Ictiologos de la Argentina: Sara Beatriz Sverlij

This series will include all those people who, by means of their contributions, great and small, played a part in the consolidation of ichthyology in Argentina. The general plan of this work consists of individual factsheets containing a list of works by each author, along with reference bibliography and, whenever possible, personal pictures and additional material. The datasheets will be published primarily in chronological order, although this is subject to change by the availability of materials for successive editions. This work represents another approach for the recovery and revalorization of those who set the foundations of Argentine ichthyology while in diverse historical circumstances. I expect this to be the beginning of a major work that achieves the description of such a significant part of the history of natural sciences in Argentina.

Ictiólogos de la Argentina: Olga Beatriz Oliveros

This series will include all those people who, by means of their contributions, great and small, played a part in the consolidation of ichthyology in Argentina. The general plan of this work consists of individual factsheets containing a list of works by each author, along with reference bibliography and, whenever possible, personal pictures and additional material. The datasheets will be published primarily in chronological order, although this is subject to change by the availability of materials for successive editions. This work represents another approach for the recovery and revalorization of those who set the foundations of Argentine ichthyology while in diverse historical circumstances. I expect this to be the beginning of a major work that achieves the description of such a significant part of the history of natural sciences in Argentina.

Biodiversity study of Southern Biscayne Bay and Card Sound 1968-1973

A multi-disciplinary investigation was conducted in southern Biscayne Bay and Card Sound from 1968 to 1973. The purpose of the investigation was to conduct an integrated study of the ecology of southern Biscayne Bay with special emphasis on the effects of the heated effluent from the Turkey Point fossil fuel power plant, and to predict the impact of additional effluent from the planned conversion of the plant to nuclear fuel. The results of this investigation have been discussed in numerous publications. This report contains the unpublished biology data that resulted from the investigation. (PDF contains 44 pages)

Efectos de la eutrofizacion sobre la pesca en el lago Pellegrini.

Por los problemas ocasionados en el deterioro del lago, en la pesca comercial y deportiva, se planteó como objetivo el estudio de las características limnológicas del ambiente relacionando la situación actual con la de años anteriores y además con los aportes exógenos que recibe el ecosistema. Se realizaron monitoreos de calidad físico-química del agua, nutrientes y plancton del lago y su influencia sobre el recurso pesquero, relacionando las capturas reales con los altos rendimientos pesqueros teóricos determinados en base a parámetros químicos, biológicos y morfoedáficos. Los resultados comprueban una disminución de la productividad secundaria y la población de peces, entre otros problemas de eutrofización. Se estudian distintas posibilidades para revertir esta tendencia del lago y recuperar e impulsar la pesquería comercial y deportiva.

Relationship between sea surface temperatures and dolphin-associated fishing activities by the Mexican tuna fleet

Data from the Mexican purse seiner fleet operating in the eastern Tropical Pacific, for the year 1985-1990, are used to show that the fraction of surface schools of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares associated with dolphins (Stenella attenuata and others) increases with sea surface temperature. Possible reasons for this correlation are briefly discussed.