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Harvesting Practices and Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) of Bahamian Land Crabs: Bridging Gaps Between Traditional and Scientific Knowledge.

Iain J McGaw, Michael T McSweeney, William F Bigelow, Kaitlyn T Gaitor, Scott G Seamone, Owen R O'Shea, Nicholas D Higgs, Candice Brittain, Michelle T Kuenzi

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Iain J McGawDepartment of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, 0 Marine Lab Road, St John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7854-0216
Michael T McSweeneyDepartment of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, 0 Marine Lab Road, St John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.
William F BigelowDepartment of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, 0 Marine Lab Road, St John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.
Kaitlyn T GaitorBahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute, Queens Highway, San Andros, North Andros, Bahamas.
Scott G SeamoneBahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute, Queens Highway, San Andros, North Andros, Bahamas.
Owen R O'SheaDepartment of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, 0 Marine Lab Road, St John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2052-5018
Nicholas D HiggsCape Eleuthera Institute, Rock Sound, Eleuthera P.O. Box EL-26029, Bahamas.
Candice BrittainCape Eleuthera Institute, Rock Sound, Eleuthera P.O. Box EL-26029, Bahamas.ORCID 0000-0003-1023-548X
Michelle T KuenziDepartment of Political Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 2022-03779Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 892-2021-1015
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Abstract

Three species of land crab occur in The Bahamas; these are an important source of protein and income for Bahamian islanders. The crab harvesters represent an important and largely untapped knowledge source. We conducted surveys on the Bahamian islands of Andros, New Providence, and Eleuthera to document crabbing practices and catalogue this local ecological knowledge (LEK) of land crabs. The survey primarily employed close-ended questions targeting land crab harvesters; we also recorded general feedback from open-ended questions. Crab collection was primarily for self-consumption. Catch rates varied among islands, and were the highest on Andros. There was a preference for white land crabs (

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Cardisoma guanhumicrabbingfeedingGecarcinus ruricolahabitatpredators

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PMID41153868
PMCPMC12560874

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