Plastic debris in marine environments and its impact on wildlife species is becoming a
problem of increasing concern. In pinnipeds, entanglements commonly consist of loops …

En el golfo San Jorge se desarrollan varias actividades económicas de relevancia, entre
ellas dos pesquerías industriales: la pesquería de merluza común (Merluccius hubbsi …

Abstract In Uruguay, the South American fur seal population (Arctocephalus australis) is
increasing, whereas the South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) population is declining …

In South America, Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) breed from Chilean Tierra del Fuego
north to Río de Janeiro, Brazil, on the Atlantic coast and to Piura, Peru, on the Pacific coast …

Conflicts with fisheries are the major threat to South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens).
The understanding of the gap between perceived economic impact by the fishermen and …

This study describes operational interactions between coastal gillnet fishing and South
American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) off the southern Brazilian coast. In total, 263 onboard …

Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) constitute a critical socioeconomic sector by providing a source
of income and animal protein for fishing communities worldwide. In Uruguay this sector has …

The franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) is the most threatened small cetacean in the
southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Its incidental capture in the Uruguayan fisheries of the Atlantic …

Fisheries interactions with non-target marine vertebrates are a worldwide problem. The
impact of coastal bottom trawl fisheries on marine mammals has never been evaluated …

Most skates are adapted to shelf and slope environments experiencing less seasonal
variation than coastal ecosystems. Here, we analyze the reproductive ecology of …