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Presence of microplastics in six bivalve species (Mollusca, Bivalvia) commercially exploited at the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America
(2022-08)
Microplastic pollution represents a serious threat to coastal marine systems. We evaluated the presence of microplastics (MPs) in 168 specimens of six commercially exploited bivalve species in the Golfo de Nicoya, Costa ...
Mercury levels in muscle tissue of four common elasmobranch species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America
(2016-01)
Mercury (Hg) is a non-essential and toxic element that is ubiquitous in the marine environment and biomagnifies through food webs. Given the high trophic position of many elasmobranch species, it is important to quantify ...
Reproductive biology of the commercially exploited kolibri shrimp, Solenocera agassizii (Decapoda: Solenoceridae), from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with considerations for its management
Biología reproductiva del camarón fidel, Solenoce-ra agassizii (Decapoda: Solenoceridae), comercialmente explotado en la costa del Pacífico costarricense, con consideraciones para su manejo.
(2018)
La pesca de arrastre
de camarón es la principal pesquería de aguas profundas
costarricenses, donde Solenocera agassizii ha representado
el 30 % de las capturas de camarón en la costa del Pacífico.
A pesar de la importancia ...
Size at maturity of the Pacific bearded brotula (Ophidiidae: Brotula clarkae): a commercially exploited species in the Pacific of Costa Rica
Talla de madurez sexual del congrio rosado (Ophidiidae: Brotula clarkae): una especie de importancia comercial en el Pacífico de Costa Rica
(2016)
The deep-water shrimp fishery is of great commercial importance along the Pacific coast of Latin America. In Costa Rica, shrimp resources have declined considerably over the last decade. Therefore, fisheries have shifted ...
Salinity effect on embryonic development and survival of the first zoeal stage of Macrobrachium tenellum (Smith, 1871) (Crustacea, Palaemonidae)
Efecto de la salinidad en el desarrollo embrionario y la supervivencia del primer estadio zoea de Macrobrachium tenellum (Crustacea, Palaemonidae)
(2018)
The objective of this work is to provide information to understand the effect of different salinities on the survival of embryos and newly-hatched larvae of Macrobrachium tenellum. The survival of M. tenellum embryos was ...
The deepwater fishery along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America
(Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res., 37(3): 543-554, 2009, 2009)
Global catches of marine fishery resources declined during the last decades; however, there has been a trend of increasing exploitation of deepwater resources that are especially vulnerable to depletion. Such a tendency ...
By-catch associated with fisheries of Heterocarpus vicarius (Costa Rica) and Heterocarpus reedi (Chile) (Decapoda: Pandalidae): a six-year study (2004-2009)
(Journal of Crustacean Biology, 33(2), 198-209. 2013, 2013)
Growing concern about the quantity and diversity of by-catch species caught in the bottom trawling nets of crustacean fisheries led us to compare the quantity of by-catch recorded in Chilean and Costa Rican deep-water ...
Feeding habits of the Pacific bearded brotula Brotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944 (Ophidiidae) along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America
(2016)
The present study analyzed the diet composition, ontogenetic shifts and dietary overlap of Brotula clarkae in relation to stage of maturity and sex. Samples were collected from the trawling fishery along the Pacific coast ...
The primary freshwater crabs of Guatemala (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae), with comments on their conservation status
(2016)
The freshwater crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 are restricted to the Neotropics and many species have an elevated risk of extinction. The majority of pseudothelphusids is considered to be data-deficient, ...
Air-exposure behavior: a restricted or a common conduct among intertidal hermit crabs?
(2020)
A new behavior related to shell care was recently reported for the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818) in the Gulf of Cádiz (southwestern Europe). It also has been observed in other species of ...