title: Fisheries productivity and its effects on the consumption of animal protein and food sharing of fishers' and non-fishers' families.
abstract: This study compared the consumption of animal protein and food sharing among fishers' and non-fishers' families of the northeastern Brazilian coast. The diet of these families was registered through the 24-hour-recall method during 10 consecutive days in January (good fishing season) and June (bad fishing season) 2012. Fish consumption was not different between the fishers' and non-fishers' families, but varied according to fisheries productivity to both groups. Likewise, food sharing was not different between the two groups, but food was shared more often when fisheries were productive. Local availability of fish, more than a direct dependency on fisheries, determines local patterns of animal protein consumption, but a direct dependency on fisheries exposes families to a lower-quality diet in less-productive seasons. As such, fisheries could shape and affect the livelihoods of coastal villages, including fishers' and non-fishers' families.
authors.affiliation: a Regional Development and Environment Program , Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte , Natal , Brazil.
authors.forename: Mikaelle Kaline Bezerra
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Clarissy Dinyz
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: de Melo
authors.forename: Priscila Fabiana Macedo
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005398:Fisheries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005399:Fishes; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062407:Meals; D008460:Meat / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009790:Occupations; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins
keywords: animal protein; artisanal fisheries; diet; fisheries unpredictability; human ecology; risk