El lobo marino de California (Zalophus californianues) y su relación con la pesca en la región de las Grandes Islas, Golfo de California, México

Alfredo Zavala González (1999, [Tesis de doctorado])

El lobo marino de California (Z. californianus) se ha usado desde épocas prehispanicas en aguas mexicanas. En el México Prehispanico los nativos lo utilizaban en bajo nivel. Durante el México Colonial e Independiente, el mayor uso de lobos marinos fue por los extranjeros y era secundario a la obtencién de otros mamiferos marinos. En el México Postrevolucionario, los lobos marinos eran el blanco de diferentes usos industriales. El uso de lobo marino se termind oficialmente en 1982, pero todavia se le caza a una baja escala, de manera irregular. Entre 1992 y 1997 la poblacién del lobo marino en la Region de las GrandesIslas del Golfo de California se mantuvo estable, alrededor de los 9,200 animales. No se evidencia un cambio importante en el tamafio de la poblacion durante los ultimos 55 afos; sin embargo, se observa un fuerte decremento en la poblacién entre 1990-93. Esto fue coincidente con una disminucién en los pelagicos menores y puede reflejar una relacion entre escalas decadales y cambios climaticos mayoresy la estabilidad de la poblacion del lobo marino en el Golfo de California. La pesca tiene lugar todo el afio en todas las aguas adyacentes al archipiélago Angel de la Guarda, pero hay sitios con mayor actividad. En Bahia de Los Angeles se presenta una afluencia de pescadores foraneos que triplica la poblacién pesquera local durante la temporada de pesca de tibur6n. El numero de equipos de pesca y la duracién de los campamentos responde a la abundancia y demanda de los recursos. Se observa una alta eficiencia en la pesca riberefa para las capturas multiespecificas, con gran variedad de especies neriticas, pelagicas y demersales, y con poco desperdicio de fauna de acompafhamiento. El area de pesca se puede incrementar ante condiciones anomalas, como durante eventos del ENSO, pero también se observa un incremento en el uso de nuevas zonas de pesca en los ultimos afios. Los pescadoreslocales accidentalmente capturan lobos marinos en sus redes. Matan a estos lobos enmallados para poder desatorarlos y recuperar sus pafios, por el peligro que existe al tratar de liberarlos vivos. La tasa de enmallamiento registrada en el presente trabajo (0.49%) no presenta una amenazapara la conservacion de la especie en el la region centro-norte del Golfo de California. La pesca de tibur6n a gran escala desarrollada por pescadores foraneos, a diferencia de la pesca local (de menores dimensiones en términos de volumen, esfuerzo e inversion), causa mayores problemasa los recursos marinos(incluyendo tortugas marinas, delfines, pélagicos mayores y lobos marinos, entre otras). Esta hace uso ademas de una matanza deliberada de lobos inmaduros como carnada. Para este tipo de pescadores, mientras siga “disponible” el acceso a los lobos marinos, seran inevitables sus capturas para carnada. Se concluye que: 1) la poblacién de la especie en la Region de las Grandes Islas no se ncuentra reducida ni amenazada; 2) la interaccién del lobo con la pesca riberefia de escama, actualmente se encuentra aniveles no preocupantes, pero habra que observarel incremento en el esfuerzo pesquero; 3) la interaccién con la pesca especializadade tiburon, a gran escala, puede al corto plazo representar problemas para algunas colonias de lobos marinos; 4) se plantea que la especie puede ser considerada comorecurso y se proyecte su utilizacién controlada y normada para beneficio de la poblaciénlocal.

