caa a22 4500 605528098 CHVBK 20210128100811.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-014-0805-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-014-0805-4 Attitudes and behaviors toward Amazon River dolphins ( Inia geoffrensis ) in a sustainable use protected area [Elektronische Daten] [Vanessa Mintzer, Marianne Schmink, Kai Lorenzen, Thomas Frazer, Anthony Martin, Vera da Silva] Negative interactions between fishers and the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), or boto, have increased substantially in the last few decades. Herein, we investigate these interactions with focus on assessing fisher perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors toward botos. Moreover, we evaluate the effect that the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve (MSDR) in the Brazilian Amazon, and related programs, has had on fisher attitudes and behaviors toward botos. The results suggest that interactions between fishers and botos, such as depredation and incidental entanglement, are frequent, and that the illegal harvest for botos, for use as bait, occurs in the majority of the study communities. However, the assessment revealed that most fishers have positive attitudes toward botos and that these attitudes have been influenced by participation in the MSDR activities such as research and ecotourism. Our results also highlight the importance of community-based enforcement in addressing the issue of boto harvesting. The MSDR programs have successfully promoted positive attitudes toward botos and have likely played a role in limiting boto mortality through behavioral controls, though the scope of influence of these programs has been restricted to a small geographical area. The current extent of these programs is insufficient to prevent the decline of the boto population; therefore, we suggest the MSDR model be used to improve and expand boto conservation efforts with communities in the region. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Boto nationallicence Fishery interactions nationallicence Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve nationallicence Piracatinga nationallicence Calophysus macropterus nationallicence Mintzer Vanessa School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, 103 Black Hall, Box 116455, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA aut Schmink Marianne Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 319 Grinter Hall, PO Box 115530, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA aut Lorenzen Kai Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st St., 32653, Gainesville, FL, USA aut Frazer Thomas School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, 103 Black Hall, Box 116455, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA aut Martin Anthony Centre for Remote Environments, University of Dundee, 23, Springfield, DD1 4JE, Dundee, UK aut da Silva Vera Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia—INPA, Av. André Araújo 2936, 69060-001, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/2(2015-02-01), 247-269 0960-3115 24:2<247 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0805-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0805-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mintzer Vanessa School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, 103 Black Hall, Box 116455, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schmink Marianne Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 319 Grinter Hall, PO Box 115530, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lorenzen Kai Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st St., 32653, Gainesville, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Frazer Thomas School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, 103 Black Hall, Box 116455, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Martin Anthony Centre for Remote Environments, University of Dundee, 23, Springfield, DD1 4JE, Dundee, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- da Silva Vera Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia—INPA, Av. André Araújo 2936, 69060-001, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/2(2015-02-01), 247-269 0960-3115 24:2<247 2015 24 10531