Table 1 Interview schedule applied in the community of Peniche, Portugal
Key points of interview | Topics |
|---|---|
1 – Interviewee profile | Age? Level of education? Income source? Time of residence in Peniche? |
2 – Fishing | Fishing experience? Fishing effort? Fishing currently? |
3 – Fisherman’s LEK | Projective test (identification of the species) |
Habitat? Migration pattern? Most found depth? | |
Are schooling fish? | |
Age of reproduction/maturation? | |
Time of spawning and breeding? | |
Rapid or short growth? | |
Do they have eggs, larvae in their growth phase? | |
Accumulation of fat (months or season)? | |
Lifetime: long or short? | |
Predators? What does sardine eat? | |
Time of the last biological closure? | |
4 – Attitudes towards conservation | Do you think it is necessary to stop fishing the sardines for a few months every year to preserve them? |
What do you do when fishing very small sardines? | |
During sardine fishing, fish of various sizes can come. Should sardines of all sizes be harvested? | |
Are there any natural predators of sardines in the sea? | |
Can and should all kinds of fishing gear be used in sardine fishing? | |
Do you catch sardines at the beginning of the year? Would you catch them this time? | |
Do you fish juvenile sardines? | |
Do you fish for sardines when they are breeding? | |
Can any fishing net be used for sardine fishing? Is there any specific fishing net? | |
What is your reaction when you accidentally catch sardines? |