The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) has been utilized in Mexican waters for many years. During the Prehispanic Period, native people used sea lions to a very small extent. The Colonial and Independent Periods showed a higher use of sea lions by foreigners and it was secondary to the extraction of other marine mammals. During the Postrevolutionary era, sea lions becamethetarget for industrial use. Sea lion use officially ended in 1982, but its irregular huntisstill seen today at a low level. From 1992 to 1997 the sea lion population in the Gulf of California Great Islands Region was stable, at around 9,200 animals. There is no evidence of an important changein the size of the population over the last 55 year; however, a strong decline in:the population between 1990 and 1993 is apparent. This coincides with a reduction in minor pelagics and could reflect a relationship between decadal scales and majorclimatic changes and the stability of the sea lion population in the Gulf of California. Fishing occurs all year round in the waters Surrounding the Angel de la Guarda archipielago, but there are several sites where there is more activity. The community of Bahia de los Angeles shows the presence of non-local fishermen, tripling the local fishermen population. The number of fishing teams and the duration of the camps depends on resource abundance and demand. High efficiency is shownin artisanalfishery for multispecies catches, with a great variety of neritic, pelagic and demersal species and very low waste of accompanying fauna. The area fished can increase with unusual conditions, such as during ENSO events, but recent years have also exhibited a rise in the use of new fishing zones. Local fishermen accidentally capture sea lions in their nets. They kill the entangled animalsin order to release them from their fishing gear, so they can repair their nets and because of the dangeroftrying to free them alive. The entanglement ratio (0.49%) does not represent a threat to the species conservation in the north central region of the Gulf of California. The shark fishing developed to a great extent by outside fishermen, as opposedto local fishing (of smaller dimensions in terms of volume and investment), causes major problems to natural resources such as marine turtles, dolphins, pelagic species and sealions.Immature sealions are also killed deliberately for use as bait. For these fishermen, as long as accessto sealions is available, their capture for bait is inevitable. It is concluded that: 1) the population of the species in the Great Islands Regionis not found to be reduced or threatened; 2) sea lion interaction with artisanal fishing is not currently found to be at a level to cause concern, but the increasein the fishing effort needs to be observed; 3) the interaction with specialised shark fishing could represent problems for some sea lion colonies in the short term; 4) it is stated that the species could be considered as a resource and its controlled and regulated use is suggested for the benefit of the local community.

Tiburón,Golfo de California,Lobo marino de California,Ciencias del mar CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS AGRARIAS PECES Y FAUNA SILVESTRE PECES Y FAUNA SILVESTRE

Tasas de pastoreo diarias del zooplacton en una localidad costera de Baja California, México

Ma. Eugenia del Carmen Matus Hernández (1991, [Tesis de maestría])

En una localidad costera de la Bahia de Todos Santos se efectuaron muestreosdiarios durante 15 dias enjulio de 1990. El objetivo fue evaluar las tasas de pastoreo de los herbivoros dominantes (micro y macrozooplancton) sobre la biomasafitoplanct6nica. Las

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The Mexican environmental flow standard: scope, application and implementation

MARIA ANTONIETA GOMEZ BALANDRA MARIA DEL PILAR SALDAÑA FABELA MARICELA MARTINEZ JIMENEZ (2014, [Artículo])

With the implementation of the Official Mexican Standard NOM-011-CONAGUA-2000, the water balance of 730 basins has been calculated and its water availability agreement is published. This rule points out to allocate water for the environment only as an annual volume since methods for estimating environmental flows were not standardized in the country. In this paper, an analysis of the environmental flow standard and examples of the suggested hydrological methods are presented. For its implementation, some steps are taking place, mainly establishing environmental water reserves and building capacities. In addition, environmental allocations are becoming a common practice for all water projects, as well as setting limits to hydrological alterations by hydroelectric dams. The standard promotes the use of technical integration tools to analyze the responses of ecosystems to changes in the flow regime and adaptive management under different scenarios of water use. Although the main steps have been taken, its implementation as mandatory rule will take time.

Flujos ambientales Modelos hidrológicos Normas técnicas BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA

Ubicación y caracterización de zonas de peligro de inundación por marea de tormenta en las costas de México

SAUL MIRANDA ALONSO (2008, [Documento de trabajo])

El propósito general de este proyecto es identificar y caracterizar las zonas costeras de México en peligro de inundación por marea de tormenta. En particular, determinar un conjunto de envolventes de trayectorias ciclónicas históricas y sintéticas producidas con modelación numérica, para implementar y calibrar un sistema que reproduzca escenarios probables de inundación costera; así como determinar periodos de retorno versus cota de inundación, además de elaborar el análisis de vulnerabilidad/peligrosidad y análisis extremo para las zonas identificadas. Para estudiar lo anterior, se generarán líneas de inundación a gran escala para todo el litoral mexicano, asociadas a diferentes periodos de retorno.

