The knowledge gathered by resource users has been revalued by
several authors, who acknowledge that it is a key tool that not only
provides information and allows validating academic research, but
also contributes to design management schemes that are easier to
accept by fishers - the ultimate resource users- (Maullil et al., 2013).
To note, this document uses both local knowledge and information
about fleet operations reported by fishers to the authorities in
OCLRs.