Management areas protect sustainable artisanal fishing of molluscs and kelp in Chile

Published 2023년 2월 28일

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Chile has successfully combated the overexploitation of benthic organisms, commercially valuable marine species, through the establishment of 853 Benthic Resources Management and Exploitation Areas (AMERB), covering nearly 130,000 hectares. These areas, managed by organized shellfish and seaweed harvesters and divers, have been instrumental in the sustainable exploitation of molluscs and algae, including the Chilean abalone, razor clam, Chilean mussel, and Chilean kelp. The undersecretariat is in the process of creating 516 new AMERBs and is drafting a new law on the exploitation and conservation of seafood to further regulate and diversify the fishing industry. However, challenges such as poaching and a lack of consumer interest in seafood in Chile, despite its abundant resources, persist.

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SANTIAGO, Feb 28 2023 (IPS) - Management areas in Chile for benthic organisims, which live on the bottom of the sea, are successfully combating the overexploitation of this food source thanks to the efforts of organized shellfish and seaweed harvesters and divers. Benthic organisms are commercially valuable marine species that live at the lowest level of a body of water, including sub-surface layers, such as molluscs and algae. The most widely harvested molluscs in Chile include the Chilean abalone (Concholepas concholepas), razor clam (Mesodesma donacium) and Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis), and the most harvested algae is Chilean kelp (Lessonia berteorana).“When there is free unregulated access, the resources do not recover, they tend to be overexploited and in the end there is nothing left. The only places where you can see these resources is in the management areas because fisherpersons are obliged to take care of them and help them recover.” -- Luis Durán Zambra . The ...

Source: Ipsnews