Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure

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Lucifora, Luis Omar; Balboni, Leandro; Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto; Alonso, Francisco A.; Sabadin, David Ezequiel; Solari, Agustín; Vargas, Facundo; Barbini, Santiago Aldo; Mabragaña, Ezequiel; Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín
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2017
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Despite elasmobranchs are a predominantly marine taxon, several species of sharks and rays are regularly found in fresh water. Although there is ample evidence of declining elasmobranch populations around the world, this evidence comes exclusively from marine and euryhaline species; the ecology and conservation status of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs is far from being understood. River stingrays (Potamotrygoninae, 32 species) live exclusively in South American rivers and represent the overwhelming majority of freshwater elasmobranch diversity. Here, we present evidence of a decline in the abundance of river stingrays in the middle and lower Paraná River, an extensive wetland mosaic of approximately 35,000 km2. By taking advantage of a stingray manipulation procedure widespread among South American fishermen, we were able to estimate spatial differences in relative fishing pressure and found that the observed decline is related to fishing pressure. The highest fishing effort and lowest relative abundance occurred in areas where fisheries operate on the riverfloodplain. The lowest fishing effort and highest relative abundances occurred in areas where fisheries operate in the main channel. The only species with a stable trend was Potamotrygon motoro. This evidence confirms the long-presumed vulnerability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs and suggests that some species, e.g. P. motoro, can be exploited sustainably. Our results also indicate that negative effects on freshwater elasmobranchs can be minimized by adjusting fishing grounds.
Fil: Lucifora, Luis Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
Fil: Balboni, Leandro. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Pesca y Alimento; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; Argentina
Fil: Alonso, Francisco A.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; Argentina
Fil: Sabadin, David Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Solari, Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
Fil: Vargas, Facundo. Dirección de Fauna y Áreas Naturales Protegidas; Argentina
Fil: Barbini, Santiago Aldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Mabragaña, Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
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Overfishing
Potamotrygon
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Wetlands
Fishery Management
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spelling Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressureLucifora, Luis OmarBalboni, LeandroScarabotti, Pablo AugustoAlonso, Francisco A.Sabadin, David EzequielSolari, AgustínVargas, FacundoBarbini, Santiago AldoMabragaña, EzequielDíaz de Astarloa, Juan MartínChondrichthyesOverfishingPotamotrygonSouth AmericaWetlandsFishery Managementhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Despite elasmobranchs are a predominantly marine taxon, several species of sharks and rays are regularly found in fresh water. Although there is ample evidence of declining elasmobranch populations around the world, this evidence comes exclusively from marine and euryhaline species; the ecology and conservation status of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs is far from being understood. River stingrays (Potamotrygoninae, 32 species) live exclusively in South American rivers and represent the overwhelming majority of freshwater elasmobranch diversity. Here, we present evidence of a decline in the abundance of river stingrays in the middle and lower Paraná River, an extensive wetland mosaic of approximately 35,000 km2. By taking advantage of a stingray manipulation procedure widespread among South American fishermen, we were able to estimate spatial differences in relative fishing pressure and found that the observed decline is related to fishing pressure. The highest fishing effort and lowest relative abundance occurred in areas where fisheries operate on the riverfloodplain. The lowest fishing effort and highest relative abundances occurred in areas where fisheries operate in the main channel. The only species with a stable trend was Potamotrygon motoro. This evidence confirms the long-presumed vulnerability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs and suggests that some species, e.g. P. motoro, can be exploited sustainably. Our results also indicate that negative effects on freshwater elasmobranchs can be minimized by adjusting fishing grounds.Fil: Lucifora, Luis Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; ArgentinaFil: Balboni, Leandro. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Pesca y Alimento; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; ArgentinaFil: Alonso, Francisco A.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; ArgentinaFil: Sabadin, David Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Solari, Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; ArgentinaFil: Vargas, Facundo. Dirección de Fauna y Áreas Naturales Protegidas; ArgentinaFil: Barbini, Santiago Aldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Mabragaña, Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaElsevier2017-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/48548Lucifora, Luis Omar; Balboni, Leandro; Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto; Alonso, Francisco A.; Sabadin, David Ezequiel; et al.; Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure; Elsevier; Biological Conservation; 210; Part A; 6-2017; 293-2980006-3207CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.04.028info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716310394info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:10:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/48548instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:10:41.269CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
title Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
spellingShingle Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
Lucifora, Luis Omar
Chondrichthyes
Overfishing
Potamotrygon
South America
Wetlands
Fishery Management
title_short Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
title_full Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
title_fullStr Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
title_full_unstemmed Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
title_sort Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs following high fishing pressure
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lucifora, Luis Omar
Balboni, Leandro
Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto
Alonso, Francisco A.
