Use of Sisbio to Systematize Information on Endangered Killifish

Abstract

The Rivulidae fish family comprises 319 valid species in Brazil and 130 of them are on the National List of Threatened Species. ICMBio carries out public policies for the conservation of these species through the National Action Plan (PAN) for the Conservation of Endangered Killifish. In addition, it has support systems such as SALVE, for species risk assessment and Sisbio, for research permits, whose data from annual reports can contribute with management information and public policies. To assess Sisbio’s potential in conservation management of killifish, we carried out data analyzes from 66 research requests and 75 Sisbio reports between 2007 and 2020. We related this information to PAN and SALVE and applied a survey to researchers asking for contributions to Sisbio. We recorded an increase in requests after the publication of the PAN and the National Red List, following the general trend of the system, with 25% of them related to these instruments; we also recorded that 20% of the reports have information on management and threats. Of the 989 occurrence records of Sisbio, only 71 are coincident with those of SALVE, especially in the Pampa and Atlantic Forest (77.5%). From the researchers’ responses, difficulties were reported regarding the registration of information about occurrences, small number of characters allowed in the reports, instabilities in the system and the unnecessary annual report demand. Adjustments in Sisbio and closer ties with researchers are needed to improve the management of information on Brazilian biodiversity and its application on the conservation of species.