Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:30:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6288.pdf: 1832069 bytes, checksum: 1b60b16b4da05304f9c4aadf5802ae6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-06-04 / Trawling with network-of-doors practiced by the artisanal fleet directed to-bobshrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in central and northern coast of Santa Catarina is an efficient way to capture the target species. However, it has low selectivity and incidentally capture large contingent of demersal and benthic fauna, grouped on the designation of bycatch species, part of this is compounded by the Sciaenidae comprising teleost fish with great commercial importance. Based on this finding, the aim of this work was to evaluate qualitative and quantitative fish species present in the Sciaenidae accompanying fauna in three traditional areas of fishing-bob-shrimp. Seasonally, during the day, from September 2009 to July 2010, drags on traditional shrimp fishing areas in the municipalities of Bal. Barra South and Porto Belo, Santa Catarina, and monthly hauls were performed during the period September 2011 to August 2012 at easel Itapocoroy Penha, Santa Catarina. It appears that the composition of the Sciaenidae of accompanying fauna is dominated by demersal fish, belonging to two genera and three species Stellifer rastrifer, and S. brasiliensis Paralonchurus brasiliensis characterized dominant. The populations show seasonal fluctuations in abundance, with the highest catch rates in summer and lowest in winter. In general, the populations of the three species showed similar results in the evaluated parameters, experiencing a dominance of males in relation to females throughout the sampling period, with a predominance of males in the smaller length classes and the larger female. As the size of the first maturation of these species of approximately 9cm with the occurrence of two clutches per year. Trawling with network-of-doors practiced by the artisanal fleet operates intensely on juvenile population despite large share of the adult population. / A pesca de arrasto com rede-de-portas praticada pela frota artesanal dirigida ao camarão sete-barbas Xiphopenaeus kroyeri no litoral Centro-Norte catarinense é considerada eficiente na captura da espécie-alvo. Entretanto, apresenta baixa seletividade e incidentalmente captura grande contingente da fauna demersal e bentônica, agrupados sobre a denominação de fauna acompanhante, parte desta é composta pela família Sciaenidae que compreende peixes teleósteos com grande importância comercial. Tendo por base essa constatação, objetivou-se no presente trabalho avaliar qualiquantitativamente as espécies de peixes da família Sciaenidae presentes na fauna acompanhante em três áreas tradicionais de pesca de camarão setebarbas. Sazonalmente, durante o dia, de setembro de 2009 a julho de 2010, foram realizados arrastos em áreas tradicionais de pesca de camarões nos municípios de Bal. Barra do Sul e Porto Belo, em Santa Catarina, e arrastos mensais durante o período de setembro de 2011 a agosto de 2012 na Armação do Itapocoroy, Penha, Santa Catarina. Constata-se que a composição da família Sciaenidae da fauna acompanhante é dominada por peixes demersais, pertencentes a dois gêneros e a três espécies Stellifer rastrifer, S. brasiliensis e Paralonchurus brasiliensis que se caracterizam dominantes. As populações apresentam flutuações sazonais na abundância, com as maiores taxas de capturas no verão e as menores no inverno. De modo geral, as populações das três espécies apresentaram resultados semelhantes nos parâmetros avaliados, ocorrendo uma dominância dos machos em relação as fêmeas ao longo do período de amostragem, com o predomínio dos machos nas menores classes de comprimento e das fêmea nas maiores. Sendo o tamanho da primeira maturação dessas espécies de aproximadamente 9cm, com a ocorrência de duas desovas por ano. A pesca de arrasto com rede-de-portas praticada pela frota artesanal atua de forma intensa sobre a população juvenil apesar de grande participação da população adulta.

The demersal fishery off the west coast of South Africa experiences decreased catches per unit effort of hake, Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus, following the onset of strong south easterly winds. Research has demonstrated that, during daylight hours, Cape hakes migrate vertically in the water column in response to strong south easterly winds, decreasing their availability to the bottom trawl. Hydroacoustic, trawl and environmental data were collected off the West Coast during both calm and wind-swept periods in an attempt to understand the forces that initiate this behaviour, its spatial variability and the implications for demersal trawl estimates of abundance. Near-bottom currents appear to be the primary factor influencing the vertical distribution of the demersal fish community, of which hake constitutes a large proportion, during daylight hours. Correlation between wind and near-bottom currents suggest that the poleward component of the currents increase in velocity within eight hours following the onset of south easterly winds. The fish avoid boundary layers where currents change direction and speed dramatically, and seem to concentrate in waters with relatively stable current regimes. This result questions the assumption of CPUE-based assessment models that hake availability to the bottom trawl is constant or varies randomly. The incorporation of acoustic assessment techniques to demersal surveys has potential, but may be most valuable by supplementing swept-area estimates of abundance, since the sampling efficiency of these methods varies within the water column. The incorporation of wind indices and gear performance data to Cape hake assessment models have been identified as useful considerations for the future.

