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

The #SeAdapta project investigates the vulnerability and adaptation of small-scale fisheries in South America. In Uruguay, the project emphasizes combining scientific data with local ecological knowledge for better fishery management. In Argentina, research on the yellow clam (Mesodesma mactroides) and wedge clam (Donax hanleyanus) indicates that climate oscillations like El Niño and changes in salinity and temperature negatively impact growth and abundance. In the Galápagos Islands, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of the seafood system to global shocks but also the critical role of small-scale fishing in maintaining food security, leading to recommendations for local consumption, improved business capacity, technology to fight illegal fishing, and a circular economy.

• In Uruguay, research suggests that the management of small-scale fisheries would be improved by integrating conventional scientific methods with local ecological knowledge.
• Studies in Argentina on the yellow clam (Mesodesma mactroides) show that the shell mass condition index is negatively correlated with the ocean Niño index, suggesting that populations in Santa Teresita may be more vulnerable to climate change as El Niño events become more frequent and intense.
• Research on the wedge clam (Donax hanleyanus) in Mar del Plata, Argentina, indicates that low production and high mortality are linked to suboptimal temperatures and low salinity levels caused by continental discharges, which are influenced by global and hemispheric climate oscillations and wind patterns.
• In the Galápagos Islands, the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the high vulnerability of the seafood system to global systemic shocks, while simultaneously highlighting the essential role of small-scale fisheries in sustaining the local economy and food security.
• To increase resilience in the Galápagos Islands against future crises, including climate change and pandemics, the report proposes four adaptation pathways: promoting local consumption of pelagic fish, enhancing fishers' business capacities for market access, using technology to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and promoting a circular economy.

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} }