Estimating the maximum sustainable yield of bonito (Sarda chiliensis, Scombridae) of northern Chile from monthly catch data

Monthly catch data of bonito Sarda chiliensis from northern Chile, from 1976 to 1989, were used to obtain a series of estimates of the Z-G parameter (i.e., total mortality minus the growth coefficient in weight). This series was then used to estimate a maximum sustainable yield of 4,500 t/year through a modified version of the surplus production model of J. Csirke and J. Caddy. The status of the fishery is discussed.

Más que siete mares, un océano

Se analiza la necesidad de conservación de los ecosistemas oceánicos mundiales, y la urgencia de crear áreas protegidas en mar abierto. Los siete mares inspiran imágenes de vastedad, de grandiosa expansión, de variedad y tolerancia casi infinitas. Siempre en el marco de la metáfora, este trabajo se aparta de la visión de los siete mares para apoyar a la de 'un solo océano'. En lenguaje más formal, el objetivo es promover el pensamiento ecosistémico integrado, difundir el mensaje de que el océano es uno, agotable, e incapaz de resisitir el abuso ambiental sostenido. El artículo incluye definiciones, información sobre el primer Ärea Marina Protegida (AMP) en Mar abierto en el Atlántico sudoccidental, Naumuncurá, Banco Burdwood y finaliza con otras lecturas sugeridas.

Occurrence of Oriental bonito (Sarda orientalis Temmick and Schlegel) in the inshore waters of Ceylon

The oriental bonito (Sarda Orientalis T. and S.), locally known as thora-baleya, is the least abundant species of the bloodfish group commercially exploited from the inshore waters of Ceylon. The occurrence of this species in Ceylon waters has not been reported and hence it was considered valuable to present, the observations on this species, made in the course of the investigations into the more abundant relatives of this fish, in this preliminary report. In 1964 not more than few hundred pounds of this species was caught from the inshore waters of Ceylon. Since the popularisation of drift-nets for bloodfish fishery in the south, south-west and/west coasts of Ceylon, it is estimated that the annual production has risen to about one ton.

Effects of 2-phenoxy ethanol and MS-222 on milkfish fingerlings (Chanos chanos) as anaesthetic agents

An experiment was undertaken in order to determine an adequate anaesthetic and optimum concentrations for use in the handling of fingerling milkfish (Chanos chanos). The compounds 2-phenoxy ethanol and MS-222 were investigated. Results show the latter to be adequate with optimum concentrations between 100 and 200 ppm.