Over the past few decades it has become recognised that an ecosystem approach is required to manage world fisheries. Management strategies must ensure that non-target (bycatch) as well as target catches are sustainable. To achieve this, detailed commercial catch and biological information is required. The composition of catches made by trawlers operating off the south and west coasts of South Africa was investigated. Distinct fishing areas were identified on each coast, based on target species and fishing depth. Catch composition differed markedly among the areas defined. Although hake Merluccius sp. dominated South Coast catches, a large proportion of the catch was composed of bycatch. On the West Coast, hake dominated catches and this domination increased with increasing depth. On both coasts approximately 90% of the observed nominal catch was processed and landed. Estimates of annual discards suggested that the fishery discarded 38 thousand tons of fish per annum (16% of the nominal trawl catch). The data also indicated that hake discarding, the capture of linefish and the increased targeting of high value species might be cause for concern. Spatial analysis indicated that a variety of factors such as trawling position, catch size and catch composition affects bycatch dynamics. The monkfish Lophius vomerinus is a common bycatch species that has been increasingly targeted by demersal trawlers. This study showed that L. vomerinus is a slow-growing, long-lived species (West Coast males L∞ = 68.50cm TL, t₀ = -1.69yr, K = 0.10yr⁻¹; West Coast females L∞ = 110.23cm TL, t₀ = -1.54yr, K = 0.05yr⁻¹; South Coast sexes combined L∞ = 70.12cm TL, t₀ = - 0.80yr, K = 0.11yr⁻¹), that matures at approximately 6 years of age. These traits could have serious management implications for the species. Per-recruit analysis suggested that the stock might be overexploited, although further investigation is required to confirm this. Solutions were suggested for each of the concerns raised, taking cognisance of the differences observed between the South and West Coasts and the economic dependence of South Coast companies on bycatch. The needs of future research were considered.

Recent emphasis on linkages between essential fish habitat and fish stock productivity has raised concerns about the management of fishing activities such as trawling, which have the potential to impact fish habitat. Knowing specifically where and how intensively trawl effort has occurred over time provides ecologists with the necessary background for habitat impact and recovery studies, and provides fishery managers with an assessment of how habitat conservation objectives are being met. The objectives of this study were to (1) examine the extent to which the 2000 Pacific Fishery Management Council footrope restriction has shifted and reduced trawl fishing effort on Oregon fishing grounds, (2) to relate these changes in distribution to the benthic habitat type over which they occur, and (3) to develop methods for enhancing fine-scale spatial review of targeted fishing effort. Density analysis of available trawl start locations provided a spatial and temporal understanding of how fishing efforts increased and decreased in relation to habitat distribution and fishery management actions between 1995 and 2002. Trawl effort patterns exhibit significant inter-annual variability and patchy distribution. Areas of increased fishing effort were still evident between years, despite an overall decline in trawl tows across the time scale of this study. Tow end point locations for the years 1998-2001 were retrieved from manual logbooks for five reference sites located in the proximity of rock habitat features. Trawl towlines were mapped from start to end point and demonstrated a marked enhancement of fine-scale fishing effort resolution, with increased ability to identify effort shifts over benthic habitat. Distinct spatial shifts in fishing intensity (measured as km towed) away from rock habitat were evident at all reference sites, with an average reduction of 86%. Some slight shifts into surrounding unconsolidated sediments also occurred, indicating effort displacement as well as reduction. Fishing intensity was calculated from commercial trawl and research trawl survey towlines to achieve the most accurate assessment of fishing impacts and potential habitat recovery areas. Research trawling intensity was less than 1% of commercial trawl effort originating from the same sites. A brief comparison of Oregon vessel towlines and California vessel towlines demonstrated similar targeted fishing patterns by both fleets, except at one site. Results indicate that the footrope restriction, in conjunction with associated landing limits, was effective in protecting rocky habitats from trawl fishing impacts. Reference areas were identified where essential fish habitat (EFH) recovery is likely occurring off the coast of Oregon. Substantial regulatory changes continue in this fishery, with trip limits and gear restrictions continuously adjusted. Continued monitoring and review of spatial trawl data would assist in fishery management decision-making and assess conservation objectives for depleted groundfish and associated habitats. Future research should incorporate analysis of catch data and expand the review of trawl towlines for the entire US West coast groundfish fishery. The trawl towline spatial analysis developed in this work is a credible method for reviewing fishing effort at the scale of the fishery and in relation to detailed habitat data. The research presented here provides an example of how an interdisciplinary approach and critical assessment of data can work to resolve marine management challenges. / Graduation date: 2004

