Status of traditional knowledge about penaeidae shrimps and accompanying carcinofauna in Brazil: a bibliographic review

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the status of information present in the literature related to the knowledge of fishermen about peneid shrimp and carcinofauna accompanying in coastal areas and on the continental shelf of Brazil. To obtain the data, a bibliographic survey of articles, theses and dissertations on the topic was carried out. In total, 12 studies were found, of which eight (08) articles were published in journals with an editorial board, three (03) master's dissertations and one (01) doctoral thesis, distributed throughout the Southeast (n = 06); Northeast (n = 06) and South (n = 02) of the country. The number of studies by region (n = 14) is greater than the total number of studies (n = 12), since the same research was carried out in more than one region. In total, seven families were registered, distributed in 11 genera and 13 species of crustaceans. The Atlantic seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri), white shrimp (Litopenaeus schimitti) and pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis) were the most addressed in the studies. Other crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters, hermit (shells/snails) and spine-shrimp (mother/thorn shrimp) were mentioned as fauna accompanying shrimp fishing. From this review it is possible to identify that the crustaceans most described via traditional knowledge are also the most commercially exploited fishing resources. Thus, understanding the local knowledge of fishing communities can be a useful tool in obtaining information on the occurrence of crustacean species for fisheries statistics, which contributes to fisheries management actions in coastal areas and on the Brazilian continental shelf.