Catch-and-Release (C&R) practice may result in post-release mortality in fish. Therefore, most C&R studies have focused on endangered or highly valued target species, and less attention has been given to introduced/abundant ...

Catch-and-release (C&R) angling is rapidly increasing in many tropical countries. In South America, the common wolf fish Hoplias malabaricus (also named as “trahira”) has a widespread distribution and is highly targeted ...

In this study we tested the hypothesis that Centropomus parallelus Poey moves between areas where fishing tourism is important, but the management rules for recreational fisheries are different. Fieldwork was conducted ...

Management of highly migratory fish species is generally assumed to require complicated international agreements. The effects of spatial closures for such species are thought to be diluted by their extensive movements. We ...

Recreational fisheries are developing for many iconic marine and estuarine fish species and are generating important social and economic returns in Brazil. Fat snook is the primary target species in southeastern Brazil and ...

Megaplatypus mutatus (=Platypus sulcatus Chapuis) is an Ambrosia beetle native to South America, which was recently introduced in Italy and its presence there is causing severe damage to the local poplar plantations. The ...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the hematological and parasitological responses of tambacu (Colossoma macropomum x Piaractus mesopotamicus) subjected to catch-and-release stress and to different stocking densities ...