Deep-water trawling (>200 m deep) for crustaceans in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) yields catches of several species, including prawns (Haliporoides triarthrus, Aristaeomorpha foliacea, Aristeus antennatus and Aristeus virilis), langoustine (Metanephrops mozambicus), spiny lobster (Palinurus delagoae) and geryonid crab (Chaceon macphersoni). Infrequent deep-water trawling takes place off Tanzania, Kenya and Madagascar; however, well-established fisheries operate off Mozambique and South Africa. Regular trawling off South Africa started in the 1970’s, mainly targeting M .mozambicus and H. triarthrus. Catch and effort data for the South African fishery were regularly recorded in skipper logbooks over a 23 year period (1988 – 2010); this database was obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in order to assess abundance trends of M. mozambicus and H. triarthrus. Generalized linear models (GLM) were used to quantify the effects of year, month, depth and vessel on catch per unit effort (CPUE). By year, the standardized CPUE of M. mozambicus increased, and three factors (or a combination of them) could explain the trend: reduced effort saturation, improved gear and technology, or an increase in abundance. By month, CPUE peaked in July and was highest between depths of 300 and 399 m. The standardized CPUE of H. triarthrus fluctuated more by year than for M. mozambicus, possibly because it is a shorter-lived and faster growing species. The monthly CPUE peaked in March, and was highest between depths of 400 and 499 m. Totals of 2 033 M. mozambicus (1 041 males and 992 females) and 5 927 H. triarthrus (2 938 males and 2 989 females) were sampled at sea between December 2010 and March 2012, during quarterly trips on-board a fishing trawler. A GLM framework was used to explore their size composition, sex ratio variability, size at maturity and reproductive cycles. Male and female M. mozambicus size distributions were similar, but varied by month and decreased as depth increased. Female H. triarthrus were significant larger than males; size structure varied by month, but showed no change over depth. The sex ratio of M. mozambicus favoured males (1 : 0.89), but was close to parity in all months, except November when males predominated. H. triarthrus exhibited parity (1 : 1.002) with no significant variations in sex ratios by month. The proportion of egg-bearing M. mozambicus in the population declined between March and August (hatching period) and then increased until December (spawning period). The L₅₀ (length at 50% maturity) of M. mozambicus was estimated to be 49.4 mm carapace length (CL), and the smallest and largest observed egg-bearing females were 33.5 and 68.6 mm, respectively. No reproductively active female H. triarthrus were recorded during the sampling period. Growth parameter estimates for M. mozambicus (male and female combined) using Fabens method were K = 0.48 yearˉ¹ and L∞ = 76.4 mm CL. Estimates for the von Bertalanffy growth formula (VBGF) were: K = 0.45 yearˉ¹ and L∞ = 76.4 mm CL. H. triarthrus male and female growth parameter were estimated separately. For males they were K = 0.5 yearˉ¹ and L∞ = 46.6 mm CL using Fabens method, and K = 0.76 yearˉ¹ and L∞ = 46.6 mm CL using the VBGF. For females they were K = 0.3 yearˉ¹ and L∞ = 62.9 mm CL using Fabens method, and K = 0.47 yearˉ¹ and L∞ = 62.9 mm CL using the VBGF. CL to total weight regressions were calculated for both species; no significant differences were found between male and female M. mozambicus, although H. triarthrus females became larger and heavier than males. Comparisons with three earlier studies (Berry, 1969; Berry et al., 1975; Tomalin et al., 1997) revealed no major changes in the biology of either species off eastern South Africa. Stocks appear to be stable at current levels of fishing pressure, although some factors are not yet fully understood. Disturbance caused by continual trawling over a spatially limited fishing ground may affect distribution and abundance patterns, especially in M. mozambicus, which was less abundant in the depth range trawled most frequently. The absence of reproductive H. triarthrus in samples suggests that they occur elsewhere, and there is some evidence of a possible spawning migration northwards to Mozambique; this suggests that H. triarthrus is a shared stock between South Africa and Mozambique. The results from this thesis will add to the knowledge of M. mozambicus and H. triarthrus in the SWIO, and provide a basis for developing sustainable management strategies for the deep-water crustacean trawl fishery off eastern South Africa. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 2013.

