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VAN DER MOLEN Silvina
artículos
Título:
Bahía ngaño: a north Patagonian nursery area for the smoothhound Mustelus schmitti (Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae).
Autor/es:
VAN DER MOLEN, SILVINA; CAILLE GUILLERMO,
Revista:
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Editorial:
Cambridge University Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2001 vol. 81 p. 851 - 855
ISSN:
0025-3154
Resumen:
Mustelus schmitti
(Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) studied in the present work were caught
incidentally in the shrimp fishery of the south of Bahía Engaño (Patagonia, Argentina).
This bay is a shallow water, high productivity coastal area where shrimps and
small fish are abundant throughout the warmer months. Young of Mustelus schmitti are found in the bay
from late spring to mid autumn. The
analysis of stomach contents showed that the young feed mainly on crustaceans;
the shrimp Artemesia longinaris being
the main prey item. The bay serves as a nursery area for M. schmitti, and the length range and umbilical scars present in
all the specimens studied revealed that the individuals were newborns. At Bahía
Engaño, fishing trawls in the intertidal and surf zone are common, and ~80% of
the total number of species caught is considered by-catch. The newborns and
juvenile M. schmitti are an important
element of this by-catch. Since the reproductive potential of the smoothhound
shark is low, the protection of these newborns and juveniles from fishing
pressure is of great importance.