Pesca artesanal y servicios ecosistémicos marinos: adaptación y transformación para asegurar el bienestar humano (#SeAdapta)

This project brief describes the #SeAdapta research initiative, supported by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), which examines the adaptive capacity of small-scale fisheries and marine ecosystem services in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Ecuador to ensure human well-being amidst anthropogenic climate change.

• Research in Uruguay suggests that the management of small-scale fisheries would be improved by integrating conventional scientific approaches with local ecological knowledge. This collaboration with the FAO resulted in two guidance documents and a case study in the book 'Adaptive Management of Fisheries in Response to Climate Change'.
• In Argentina, studies on the yellow clam (Mesodesma mactroides) found that the shell mass condition index correlates negatively with the ocean Niño index, suggesting that populations in Santa Teresita may be more vulnerable to climate change as events become more frequent and intense. Regarding the wedge clam (Donax hanleyanus) in Mar del Plata, low production and high mortality are linked to suboptimal temperatures and a negative correlation with high salinity values, likely caused by continental discharges modulated by wind patterns and climate oscillations.
• Analysis of the Galapagos Islands revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the high vulnerability of the local seafood system to global systemic shocks, while simultaneously demonstrating the critical role of small-scale fisheries in maintaining food security and the economy. To increase resilience against future crises, the authors propose four strategies: promoting local consumption of pelagic fish, improving fishers' business capacity for market access, using technology to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and promoting a circular economy to reduce waste.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Pesca artesanal y servicios ecosistémicos marinos: adaptación y transformación para asegurar el bienestar humano (#SeAdapta). https://iai.int/pdf/es/ProjectBrief_017_es_merged.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Pesca artesanal y servicios ecosistémicos marinos: adaptación y transformación para asegurar el bienestar humano (#SeAdapta). n.d. https://iai.int/pdf/es/ProjectBrief_017_es_merged.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndpesca, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Pesca artesanal y servicios ecosistémicos marinos: adaptación y transformación para asegurar el bienestar humano (\#SeAdapta)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/pdf/es/ProjectBrief_017_es_merged.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }