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- Title
Incidental catch of South American sea lion in a pair trawl off southern Brazil.
- Authors
Machado, Rodrigo; de Oliveira, Larissa Rosa; Montealegre-Quijano, Santiago
- Abstract
The population of the South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800), in Uruguay is declining at an annual rate of 1.6 to 2.0%. Although the reasons are still unknown, interactions with fishing activities have been identified as a major cause. The individuals that arrive along the coast of Brazil come from the breeding colonies off Uruguay after their breeding period. We report here the first record of incidental catch of South American sea lions in Brazilian waters by a pair trawl. On July 17th, 2008 a young male of South American sea lion was incidentally caught during a commercial pair trawl fishing trip along the southern Brazilian coast (32°57'S, 52°31'W), in a depth ranging from 15 to 20 m. Despite being punctual, this record is an evidence of a potential major threat to South American sea lions in southern Brazil and Uruguay, since trawl industrial fishing is a very important economic activity in South Brazil.
- Subjects
SOUTH Brazil; SEA lions; FISHING nets
- Publication
Neotropical Biology & Conservation, 2015, Vol 10, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
1809-9939
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4013/nbc.2015.101.06