPAUB-USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
                Article
                1746-4269-9-6
                10.1186/1746-4269-9-6
                3599677
                23311826
                9077e5ed-6438-40f7-92d2-9a44feecf8b3
                Copyright ©2013 Moura et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 27 July 2012
                : 9 January 2013
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                Health & Social care
                artisanal fishery,incommensurability,modern science-based resource management,patos lagoon estuary,traditional ecological knowledge,traditional natural resource management systems,traditional time

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