Considerate the attitudes of traditional communities and their local ecological knowledge (LEK) can contribute to better policymaking and more appropriate management plans. Thus, this study strived to share the Minho River’s fishermen LEK about great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758), as well as it exposes their conservation attitudes towards this species. We described and analysed interviewees’ LEK qualitatively, while their attitudes were analysed quantitatively through correlation with variables from fishermen’s profile. Fishermen were able to identify cormorant’s ecological characteristics like habitats, prey species, and foraging behaviour. They also exposed an overall moderate attitude towards the conservation of great cormorants. The LEK often was supported by published data, but we found diverse information in some themes, such as habitat and diet. We found a significant negative correlation between fishermen’s age and attitudes (p = 0.02), and those fishermen who often fished contrasted significantly from those who rarely fished (p = 0.02). We lastly reaffirm the importance of the present study as background information regarding P. carbo in Minho River and of ethnobiological studies as a tool for management plans.

考虑传统社区的态度及其当地生态知识 (LEK) 有助于更好地制定政策和制定更适当的管理计划。因此，本研究力求分享 Minho 河的渔民 LEK 关于大鸬鹚Phalacrocorax carbo(Linnaeus, 1758)，以及它暴露了他们对这个物种的保护态度。我们定性地描述和分析了受访者的 LEK，而他们的态度通过与渔民档案变量的相关性进行了定量分析。渔民能够识别鸬鹚的生态特征，如栖息地、猎物种类和觅食行为。他们还表现出对大鸬鹚保护的总体温和态度。LEK 通常得到已发布数据的支持，但我们在一些主题中发现了不同的信息，例如栖息地和饮食。我们发现渔民的年龄和态度之间存在显着的负相关（p  = 0.02），经常捕鱼的渔民与很少捕鱼的渔民形成显着对比（p = 0.02)。最后，我们重申本研究作为关于米尼奥河中的P. carbo的背景信息以及作为管理计划工具的民族生物学研究的重要性。