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Table 1 Profile of experts

From: Local ecological knowledge of the artisanal fishers on Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) on Ilhéus coast – Bahia State, Brazil

Time of fish experience

Number

Frequency (%)

11-20 years

3

12.5

21-30 years

10

41.7

31-40 years

5

20.8

41-50 years

2

8.3

> 50 years

4

16.7

Age class

  

< 40 years old

3

12,5

40-50 years old

8

33,3

51-60 years old

5

20,8

> 60 years old

8

33,3

Initiations on fish

  

Family

17

70.8

Others

7

29.2

Education level

  

Illiterate

3

12.5

Elementary school incomplete

18

75.0

Elementary school

2

8.3

High school

1

4.2

Income source

  

Only fish

18

75.0

Fish and retirement

6

25.0