Sustainability of Skipjack Tuna Fishery in Brazil

Sustainability of Skipjack tuna fishing in Brazil is the result of a research carried out by FUNBIO / RJ together with several researchers and professionals for the Marine and Fishing Research Support Project in Rio de Janeiro.
The work is distributed in four major thematic units and organized in 13 chapters that dialogue in an interdisciplinary way, but with the same centralizing theme. There were 3 years of research involving these professionals and researchers, with the aim of refine and the existing data regarding the species known as "Katsuwonus pelamis" or Skipjack tuna, one of the most valuable species for the fishing industry.
The main goal of these texts is to present to the general public and interested parties, grounded information on the importance of sustainable fishing in Brazil, mainly in relation to the valuable species Skipjack tuna, in Rio de Janeiro.

Lauro A. Saint Pastous Madureira: Graduated in Oceanography by FURG and Ph.D through the University of Cambridge . Specialist in acoustic prospecting of pelagic resources.
Cassiano Monteiro-Neto: Oceanologist, PhD in Marine Sciences at College of William and Mary. Full Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).