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Impacto del cambio climático en la calidad del agua y propuesta de políticas públicas a la dependencia competente

NORMA RAMIREZ SALINAS Camilo Vázquez Bustos (2012, [Documento de trabajo])

Este estudio busca un seguimiento al trabajo hasta hoy realizado en el Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua con respecto a la relación cambio climático y calidad del agua, con el fin de presentar propuestas de políticas públicas a las autoridades competentes con base a los estudios efectuados en el IMTA en los últimos cinco años.

Control de calidad del agua Cambio climático Impacto ambiental Política ambiental Política pública INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Rapid effects of marine reserves via larval dispersal

Richard Cudney Bueno (2009, [Artículo])

Marine reserves have been advocated worldwide as conservation and fishery management tools. It is argued that they can protect ecosystems and also benefit fisheries via density-dependent spillover of adults and enhanced larval dispersal into fishing areas. However, while evidence has shown that marine reserves can meet conservation targets, their effects on fisheries are less understood. In particular, the basic question of if and over what temporal and spatial scales reserves can benefit fished populations via larval dispersal remains unanswered. We tested predictions of a larval transport model for a marine reserve network in the Gulf of California, Mexico, via field oceanography and repeated density counts of recently settled juvenile commercial mollusks before and after reserve establishment. We show that local retention of larvae within a reserve network can take place with enhanced, but spatially-explicit, recruitment to local fisheries. Enhancement occurred rapidly (2 yrs), with up to a three-fold increase in density of juveniles found in fished areas at the downstream edge of the reserve network, but other fishing areas within the network were unaffected. These findings were consistent with our model predictions. Our findings underscore the potential benefits of protecting larval sources and show that enhancement in recruitment can be manifested rapidly. However, benefits can be markedly variable within a local seascape. Hence, effects of marine reserve networks, positive or negative, may be overlooked when only focusing on overall responses and not considering finer spatially-explicit responses within a reserve network and its adjacent fishing grounds. Our results therefore call for future research on marine reserves that addresses this variability in order to help frame appropriate scenarios for the spatial management scales of interest. © 2009 Cudney-Bueno et al.

article, environmental monitoring, fishery, larva, marine environment, marine species, Mexico, mollusc, nonhuman, oceanography, prediction, animal, biology, environmental protection, food industry, geography, growth, development and aging, larva, met CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

High quality diet improves lipid metabolic profile and breeding performance in the blue-footed booby, a long-lived seabird

ERICK GONZALEZ MEDINA (2018, [Artículo])

Understanding the role of diet in the physiological condition of adults during reproduction and hence its effect on reproductive performance is fundamental to understand reproductive strategies in long-lived animals. In birds, little is known about the influence of the quality of food consumed at the beginning of the reproductive period and its short-term effects on reproductive performance. To assess the role of diet in the physiological condition of female blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii (BFBO), during reproduction we evaluated whether individual differences in diet (assessed by using δ13C and δ15N values of whole blood from female birds and muscle tissue of the principal prey species) prior to egg laying and during incubation influenced their lipid metabolic profile (measured as triglyceride levels and C:N ratio) and their reproductive performance (defined by laying date, clutch size and hatching success). Females with higher δ15N values in their blood during the courtship and incubation periods had a higher lipid metabolic profile, earlier laying date, greater clutch size (2–3 eggs) and higher hatching success. Females that laid earlier and more eggs (2–3 eggs) consumed more Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) and Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) than did other females. These two prey species also had high amounts of lipids (C:N ratio) and caloric content (Kcal/g fresh weight). The quality of food consumed by females at the beginning of reproduction affected their physiological condition, as well as their short-term reproductive performance. Our work emphasizes the importance of determining the influence of food quality during reproduction to understand the reproductive decisions and consequences in long-lived animals. © 2018 González-Medina et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Conjuntos de dinoflagelados del Cretácico Inferior de Colombia

Assemblages of dinoflagellate from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia

