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 …

The use of aquatic mammals as bait to enhance the harvest of fisheries species has
garnered little attention by the scientific and conservation communities, often receiving only …

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 …

The marine debris ingested by megafauna species (Trichiurus lepturus, Chelonia mydas,
Pontoporia blainvillei, and Sotalia guianensis) was recorded in a coastal area of …

Growth parameters of 93 Pontoporia blainvillei and 84 Sotalia fluviatilis accidentally
captured in gillnets or stranded along the sea coast of northern Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil …

This study compared marine debris ingestion of the coastal dolphins Pontoporia blainvillei
and Sotalia guianensis in a sympatric area in Atlantic Ocean. Among the 89 stomach …

Franciscanas are the most endangered dolphins in the Southwestern Atlantic. Due to their
coastal and estuarine habits, franciscanas suffer from extensive fisheries bycatch, as well as …

The estuarine dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is common along most of the Brazilian coast, but
little is known about its reproduction. We analyzed the gonads of 50 individuals incidentally …