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As for national fisheries production, ac-  captured resource was the croaker (Figure
 Figure 1. The coast and the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
 (EEZ), divided into four regions, including Trindade Island and   cording to Zamboni et al. (2020), it is es-  2b), with 43,369 t, followed by the group
 the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago (ASPSP).  timated that it currently fluctuates around   of other fish, with 40,168 t. The skipjack
                   500 thousand tons per year, placing Brazil   tuna represented 30,563 t (Figure 2c).
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                   in  33rd position  in  the world  among  the   Regarding the production of crustaceans,
                   producers of marine capture fish. On the   the  seven-bearded  shrimp  (Figure  2d)
                   other hand, the last detailed statistical data   and the pink shrimp (Figure 2e) were the
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                   on catches were published by the Ministry   most captured species, with 15,417 t and
                   of Fisheries and Aquaculture through the   10,331 t, respectively, representing 45%
 5 0’0’’N  5 0’0’’N  Statistical Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquacul-  of the total production of marine crusta-
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                   ture in 2011. As of this year, there was no   ceans in Brazil. Lobster (Figure 2f), one
 ASPSP             continuity in the collection and dissemina-  of  the  main  species  destined  for  Brazil-
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                   fishing activity. Thus, only considering the   total captured in the crustacean group,
 Northeast         latest  published  data  (MPA,  2011),  it  can   with 6,929 t. White shrimp catches (Fig-
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                   t. In this period, marine extractive fishing   the mollusks, the mussel (Figure 2h) was
                   was the main source of national fish pro-  the most captured species, with 3,772 t,
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 Atlantic
 Ocean             nental aquaculture (544,490 t), continental   egory,  with  the  sururu  (Figure  2i)  being
                   extractive fishing (249,600 t) and marine   the second most captured species, with
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                   aquaculture (84,214 t). The Northeast re-  2,133.3 t, followed by the octopus (Fig-
                   gion recorded the highest production of   ure 2j), with 2,089 t. The catch of squid
                   fish, with 454,216.9 t (31.7%). The South,   (Figure 2k) was 1,623 t and of oysters
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                   North and Southeast regions registered   (Figure 2l) 1,233 t (MPA, 2011).
                   336,451 t (23.5%), 326,128 t (22.8%) and    Tuna and related species are captured by
                   226,233 t (15.8%), respectively. The state   the fleet that works with pelagic longlines,
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                   of Santa Catarina was the largest producer   presenting relevant commercial value and
                   of fish in Brazil, with 194,866 t (13.6%),   participation in marine  fisheries mainly in
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 30 0’0’’N  30 0’0’’N  followed by the states of Pará (153,332 t -   the oceanic region. They represented 4.8%
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 South             10.7%) and Maranhão 102,868 t (7.2%).    (26,629 t) of marine extractive fisheries in
                     Fish represented 87% of the total pro-  2011, considering the total captured in the
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 35 0’0’’S  35 0’0’’S  duction,  followed  by  crustaceans  with   period of 553,670 t (MPA, 2011). The main
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                   10% and mollusks with 3%. In 2011,       species captured by this fleet are: Albaco-
 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
                   marine  fisheries  production  was  divided   ra-Slab (Figure 2m), Albacora-Mandolin
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 50 0’0 W     45 0’0 W    40 0’0 W    35 0’0 W    30 0’0 W    25 0’0 W    20 0’0 W  crustaceans 57,344 t and mollusks 13,989   Albacorinha (Figure 2p), Swordfish (Figure
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 0  310  620  1.240  1.860  2.480  3.100  t. Among the most captured fish species,   2q), Blue shark (Figure 2r), Sailfish (Figure
  Kilometers       the sardine (Figure 2a) presented the larg-  2s), Green Sailfish (Figure 2t), Dourado
 Source: Authors based on Global Fishing Watch (2022)  est volume (75,122 t). The second most   (Figure 2u) and Mackerel (Figure 2v).
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