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ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH
卷 29, 期 1, 页码 35-50出版社
INTER-RESEARCH
DOI: 10.3354/esr00698
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- Conservation of South American Aquatic Mammals (YAQU PACHA)
- Cetacean Society International
- Rufford Small Grants
- Idea Wild
- CNPQ [PQ 307846/2014]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
Many anthropogenic actions have an impact on coastal dolphins, with bycatch being one of the main threats. We describe the distribution patterns of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus and periods of higher entanglement risk by the artisanal gillnet fishery in the Patos Lagoon estuary and along the adjacent coast of southern Brazil. A total of 136 dolphin groups and 187 gillnets were encountered in 69 surveys conducted between September 2006 and July 2009. Data were analyzed in relation to environmental, spatial and temporal variables using generalized additive models and a spatially adaptive local smoothing algorithm for model selection. In both areas, dolphin densities increased as distance to the estuary mouth decreased. For the estuary area, water salinity and temperature influenced dolphin distribution. Along the adjacent coast, dolphin densities were higher with distance to shore as well as in the north area during the warm period. Patterns of dolphin distribution were probably a response to the presence of preferred prey or avoidance of human-related disturbance. Kernel density showed that fishing effort was distributed along the entire surveyed area inside the estuary, while along the adjacent coast it was higher in the south compared to the north area in the warm period. The overlap between gillnets and dolphins increased considerably from the cold (33.8%) to the warm (48.6%) period. Seasonal variation in fishing effort and distribution affect the overlap and the risk of dolphin entanglement. Based on the findings of this study, a fishing exclusion area aimed at reducing bycatch was established by the Brazilian Environmental Agency.
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