MARIELA PAJUELO, PH.D.
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Fisheries Impact

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Small-scale fisheries


Using fisheries-based platforms, we investigate the impact of small-scale fisheries in the Eastern Pacific on sea turtles, sharks, sunfishes and other large marine vertebrates. This information has revealed the major impact small-scale fisheries can have on protected and vulnerable populations. 
Related publications:
  • Ortiz-Alvarez, C.; Pajuelo, M.; Grados, D. et al. (2020) Rapid Assessments of Leatherback Small-Scale  Fishery Bycatch in Internesting Areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Front Mar Sci, 21 January 2020  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00813
  • Mangel, J.; Pajuelo, M.; Polack Pasara, A.; Vela, G.; Segura-Cobeña, E.; Alfaro-Shigueto, J. (2018) The effect of Peruvian small-scale fisheries on sunfishes (Molidae). J Fish Biol 94:77-85 
  • Pajuelo, M.; Alfaro-Shigueto, J.; Romero, M.; Polack Pasara, A.; Solano, A.; Vela, G.; Sarmiento, D.; Mangel, J. (2018) Occurrence and bycatch of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Peruvian waters. Pac Sci 72 (4)​
  • Alfaro-Shigueto, J; Mangel, J.C.; Pajuelo, M.; Seminoff, J.A.; Godley, B. 2010. Where small can have a large impact: structure and characterization of small-scale fisheries in Peru. Fish Res 106:8-17 

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