Abstract

The study summarize the changes recorded in marine fisheries of Barahona province, in the Southwest coast of Dominican Republic. A special attention is paid to the data recorded during the life of the German-Dominican project PROPESCAR-SUR. The data comes from the landing recording of daily fishery activities, landing volumes, economic expenses, and earnings resulting from fishery, and catch analysis. During the life-cycle of this study we recorded six landing sites, nine different types of fishing gear, and 22 fishing grounds. The catch, multi-specific in nature, showed 224 species distributed in 62 families. From these, Lutjanidae (22.13%), Scaridae (15.11%), Pomadasyidae (12.41%) and Carangidae (9.82%) were the most abundant in terms of individuals counted in the catches. Changes in catch and effort tendencies are discussed. Recommendations for a co-management approach to fisheries management are provided.