A social-ecological approach to understanding the footprint of fisheries on tropical coral reef biodiversity.

珊瑚礁生态系统正面临前所未有的自然和人为压力。然而，珊瑚礁鱼类丰度和多样性下降的主要驱动力是鱼类种群的过度捕捞。尽管如此，鱼类是生活在斐济和周边太平洋岛屿的许多人的主要蛋白质来源。因此，在可持续管理珊瑚礁渔业与养活不断增长的人口之间取得平衡至关重要。因此，了解渔业对珊瑚礁生物多样性的影响对于了解最佳管理做法至关重要。在斐济，渔业具有复杂的社会经济和生态动态。因此，研究需要一个多管齐下和整体的方法来量化生态影响，同时了解相关的社区和治理观点。该项目将与生物群落健康项目保持一致，以创造一个强大的捕鱼压力梯度。为实现这一目标，将采用视频摄影测量技术，对珊瑚礁鱼类的多样性、丰度、大小结构、生物量和行为特征进行量化。这将与当地社区的知识交织在一起，通过应用社会科学技术，共同促进斐济正在开展的海洋空间规划进程。通过使用跨学科的方法，该项目旨在就当地渔业管理提供咨询意见，因此，既有生态部分，也有应用部分。

Coral reef ecosystems are facing unprecedented natural and human-induced pressures. However, the primary driver of the decline in coral reef fish abundance and diversity is overfishing of fish stocks. Despite this, fish is the primary protein source for many humans living in Fiji and surrounding Pacific Islands. Therefore, striking a balance between managing reef fisheries sustainably whilst feeding a growing population is critical. As such, understanding the impact of fisheries on coral reef biodiversity will be important for informing best practice management. In Fiji, fisheries have complex socio-economic and ecological dynamics. Thus, research requires a multi-pronged and holistic approach to quantify ecological impacts, whilst understanding associated community and governance perspectives. This project will align with the Biome Health Project to create a robust fishing pressure gradient. It will achieve this by employing video photogrammetry to quantify reef fish diversity, abundance, size structure, biomass and behavioural traits. This will be interwoven with local community knowledge of by applying social science techniques and together will contribute to the marine spatial planning process being undertaken in Fiji. By using an interdisciplinary methodology this project aims to advise on the management of local fisheries, therefore, having both ecological and applied components.