TABLE 1. - Taxa list at Bahi'a Ushuaia and Bahi'a Golondrina

This paper describes the composition and abundance of mesozooplankton of Bahi'a Ushuaia and Bahi'a Golondrina. These small bays are located in the northern Beagle Channel. Sampling was carried out from January 20 to 23, 2001 and samples were collected from the upper layer at nine stations. This study is the first research on mesozooplankton in this part of the Beagle Channel. Due to their dominance in the mesozooplankton community, we compared our Copepoda data with those reported by other authors from Antarctic coastal environments. By applying cluster analysis, we found two station groups in both bays: one in slightly polluted zones and the other in undisturbed external zones. Four assemblages in Bahi'a Ushuaia and two in Bahi'a Golondrina were determined by using non-metric multidimensional scaling (MDS) and cluster analysis. Mesozooplanktonic assemblages showed a certain resemblance in zones with and without anthropogenic influence. Most of the copepod species in our samples are typical of the sub-Antarctic region. Oithona similis (=0. helgolandica sensu Ramirez, 1966), Oncaea curvata, and Ctenocahmus citer show either similar or higher abundances at Antarctic coastal sites, including the upper layer in oceanic areas, in comparison with sub-Antarctic coastal localities. This suggests that, in agreement with other findings, the Polar Front is probably not a major geographic boundary for the distribution of these species.

The near-bottom plankton and benthic invertebrate fauna of Josephine and Great Meteor Seamounts (Table 2)

15 samples obtained with Beyer's epibenthic closing net were studied quantitatively. The numbers of epi- and endobenthic animals were found to be correlated with the volume of sediment in the samples. Among the planktonic components, calanoid copepodes were strongly predominant. In the samples obtained on the Great Meteor Seamount, very much larger numbers of these animals were caught in the daytime than at night. Possible explanations for this difference are suggested.

Predator nonconsumptive effects on prey recruitment weaken with recruit density, supplementary material

We investigated the nonconsumptive effects (NCEs) of predatory dogwhelks (Nucella lapillus) on intertidal barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides) recruitment through field experiments on the Gulf of St. Lawrence coast and the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. We studied the recruitment seasons (May-June) of 2011 and 2013. In 2011, the Gulf coast had five times more nearshore phytoplankton (food for barnacle larvae and recruits) during the recruitment season and yielded a 58% higher barnacle recruit density than the Atlantic coast at the end of the recruitment season. In 2013, phytoplankton levels and barnacle recruit density were similar on both coasts and also lower than for the Gulf coast in 2011. Using the comparative-experimental method, the manipulation of dogwhelk presence (without allowing physical contact with prey) revealed that dogwhelk cues limited barnacle recruitment under moderate recruit densities (Atlantic 2011/2013 and Gulf 2013) but had no effect under a high recruit density (Gulf 2011). Barnacle recruits attract settling larvae through chemical cues. Thus, the highest recruit density appears to have neutralized dogwhelk effects. This study suggests that the predation risk perceived by settling larvae may decrease with increasing recruit density and that prey food supply may indirectly influence predator NCEs on prey recruitment.

Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of Atlantic stalked barnacle (Scalpelliformes: Pollicipedidae) from the Cape Verde Islands

[EN] The taxonomy of pedunculate cirripedes belonging to the genus Pollicipes has essentially remained unchanged since Charles Darwin described them in his exhaustive work on the Cirripedia. This genus includes three species of stalked barnacles: Pollicipes pollicipes in the north-eastern Atlantic, P. polymerus in the north-eastern Pacific and P. elegans in the central-eastern Pacific. However, a population genetics analysis of P. pollicipes suggested the presence of a putative cryptic species collected from the Cape Verde Islands in the central-eastern Atlantic. This study examines the morphology of these genetically divergent specimens and compares them with that of representative Atlantic samples of the biogeographically closely related P. pollicipes and with the poorly described P. elegans.

O percebe de Cabo Verde (Pollicipes caboverdensis): desafios para a sua gestão e conservação.

Até 2010, considerava-se que apenas existia uma espécie de percebe (Crustacea: Cirripedia) no Oceano Atlântico, Pollicipes pollicipes, cuja área de distribuição incluía Cabo Verde. Em 2010, a população de percebes de Cabo Verde foi considerada uma espécie nova, Pollicipes caboverdensis. Esta espécie é endémica de Cabo Verde e, tal como a sua congénere atlântica, é um recurso explorado pelo Homem e tem valor comercial considerável. Não existem dados estatísticos oficiais sobre a pesca do percebe em Cabo Verde e são poucos os estudos sobre P. caboverdensis. Neste trabalho apresentamos os resultados de um estudo sobre a pesca do percebe na ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde), tendo sido realizados inquéritos a pescadores da ilha de Santiago em junho de 2014. Foram entrevistados doze pescadores das seguintes localidades: Tarrafal, Rincão, Ribeira da Barca e Santa Cruz. Segundo os inquéritos realizados, o esforço de pesca do percebe em Santiago é bastante variável, tendo os apanhadores referido que podem apanhar entre 4 a 10 kg de percebe por dia e por apanhador. O preço de primeira venda do percebe em Santiago variou entre 300 e 1000 escudos cabo-verdianos (entre cerca de 2,7 e 9 euros) por kg. O resultado mais preocupante deste estudo é a perceção negativa que os apanhadores de Santiago têm sobre a evolução do estado do percebe nos últimos 5 anos. A larga maioria destes apanhadores referiu que a quantidade e o tamanho do percebe diminuíram entre 2010 e 2014. São também apresentados os desafios que se colocam à gestão desta pesca e à conservação desta espécie, bem como uma comparação com a problemática da gestão da apanha do percebe (P. pollicipes) em Portugal continental e Espanha.