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      Size structure of a heavily fished benthic/demersal community by shrimp trawling in the Colombian Caribbean Sea Translated title: Estructura de tamaños de una comunidad bentónica/demersal fuertemente impactada por la pesca de arrastre camaronero en el Mar Caribe de Colombia

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          The benthic and demersal communities in the Colombian Caribbean Sea (CCS) are heavily fished by the shrimp trawling fishery, which presents very high discard levels. Here, we conducted an analysis of the size structure of these benthic and demersal communities in the northern and southern zones of the CCS. Sampling was conducted onboard shrimp trawlers throughout an entire year. No significant differences were found in the size distributions of the two zones, among sites within southern ecoregions, or among the analyzed cruises. This homogeneity in size structure is remarkable since the zones analyzed possess very different species compositions and environmental conditions. The observed size structures were adequately described by non-linear distributions rather than the traditionally employed linear normalized biomass size spectra. It is hypothesized that the non-linearity is due to the effect of fishing and particularly, of discarding. This study emphasizes the need for a greater understanding of the impacts that trawl fishing has on community size structure and the applicability of this knowledge towards fishery resource management in ecosystems with high diversity.

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          Las comunidades bentónico-demersales en el Mar Caribe de Colombia (MCC) son fuertemente explotadas por la pesca de arrastre camaronero, presentando niveles de descarte muy altos. Se efectuó un análisis de la estructura de tamaños de estas comunidades bentónico-demersales en las zonas norte y sur del MCC. Se realizaron muéstreos a bordo de las embarcaciones de arrastre de camarón a lo largo de un año. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre las distribuciones de tamaños de las diferentes zonas, ecorregiones de la zona sur y cruceros analizados. Esta homogeneidad en la estructura de tamaños es destacable ya que las areas analizadas difieren en composición de especies y condiciones medioambientales. Las estructuras de tamaño observadas, fueron descritas adecuadamente por distribución no-lineales, en lugar del espectro lineal de tamaños de biomasa normalizado tradicionalmente utilizado. Se plantea la hipótesis que la no-linealidad se debe al efecto de la pesca y, particularmente al descarte. Este estudio enfatiza la necesidad de entender los impactos de la pesca de arrastre sobre la estructura de tamaños de las comunidades y la aplicabilidad de este conocimiento para el manejo de los recursos pesqueros en ecosistemas con alta diversidad.

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                Journal
                lajar
                Latin american journal of aquatic research
                Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res.
                Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso<BR>Facultad de Recursos Naturales<BR>Escuela de Ciencias del Mar (Valparaíso )
                0718-560X
                2011
                : 39
                : 1
                : 43-55
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad de Concepción Chile
                [2 ] Universidad de Concepción Chile
                [3 ] Universidad del Magdalena Colombia
                Article
                S0718-560X2011000100005
                10.4067/S0718-560X2011000100005
                ec3e9e84-2b38-4014-a4c1-d6ce83934994

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0718-560X&lng=en
                Categories
                FISHERIES
                MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
                OCEANOGRAPHY

                Oceanography & Hydrology,Aquaculture & Fisheries,Ecology
                size spectra,fishing effects,efectos de la pesca,bycatch,indicadores ecológicos,espectro de tamaños,distribución de Pareto,Mar Caribe,ecological indicators,Pareto distribution,Caribbean Sea

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