Selectivity of trawl and experimental gill nets was determined for yellow perch taken from southern Lake Michigan in 1993 to 2006. Gill nets were comprised of 51-, 64-and 76-mm size mesh and showed female modal lengths of 205-, 245-, and 295-mm, respectively, while values for males were 200-, 230-, and 267-mm. Differences between females and males increased with mesh size and was significant. Comparison of nine anterior morphometric features of female and male fish indicated no differences in shape were identified that would cause the disparity in selectivity. Rather, differences in male and female selectivity were more likely due the variant population size structure of the local population sampled, with females the larger sex. A new method to estimate trawl selectivity was developed using a modified catch-curve analysis, which showed a maximum selectivity length value (1.0) of 190-mm for females and 170-mm for males. However, trawls fail to capture larger yellow perch when compared to gill nets using based on length-frequency distributions. Revealing such gear biases may lead to more efficient capture methods, resulting in improved sampling and quantitative assessment of fish populations. / Department of Biology

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Tese(doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós–Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, 2005. / Submitted by Cristiane Gomides (cristiane_gomides@hotmail.com) on 2013-10-11T14:35:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Luciana.pdf: 2390598 bytes, checksum: de111a9f52b7b4847e9447d50f43891d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Sabrina Andrade (sabrinabeatriz@ibest.com.br) on 2013-10-17T17:43:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Luciana.pdf: 2390598 bytes, checksum: de111a9f52b7b4847e9447d50f43891d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-10-17T17:43:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luciana.pdf: 2390598 bytes, checksum: de111a9f52b7b4847e9447d50f43891d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a estrutura e dinâmica de curto prazo da associação de macroinvertebrados bentônicos estuarinos da Lagoa dos Patos frente a perturbações antrópicas e naturais, bem como avaliar os mecanismos de persistência e resiliência da população de algumas espécies estuarinas. No capítulo I, através de um experimento de campo, foi avaliado o efeito de duas redes de arrasto de pesca artesanal de camarão (Rede de Coca e Rede de Berimbau) sobre a associação de macroinvertebrados bentônicos de fundos moles. O experimento, realizado com dois tratamentos (arrastos com Rede de Coca e Berimbau) e um Controle, onde não foram efetuados arrastos, foi desenvolvido em 7 etapas, nas quais amostras da macrofauna bentônica (seis réplicas por tratamento), foram tomadas em diferentes intervalos de tempo após os arrastos com as redes (cinco arrastos em cada etapa). Os resultados das diferentes análises estatísticas empregadas não foram conclusivos devido à dificuldade em se identificar efeitos diretos das redes sobre a macrofauna. Durante o período de estudo, aproximadamente 3 meses, foi possível a identificação de mudanças temporais na estrutura das associações bentônicas, as quais foram melhor analisadas no Capítulo 2. Este capítulo objetivou acompanhar a dinâmica de curto-prazo das associações de invertebrados bentônicos durante o período de verão-outono (quando ocorrem os principais processos de recrutamento da macrofauna bentônica na região), relacionando-os às variações de curto prazo da salinidade, precipitação pluviométrica, profundidade da coluna d’água, intensidade e direção do vento e variações na granulometria e matéria orgânica do sedimento. A variabilidade temporal de curto prazo da macrofauna bentônica foi acompanhada: 1) durante um período no verão de 2002; 2) durante dois períodos entre o verão e início do outono de 2004; e 3) entre estes três períodos realizados em anos distintos (período amostral de 2002 e os dois períodos amostrais de 2004). O acompanhamento temporal de curto prazo, em cada um dos períodos, foi realizado em 7 etapas, através de amostragens em intervalos de 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 e 32 dias após a amostragem inicial (dia 0 = Etapa 1). Seis amostras da macrofauna bentônica foram tomadas em cada uma das etapas nos três períodos de amostragem Os resultados mostraram diferenças significativas na estrutura dessas associações a partir de um período de 15 dias e que as variáveis ambientais medidas, reflexo de fatores meteorológicos, são de grande importância na determinação das variações temporais das associações. No Capítulo 3, objetivou-se reunir as informações publicadas e inéditas sobre as estratégias de adaptação de algumas espécies de macroinvertebrados bentônicos residentes na região estuarina da Lagoa dos Patos, relacionando-as aos seus mecanismos de persistência e resiliência frente a perturbações naturais e antrópicas. Informações sobre as estratégias