Maribel Reyes Tixteco (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

Los dinoflagelados se usan como indicadores en investigaciones ecológicas y son uno de los principales causantes de toxicidad en florecimientos algales nocivos (FANs). Estas microalgas producen quistes resistentes y fosilizables, los cuales son muy útiles como indicadores bioestratigráficos y paleoecológicos. Los dinoflagelados del Cretácico han sido ampliamente estudiados en estratos de latitudes medias y altas, pero los conjuntos tropicales casi no han sido estudiados. Para ayudar a remediar esta falta de conocimiento, se estudiaron cuantitativamente y cualitativamente el contenido de dinoflagelados de 50 muestras de núcleos de los pozos ANH-CR-MONTECARLO-1X y ANH-CON-06-ST-S, localizados en Colombia. La edad de la sedimentación en ambos pozos se interpreta como Albiano, aunque hay un poco de incertidumbre en la edad de inicio. Los taxones heterotróficos tienen menor riqueza de especies, pero presentan mayor abundancia, mientras que los autótrofos tienen mayor riqueza de especies pero menor abundancia. En el pozo ANH-CR-MONTECARLO-1X se identificaron 20 géneros y 24 especies, con altos valores de concentración total de 1,441.00 qst / gr sed, en la muestra IIES-PALY-6015 por la presencia de Subtilisphaera y 1,036.88 en la muestra IIES-PALY-6021 dominada por Muderongia. Dichas muestras son correlacionables con dos transgresiones marinas, del Albiano tardío (104.4 Ma) y el Albiano temprano (111 Ma) respectivamente. Además, indican que los ensamblajes de quistes en este pozo, están dominados por formas Peridinoideas y Ceratioideas. En el pozo ANH-CON-06-ST-S se encontraron 16 géneros y 15 especies, con un valor máximo de 3,539.62 qst / gr sed en la muestra IIES-PALY-5995 por el alto contenido de Subtilisphaera, y correlacionable con la transgresión marina del Albiano tardío (104.4 Ma). Los ensamblajes de quistes en este pozo, están dominados por las formas Peridinoideas. La litología y el contenido de palinomorfos de los pozos indican un ambiente nerítico interno (NI) a transicional (T), con mayor aporte de terrígenos en el pozo ANH-CON-06-ST-S. Se propone un clima cálido para el Cretácico Inferior por la alta diversidad de taxones autótrofos característicos de aguas cálidas y estratificadas.

Dinoflagellates produce resistant and fossilizable cysts, which are useful as biostratigraphic and paleoecological indicators. These microalgae are used as indicators in ecological studies and are one of the main causes of toxicity in harmful algal blooms (HABs). Cretaceous dinoflagellates have been extensively studied in mid- and high-latitude strata, but tropical assemblages have hardly been studied. To help remedy this lack of knowledge, the dinoflagellate content of 50 core samples from the ANH-CR-MONTECARLO-1X and ANH-CON-06-ST-S wells, located in Colombia, were quantitatively and qualitatively studied. The age of sedimentation in both wells is interpreted as Albian, although there is some uncertainty in the beginning of the depositional age. Heterotrophic taxa have lower species richness but higher abundance, while autotrophs have higher species richness but lower abundance. In the ANH-CR-MONTECARLO-1X well, 20 genera and 24 species were identified, with high total concentration values of 1,441.00 cst / gr sed, in the IIES-PALY-6015 sample, due to the presence of Subtilisphaera and 1,036.88 in the IIES sample -PALY-6021, dominated by Muderongia. These samples are correlable with two marine transgressions, from the late Albian (104.4 Ma) and early Albian (111 Ma) respectively. Furthermore, they indicate that the cyst assemblages in this well are dominated by hetrotrophic forms. In the ANH-CON-06-ST-S well, 16 genera and 15 species were found, with a maximum value of 3,539.62 qst / gr sed in the IIES-PALY-5995 sample due to the high content of Subtilisphaera, and correlated with the transgression marina from the late Albian (104.4 Ma). The cyst assemblages in this well are also dominated by the heterotrophic forms. The lithology and palynomorph content of the wells indicate an internal neritic (NI) to transitional (T) environment, with a higher terrigenous influx in the ANH-CON-06-ST-S well. A warm climate is proposed for the Lower Cretaceous due to the high diversity of autotrophic taxa characteristic of warm and stratified waters.

