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The effect of bottom trawling time on mortality, physical damage and oxidative stress in two Sciaenidae species

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Demersal shrimp trawling is among the least selective fishing methods, posing a considerable threat to marine ecosystems due to the catch of nontarget species (bycatch). Even when bycatch is immediately released, physical damage to organisms may reduce their survival. The probability of long-term survival and oxidative stress markers of two species of Sciaenidae fish, Paralonchurus brasiliensis and Stellifer rastrifer, caught incidentally while trawling for shrimp in the State of Paraná—Brazil, were analyzed. The mortality rate for both species was found to be high (P. brasiliensis, 76.94%, n = 337 and S. rastrifer, 69.32%, n = 2.586). Among other factors, mortality was associated with body size and the physical damage suffered. Smaller fish showed a higher incidence of damage, most commonly scale-loss and contusions or haematomas on the head and body. The mortality rate and catch damage index (CDI) were similar for both species, but were aggravated by higher tow durations (15, 30, and 45 min). The CDI can be a good predictor of mortality. The probability of survival improved in winter for both species. Increased lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation were identified in P. brasiliensis but not in S. rastrifer. This indicates that the two species responded in different ways to the stressful conditions produced by trawling. Considering the oxidative stress markers identified, it appears that the high mortality rate recorded in two species was more closely associated with physical damage than oxidative stress markers.

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The authors would like to thank the National Council for the Development of Scientific and Technological Research (CNPq), the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) and the Araucária Foundation for the Support of Scientific and Technological Development of the State of Paraná (FA). The study was supported by CAPES, CNPq, through the Projects CAPES Finance Code 001, CNPq 307452/2019-0, 407658/2018-1 and FA 006/2017.

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This study was financed the National Council for the Development of Scientific and Technological Research (CNPq), the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) the Araucária Foundation for the Support of Scientific and Technological Development of the State of Paraná (FA). The study was supported by CAPES, CNPq, through the Projects CAPES Finance Code 001, CNPq 307452/2019–0, 407658/2018–1 and FA 006/2017.

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    Douglas Viana, Maria Rosa Dmengeon Pedreiro de Souza, Ubiratã de Assis Teixeira da Silva, Diego Mauro Carneiro Pereira, Priscila Krebsbach Kandalski, Ananda Karla Alvez Neundorf, Danielle Peres, Andressa Thais dos Santos, Mauricio Osvaldo Moura, Luís Fernando Fávaro & Lucélia Donatti

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    Douglas Viana, Maria Rosa Dmengeon Pedreiro de Souza, Diego Mauro Carneiro Pereira, Priscila Krebsbach Kandalski, Ananda Karla Alvez Neundorf, Andressa Thais dos Santos & Lucélia Donatti

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Viana, D., de Souza, M.R.D.P., de Assis Teixeira da Silva, U. et al. The effect of bottom trawling time on mortality, physical damage and oxidative stress in two Sciaenidae species. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 31, 957–975 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09682-8

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