The franciscana is endemic to subtropical coastal waters of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina,
and is the only living species of the family Pontoporiidae. It is regarded as the most …

Since the 1970s the role of fishery bycatch as a factor reducing, or limiting the recovery of,
marine mammal populations has been increasingly recognized. The proceedings of a 1990 …

G reetings. This publication represents over three years of work by dozens of people around
the world, many of whom-like you-are MPA managers or practitioners of marine …

| 682| proibida no país, exceto no Rio Grande do Sul, onde é controlada pelo IBAMA. Isso
demonstra a importância de se efetivar, nacionalmente, o controle e a vigilância contra esse …

Understanding temporal patterns of marine mammal occurrence is useful for establishing
conservation strategies. We used a 38 yr-long dataset spanning 1976 to 2013 to describe …

This chapter reviews the existing data of distribution, population estimates, and trend of the
most conspicuous species of pinnipeds and cetaceans in the Argentine sea, in particular the …

We conducted a double blind experiment in an artisanal gillnet fishery in Argentina to
determine the effectiveness of acoustic deterrents (pingers) at reducing bycatch of the …

High numbers of franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) have been bycaught in gillnets for at
least four decades. The impact is strong but not homogeneous along the species distribution …

Stomach contents of 110 franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei), from northern Argentina were
analysed in order to improve our knowledge about the feeding habits of this species and to …

Strandings of marine vertebrates along beaches have been widely used to infer threats and
causes of mortality in adjacent waters. Understanding the influence of anthropogenic …