15270

13722

كارشناسي ارشد

محيط زيست(زيستگاهها و تنوع زيستي)

اصفهان : دانشگاه صنعتي اصفهان

1398

نه، 51ص. : مصور، جدول، نمودار

محمود رضا همامي

عليرضا موسوي

علي لطفي، حسين بشري

1398/08/18

كتابنامه

منابع طبيعي

مهندسي منابع طبيعي

1398/08/18

2575569

Attitudes of local communities toward Caspian Seal pusa caspica in southern shore of Caspian Sea Zahra Bakhshandeh z bakhshande@na iut ac ir July 3 2019 Department of Natural Resources Isfahan University of Technology Isfahan 84156 83111 Iran Degree M Sc Language PersianSupervisor Mahmoud Reza Hemami mrhemami@cc iut ac irAbstract Conflict between human and wildlife is a serious threat to the survival of manyspecies Caspian seal Pusa caspica is threatened by human activities includingunsustainable hunting overexploitation of primary food resources and introductionof comb jellyfish Mnemiopsis leidyi The population size of Caspian seal hasdecreased from about 1000 000 in the 20th century to 110 000 in recent years By catch of seals in illegal Sturgeon fisheries has been recognised as one of the mostimportant causes of mortality for this species Fishermen may also kill seals trapped intheir fishing nets to prevent fish loss and damage to the net The conflict betweenfishermen and Caspian seals was reported as a factor responsible for Caspian sealsmortality rate Hence management of the conflict between fishermen and Caspianseals is important for conservation of the species The present study aimed toinvestigate fishermen s attitudes toward Caspian seals in southern edge of the CaspianSea To achieve this a questionnaire survey was conducted along the southern coastof Caspian Sea in spring 2018 We interviewed 210 fishermen in 21 sites in Gilan Mazandaran and Golestan provinces The questionnaire comprised questions aboutparticipant s socio economic background methods and amount of fishing the existingconflicts between fishermen and Caspian seals and their attitude toward Caspianseals Scores obtained through attitude questions were attributed to factors such associo economic background and fishing method Results revealed that fishermen sattitude was influenced by types of fishing nets legality of fishing the number oftimes seals were trapped into their fishing nets and the loss caused by the seals However the attitude of fishermen was generally positive toward Caspian seal as theywere aware that the species is in severe decline Take a collaborative law enforcementapproach could be helpful in reducing the level of conflict and protecting Caspianseals Key words Caspian seal interaction with marine mammal fishing attitude extinction

محمود رضا همامي

عليرضا موسوي

علي لطفي، حسين بشري