@article{fdi:010080657, title = {{H}ow the fishing effort control and environmental changes affect the sustainability of a tropical shrimp small scale fishery}, author = {{L}ira, {A}. {S}. and {L}ucena-{F}redou, {F}. and {L}e {L}oc'h, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}lobal shrimp catches are reported primarily in association with large industrial trawling, but they also occur through small-scale fishing, which plays a substantial role in traditional communities. {W}e developed an {E}copath model in north-eastern {B}razil, and applied a temporally dynamic model ({E}cosim) to evaluate the potential effects of different fishing effort control policies and environmental changes on marine resources and ecosystem between 2015 to 2030 with a case study for small-scale shrimp fishing, novelty for tropical region. {T}hese scenarios included different management options related to fishing controls (changing effort and closed season) and environmental changes (primary production changes). {O}ur findings indicate that it is possible to maintain the same level of landings with a controlled reduction of bottom trawlers activities, for example, close to 10 %, without compromising the ecosystem structure. {T}his scenario provided better results than 3-4 months of closing the fishing season, which led to significant losses in catches of high market-value target species (white shrimp, {P}enaeus schmitti and pink shrimp, {P}enaeus subtilis). {H}owever, intense negative effects on biomass, catch and biodiversity indicators were reported in scenarios with decreasing primary production, from 2 %, reinforcing the need to simulate and project the possible impacts caused by environmental change. {H}owever, the control of bottom trawling activity may help to reduce, even at low levels, the highly adverse effects due to primary production reduction. {T}he impacts of climate change in a near future on organisms and ecosystems is an imminent reality, and therefore the search for measures for mitigating and even minimizing these impacts is crucial.}, keywords = {{E}cosystem {A}pproach to {F}isheries ; {E}w{E} ; {A}rtisanal fisheries ; {C}limate change ; {T}rawling ; {B}razil ; {BRESIL} ; {PERNAMBUCO} ; {BARRA} {DO} {SIRINHAEM}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}isheries {R}esearch}, volume = {235}, numero = {}, pages = {105824 [18 ]}, ISSN = {0165-7836}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105824}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080657}, }