South America possesses a variety of estuaries along both tropical and temperate coastal
regions, with most of these systems facing uncontrolled urban settlement and industrial …

Marine communities in tropical regions contain a great diversity of species that play key
roles in ecological processes. The observed bycatch fauna in artisanal fishing for the …

Fisheries in Brazil, the country with most territory in South America, is not comprehensive at
all. The lack of precise historical data is the main concern faced by perspectives of fishery …

The fishery on Penaeidae shrimp is done all over the Brazilian coast, especially the seabob
shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri). It is captured in large quantities in the Southeast and …

Bottom trawling is important in Brazilian fisheries and is currently highly multi-specific due to
the overexploitation of the original targets; unselective fishing method; very large permitted …

This study analyses the biodiversity of the bottom-trawl fishery targeted to the urugavian
lobster, Metanephrops rubellus, off the coasts from Rio de Janeiro (23Â08ââ ‚¬ â „¢ S í …

In 2008, the government of the São Paulo State, Brazil, established marine protected areas
(MPAs) along its entire coast. Pair trawling was banned from most of these areas ever since …

The shrimp fishery is done by otter trawls, with a great impact on marine ecosystems. To
reduce these impacts, a few countries have implemented and tested devices to reduce …

This study aimed to determine the different usage strategies of the marine environment by
fishing fleets landing in São Paulo based on an analysis of the spatial distribution patterns …

A pesca de Xiphopenaeus kroyeri é realizada em todo o litoral brasileiro, é considerada
uma atividade predatória, desestabilizadora das comunidades bentônicas e ocorre em …