Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina

Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in mid-water and bottom otter semi-industrial coastal pair-trawl fisheries were assessed for the first time in northern Argentina. Observers were placed onboard trawlers between autumn 2007 and autumn 2008. Fifteen marine top-predator species were as...

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Autores principales: Pon, J.P.S., Copello, S., Moretinni, A., Lértora, H.P., Bruno, I., Bastida, J., Mauco, L., Favero, M.
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spelling todo:paper_13231650_v64_n3_p237_Pon2023-10-03T16:09:26Z Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina Pon, J.P.S. Copello, S. Moretinni, A. Lértora, H.P. Bruno, I. Bastida, J. Mauco, L. Favero, M. fishery- marine top predators pair-trawl coastal fisheries South America. top predator interactions abundance bycatch ecological impact marine mammal mortality nearshore environment predator seabird seasonality trawling vessel wind direction Argentina Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in mid-water and bottom otter semi-industrial coastal pair-trawl fisheries were assessed for the first time in northern Argentina. Observers were placed onboard trawlers between autumn 2007 and autumn 2008. Fifteen marine top-predator species were associated with the vessels. The most abundant and frequent seabirds (trawl fisheries combined) were the kelp gull, Larus dominicanus (∼70% of total birds and >96% occurrence), and the Olrog's gull, L. atlanticus (∼12% and >50%, respectively). Other seabird taxa such as Procellariiforms and Sphenisciforms, among others, were represented in very low numbers. The only mammal species recorded was the South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens (1% and 2%, respectively). Analysis of environmental and operational variability affecting the abundance of gulls indicated a significant increase in abundance with fishing depth, time of day, seasonality, wind intensity and wind direction. Incidental mortality of top predators was low and comprised only Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus, in the mid-water gear. The results of the present study showed that the semi-industrial trawl fisheries operating in coastal waters in northern Argentina may a have a relatively minor impact on marine top-predator populations, at least in terms of incidental capture. © CSIRO 2013. JOUR English info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13231650_v64_n3_p237_Pon
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topic fishery-
marine top predators
pair-trawl coastal fisheries
South America.
top predator interactions
abundance
bycatch
ecological impact
marine mammal
mortality
nearshore environment
predator
seabird
seasonality
trawling
vessel
wind direction
Argentina
spellingShingle fishery-
marine top predators
pair-trawl coastal fisheries
South America.
top predator interactions
abundance
bycatch
ecological impact
marine mammal
mortality
nearshore environment
predator
seabird
seasonality
trawling
vessel
wind direction
Argentina
Pon, J.P.S.
Copello, S.
Moretinni, A.
Lértora, H.P.
Bruno, I.
Bastida, J.
Mauco, L.
Favero, M.
Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina
topic_facet fishery-
marine top predators
pair-trawl coastal fisheries
South America.
top predator interactions
abundance
bycatch
ecological impact
marine mammal
mortality
nearshore environment
predator
seabird
seasonality
trawling
vessel
wind direction
Argentina
description Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in mid-water and bottom otter semi-industrial coastal pair-trawl fisheries were assessed for the first time in northern Argentina. Observers were placed onboard trawlers between autumn 2007 and autumn 2008. Fifteen marine top-predator species were associated with the vessels. The most abundant and frequent seabirds (trawl fisheries combined) were the kelp gull, Larus dominicanus (∼70% of total birds and >96% occurrence), and the Olrog's gull, L. atlanticus (∼12% and >50%, respectively). Other seabird taxa such as Procellariiforms and Sphenisciforms, among others, were represented in very low numbers. The only mammal species recorded was the South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens (1% and 2%, respectively). Analysis of environmental and operational variability affecting the abundance of gulls indicated a significant increase in abundance with fishing depth, time of day, seasonality, wind intensity and wind direction. Incidental mortality of top predators was low and comprised only Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus, in the mid-water gear. The results of the present study showed that the semi-industrial trawl fisheries operating in coastal waters in northern Argentina may a have a relatively minor impact on marine top-predator populations, at least in terms of incidental capture. © CSIRO 2013.
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author Pon, J.P.S.
Copello, S.
Moretinni, A.
Lértora, H.P.
Bruno, I.
Bastida, J.
Mauco, L.
Favero, M.
author_facet Pon, J.P.S.
Copello, S.
Moretinni, A.
Lértora, H.P.
Bruno, I.
Bastida, J.
Mauco, L.
Favero, M.
author_sort Pon, J.P.S.
title Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina
title_short Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina
title_full Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina
title_fullStr Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern Argentina
title_sort seabird and marine-mammal attendance and by-catch in semi-industrial trawl fisheries in near-shore waters of northern argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13231650_v64_n3_p237_Pon
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