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RESUMEN: La lamprea del Pacífico (Entosphenus tridentatus) ha sido parte esencial de la comunidad ecológica y ha co-evolucionado con especies acuáticas de los ríos del oeste de los EE.UU. La
Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) have been an important part of the ecological community and co-evolved with aquatic species of the western rivers of the United States. Scarce information on Pacific
Aprendiendo manejo y manejando el aprendizaje: sostenibilidad de pesquerías recreativas de agua dulce en un ambiente cambiante RESUMEN: Los cuerpos de agua dulce están siendo transformados por múltiples factores ambientales,
Learning to Manage and Managing to Learn: Sustaining Freshwater Recreational Fisheries in a Changing Environment ABSTRACT: Freshwaters are being transformed by multiple environmental drivers, creating uncertainty about future conditions. One
RESUMEN: Los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (GIS) son una herramienta poderosa para el análisis e interpretación de datos espaciales comúnmente encontrados en la ciencia pesquera. Se presentan los detalles del uso
ABSTRACT: Geographic information systems (GIS) are powerful tools for analysis and interpretation of spatial data commonly encountered in fisheries science. We presented details of GIS use in fisheries management in a prior
RESUMEN: El monitoreo de actividades pesqueras es un componente esencial en las pesquerías manejadas adecuadamente y puede ofrecer datos verificables, dependientes de la pesquería, acerca de las actividades de pesca y ayuda a
ABSTRACT: Monitoring of fishing activities is an essential component of successful fisheries management that can provide verifiable fishery-dependent data on fishing activities and help assess performance and success of fisheries management plans.
RESUMEN: Los ecosistemas que cambian en el tiempo, imponen nuevos retos científicos en cuanto a las recomendaciones para el manejo de pesquerías. Se presenta un caso de estudio para ilustrar nuestra
Ecosystems that change through time impose new scientific challenges for fisheries management advice. We present a case study to illustrate our view on how to face such challenges. The Pink Shrimp