Dinoflagelados, Cretácico Inferior, Bioestratigrafía, Paleoambientes, Paleoecología Dinoflagellates, Lower Cretaceous, Biostratigraphy, Paleoenvironment, Paleoecology CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO GEOLOGÍA GEOLOGÍA REGIONAL GEOLOGÍA REGIONAL

Phylogenetic relationships of Pseudo-nitzschia subpacifica (Bacillariophyceae) from the Mexican Pacific, and its production of domoic acid in culture

Sonia Quijano (2020, [Artículo])

Pseudo-nitzschia is a cosmopolitan genus, some species of which can produce domoic acid (DA), a neurotoxin responsible for the Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP). In this study, we identified P. subpacifica for the first time in Todos Santos Bay and Manzanillo Bay, in the Mexican Pacific using SEM and molecular methods. Isolates from Todos Santos Bay were cultivated under conditions of phosphate sufficiency and deficiency at 16°C and 22°C to evaluate the production of DA. This toxin was detected in the particulate (DAp) and dissolved (DAd) fractions of the cultures during the exponential and stationary phases of growth of the cultures. The highest DA concentration was detected during the exponential phase grown in cells maintained in P-deficient medium at 16°C (1.14 ± 0.08 ng mL-1 DAd and 4.71 ± 1.11 × 10−5 ng cell-1 of DAp). In P-sufficient cultures DA was higher in cells maintained at 16°C (0.25 ± 0.05 ng mL-1 DAd and 9.41 ± 1.23 × 10−7 ng cell-1 of DAp) than in cells cultured at 22°C. Therefore, we confirm that P. subpacifica can produce DA, especially under P-limited conditions that could be associated with extraordinary oceanographic events such as the 2013–2016 "Blob" in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. This event altered local oceanographic conditions and possibly generated the presence of potential harmful species in areas with economic importance on the Mexican Pacific coast. © 2020 Quijano-Scheggia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

domoic acid, domoic acid, kainic acid, Article, cell growth, controlled study, diatom, Mexico, morphology, nonhuman, Pacific Ocean, phylogeny, plant cell, plant growth, Pseudo nitzschia, toxin analysis, cell culture technique, classification, diatom, CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

Protein retention assessment of four levels of poultry by-product substitution of fishmeal in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets using stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N) as natural tracers

DANIEL BADILLO ZAPATA (2014, [Artículo])

This is second part from an experiment where the nitrogen retention of poultry by-product meal (PBM) compared to fishmeal (FM) was evaluated using traditional indices. Here a quantitative method using stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ15N values) as natural tracers of nitrogen incorporation into fish biomass is assessed. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were fed for 80 days on isotopically distinct diets in which 0, 33, 66 and 100% of FM as main protein source was replaced by PBM. The diets were isonitrogenous, isolipidic and similar in gross energy content. Fish in all treatments reached isotopic equilibrium by the end of the experiment. Two-source isotope mixing models that incorporated the isotopic composition of FM and PBM as well as that of formulated feeds, empirically derived trophic discrimination factors and the isotopic composition of fish that had reached isotopic equilibrium to the diets were used to obtain a quantitative estimate of the retention of each source of nitrogen. Fish fed the diets with 33 and 66% replacement of FM by PBM retained poultry by-product meal roughly in proportion to its level of inclusion in the diets, whereas no differences were detected in the protein efficiency ratio. Coupled with the similar biomass gain of fishes fed the different diets, our results support the inclusion of PBM as replacement for fishmeal in aquaculture feeds. A re-feeding experiment in which all fish were fed a diet of 100% FM for 28 days indicated isotopic turnover occurred very fast, providing further support for the potential of isotopic ratios as tracers of the retention of specific protein sources into fish tissues. Stable isotope analysis is a useful tool for studies that seek to obtain quantitative estimates of the retention of different protein sources. © 2014 Badillo et al.

nitrogen 15, nitrogen, protein intake, animal behavior, animal experiment, animal food, animal tissue, aquaculture, Article, biomass, controlled study, energy metabolism, food composition, juvenile animal, nonhuman, poultry by product meal, protein a CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA