Gillnet fisheries as a major mortality factor of Magellanic penguins in wintering areas |
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Authors: | Cardoso Luis Gustavo Bugoni Leandro Mancini Patrícia Luciano Haimovici Manuel |
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Institution: | a Laboratório de Recursos Pesqueiros Demersais e Cefalópodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Caixa Postal 474, Avenida Itália Km 8, CEP 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil b Laboratório de Aves Aquáticas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Caixa Postal 474, Avenida Itália Km 8, CEP 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil |
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Abstract: | The incidental capture in fisheries is probably the main conservation problem affecting seabirds. While the capture of albatrosses and petrels on longline hooks is well-known worldwide, the bycatch of diving seabirds in gillnets is an overlooked conservation problem. During a winter coastal fishing trip, the capture of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) was recorded in driftnet and bottom setnet fisheries for the first time in southern Brazil. The highest captures rates were found in driftnets, from 146.5 to 545.5 penguins/km2 of net and a total of 56 dead penguins were recorded. In the bottom gillnet, a total of 12 birds were killed and the capture rates varied from 41.7 to 125.0 penguins/km2 of net. Although preliminary, the results presented in this paper were consistent between sets. If we consider the magnitude of driftnet and setnet fishing fleets, and that most dead penguins were adults, the impact upon Magellanic penguin populations is probably significant. |
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Keywords: | Spheniscus magellanicus Seabird Incidental capture Setnet Driftnet Conservation |
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