Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI, Calle 20 # 5-44, Bogotá, Colombia.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2024 Nov 22;20(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s13002-024-00737-1.
Ethnoichthyology studies the knowledge of human communities about the uses, perception, and behavioral characteristics of fish, based on their cosmology, cosmogony, and culture. This study focused on the Cubeo (Pâmiwâ) ethnic group that inhabits the Cuduyarí River (Vaupés, Colombia) provides information on fishing activities, use of fishes, its ecological distributions (occurrence in rivers, pools, and/or streams) and seasonality (occurrence in low and/or high waters). Additionally, names in the Central Tukano language (Cubeo) are provided.
The compilation of information was based on a visual catalog prepared from rapid ecological evaluations, previously carried out by the Amazon Institute of Scientific Research SINCHI. Workshops with the indigenous people were held in communities in the lower, middle, and upper sections of the basin to collect information. Network analyses were done to determine the fishing gear selectivity of the most common species and gears used regarding ecosystems. The coherence in the perception of fish resources among the three communities was assessed via multivariate analyses.
The results showed that a large percentage (89%) of the species are consumed. There is a generalized perception of resource decline, and there is no coherence regarding the ecological and seasonal distributions of fish reported by the three communities. These differences may be due to an effect of the structural characteristics of the basin in the different sectors where the communities are located.
Species consumed by the Cubeo in the Cuduyarí do not represent a high commercial value at the Amazon River basin scale. Nevertheless, locally, they are the main source of animal protein and most of the time, the sole source of income. The importance of these species must be recognized and must be a priority for conservation. Knowledge related to the fish resource by indigenous groups, including basic information and its usage, is essential to guide and implement management and conservation strategies specific to each region under study.
民族鱼类学研究人类社区基于其宇宙观、宇宙论和文化对鱼类的利用、认知和行为特征的知识。本研究集中于 Cubeo（Pâmiwâ）族群，该族群居住在 Cuduyarí 河（Vaupés，哥伦比亚），提供了捕鱼活动、鱼类使用、生态分布（出现在河流、池塘和/或溪流中）和季节性（出现于低水位和/或高水位）的信息。此外，还提供了 Central Tukano 语言（Cubeo）中的名称。
信息的汇编是基于由亚马逊科学研究所 SINCHI 预先进行的快速生态评估编制的可视化目录。在流域下游、中游和上游的社区举行了与土著人民的研讨会，以收集信息。进行了网络分析，以确定最常见物种和渔具的捕鱼设备选择性，以及针对生态系统的渔具使用。通过多元分析评估了三个社区之间对鱼类资源认知的一致性。
结果表明，很大一部分（89%）物种被食用。人们普遍认为资源正在减少，而且三个社区报告的鱼类生态和季节性分布没有一致性。这些差异可能是由于流域不同部门结构特征的影响。
Cubeo 在 Cuduyarí 中食用的物种在亚马逊河流域范围内没有很高的商业价值。然而，在当地，它们是动物蛋白质的主要来源，而且大多数时候是唯一的收入来源。必须认识到这些物种的重要性，并且必须将其作为保护的优先事项。与土著群体的鱼类资源相关的知识，包括基本信息及其用途，对于指导和实施针对每个研究区域的具体管理和保护策略至关重要。