de adaptação de Erodona mactroides (molusco bivalvo), Heleobia australis (molusco gastrópode), Laeonereis acuta (poliqueta), Kalliapseudes schubartii (crustáceo tanaidáceo) e Melita mangrovi (crustáceo anfípode) indicaram evidentes mecanismos de persistência e resiliência destes organismos, tais como proteção à desova, recrutamentos massivos, várias coortes ao ano, ocupação e assentamento em uma diversidade de hábitats que ofereçam alimento e abrigo contra a ação de predadores e mecanismos de escape frente à situações desfavoráveis. / The present study aims to analyze the short-term dynamics of the Patos Lagoon estuarine soft-bottom macrobenthic community subjected to natural and anthropogenic disturbances, as well as to assess the mechanisms of persistence and resilience of some estuarine species. Chapter 1 aims at evaluating the effects of two different shrimp artisanal trawling nets (Coca and Berimbau nets) upon the soft-bottom macrobenthic associations, through a field experiment conducted in the estuarine region of Patos Lagoon. The experiment, performed with two treatments (Coca and Berimbau net trawling) and a control, where no trawling was performed, was conducted in seven stages, where benthic samples (six replicates in each treatment) were taken in different times after trawling. The results of the distinct statistical analysis used were not conclusive due the difficulty in showing clear effects on the soft bottom community. During the study period, about 3 months, were identified temporal changes on the structure of benthic associations, which were better analyzed in the Chapter 2. This chapter aimed to assess short-term macrobenthic dynamics during summer-fall period (when the main benthic recruitment processes occur), relating it to the short-term changes in: salinity, precipitation, water column depth, wind intensity, direction and changes in sediment granulometry and organic matter. The short-term benthic macrofauna variability was studied: 1) during summer of 2002; 2) during two periods between summer and beginning of fall of 2004; and 3) between these three periods carried out in different years. Short-term variability, in each period, was carried out in seven stages, through samples in different time scales (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 days) after the initial sampling (day 0 = stage 1). Six macrobenthic samples were taken in each stage and sampling periods. The results showed significant differences in the benthic macrofauna structure starting from 15 days, and the environmental variables measured, reflecting meteorological factors, are of great importance for determining temporal benthic fauna fluctuations. The Chapter 3 aimed at joining published and unpublished information about adaptation strategies of some macrobenthic estuarine resident species from Patos Lagoon, assessing the relationships between its persistence and resilience mechanisms and natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Data about Erodona mactroides (bivalvia), Heleobia australis (gastropoda), Laeonereis acuta (polychaeta), Kalliapseudes schubartii (tanaid) and Melita mangrovi (amphipod) adaptation strategies showed evident persistence and resilience mechanisms, such as spawn protection, massive recruitments, many cohorts a year, settlement in many habitats which offer food and shelter against predators, escape mechanisms in unfavorable situations, among others.

Orientador: Adilson Fransozo / Resumo: A fim de ampliar o conhecimento sobre a biologia de uma das espécies que compõem a fauna acompanhante, foi realizada esta dissertação, intitulada de "Biologia e ecologia do siri candeia Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunoidea) em três enseadas da costa sudeste do Brasil", cujas informações sobre os comportamentos distribucionais e aspectos populacionais de A. spinimanus são abordados com a finalidade de promover informações complementares para gerar uma pesca racional e sustentável. Além disso, o fato dos siris terem sido amostrados em três enseadas com características fisiográficas distintas, pode colaborar na compreensão da complexa interação dos fatores ambientais com os padrões de distribuição dos indivíduos desta espécie. / Abstract: In order to increase the knowledge about the biology of one of the species that make up the companion fauna, this dissertation was entitled "Biology and ecology of the Achelous spinelanus crane (Latreille, 1819) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunoidea) in three coves of the southeastern coast of Brazil, "whose information on the distributional behaviors and population aspects of A. spinimanus are addressed in order to promote complementary information to generate rational and sustainable fishing. In addition, the fact that the crabs were sampled in three coves with distinct physiographic characteristics may help to understand the complex interaction of environmental factors with the distribution patterns of the individuals of this species. / Mestre