Sabadin, David Ezequiel
Solari, Agustín
Vargas, Facundo
Barbini, Santiago Aldo
Mabragaña, Ezequiel
Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín
author Lucifora, Luis Omar
author_facet Lucifora, Luis Omar
Balboni, Leandro
Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto
Alonso, Francisco A.
Sabadin, David Ezequiel
Solari, Agustín
Vargas, Facundo
Barbini, Santiago Aldo
Mabragaña, Ezequiel
Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín
author_role author
author2 Balboni, Leandro
Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto
Alonso, Francisco A.
Sabadin, David Ezequiel
Solari, Agustín
Vargas, Facundo
Barbini, Santiago Aldo
Mabragaña, Ezequiel
Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Chondrichthyes
Overfishing
Potamotrygon
South America
Wetlands
Fishery Management
topic Chondrichthyes
Overfishing
Potamotrygon
South America
Wetlands
Fishery Management
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Despite elasmobranchs are a predominantly marine taxon, several species of sharks and rays are regularly found in fresh water. Although there is ample evidence of declining elasmobranch populations around the world, this evidence comes exclusively from marine and euryhaline species; the ecology and conservation status of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs is far from being understood. River stingrays (Potamotrygoninae, 32 species) live exclusively in South American rivers and represent the overwhelming majority of freshwater elasmobranch diversity. Here, we present evidence of a decline in the abundance of river stingrays in the middle and lower Paraná River, an extensive wetland mosaic of approximately 35,000 km2. By taking advantage of a stingray manipulation procedure widespread among South American fishermen, we were able to estimate spatial differences in relative fishing pressure and found that the observed decline is related to fishing pressure. The highest fishing effort and lowest relative abundance occurred in areas where fisheries operate on the riverfloodplain. The lowest fishing effort and highest relative abundances occurred in areas where fisheries operate in the main channel. The only species with a stable trend was Potamotrygon motoro. This evidence confirms the long-presumed vulnerability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs and suggests that some species, e.g. P. motoro, can be exploited sustainably. Our results also indicate that negative effects on freshwater elasmobranchs can be minimized by adjusting fishing grounds.
Fil: Lucifora, Luis Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
Fil: Balboni, Leandro. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Pesca y Alimento; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; Argentina
Fil: Alonso, Francisco A.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; Argentina
Fil: Sabadin, David Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Solari, Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
Fil: Vargas, Facundo. Dirección de Fauna y Áreas Naturales Protegidas; Argentina
Fil: Barbini, Santiago Aldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Mabragaña, Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
description Despite elasmobranchs are a predominantly marine taxon, several species of sharks and rays are regularly found in fresh water. Although there is ample evidence of declining elasmobranch populations around the world, this evidence comes exclusively from marine and euryhaline species; the ecology and conservation status of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs is far from being understood. River stingrays (Potamotrygoninae, 32 species) live exclusively in South American rivers and represent the overwhelming majority of freshwater elasmobranch diversity. Here, we present evidence of a decline in the abundance of river stingrays in the middle and lower Paraná River, an extensive wetland mosaic of approximately 35,000 km2. By taking advantage of a stingray manipulation procedure widespread among South American fishermen, we were able to estimate spatial differences in relative fishing pressure and found that the observed decline is related to fishing pressure. The highest fishing effort and lowest relative abundance occurred in areas where fisheries operate on the riverfloodplain. The lowest fishing effort and highest relative abundances occurred in areas where fisheries operate in the main channel. The only species with a stable trend was Potamotrygon motoro. This evidence confirms the long-presumed vulnerability of obligate freshwater elasmobranchs and suggests that some species, e.g. P. motoro, can be exploited sustainably. Our results also indicate that negative effects on freshwater elasmobranchs can be minimized by adjusting fishing grounds.
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