Definitely, you have already noticed what happens when you throw a pebble into a pond. Beyond the curious little noise, repeated halos are born from the place where the pebble fell and move away in a mesmerizing circular ballet. It is fascinating how a single event can trigger changes in the entire environment by the mere fact of happening.
That’s our project. Through the interaction of the porpoise with the fishermen (i.e., the stone), we seek to understand a series of things in the surroundings that this intriguing and unique phenomenon may strongly influence.
How this interaction might impact fisheries in the region?
Our aim will answer this question from a biological perspective, by analyzing all the relationships among fish species, fisheries, and the environment.
However, today we are here to talk about what happens outside the ponds. How are fishing activities related to incomings for the region? Is there a way to maintain the beauty of the fishing tradition together with the exuberant biodiversity of nature and still generate incomings and jobs for the community?
It’s a bold, challenging, and extremely needed question. The good news is that our team is not alone. Through discussion forums on fisheries, we will join forces with representatives of all those involved in this challenge of building a responsible future for all of us.
Through science, we will have the help of game theory, which was born trying to understand the behavior of people in business situations, but which today works to advise decision-making in several areas.
Knowing the gamers, the rules of the game, and the rewards that can be won is one of the ways we intend to explore to bring “clean”, effective and responsible strategies to the discussion, which may turn fishing in the ponds into a game without losers.