Bioavailability of Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Lead, and Zinc in Subtropical Coastal Lagoons from the Southeast Gulf of California Using Mangrove Oysters (Crassostrea corteziensis and Crassostrea palmula)

Abstract Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of the warrior swimming crab Callinectes bellicosus fishery in the Mexican Pacific were investigated. Geo-referenced commercial trap capture data derived from 44 trips in the Bahia Magdalena were analysed. Three fishing zones (Z1, inner; Z2, middle; Z3, mouth of the bay) and two climate seasons (warm, July-December; and cold, January-June) were defined previously. There were 1099 traps in Z1, 715 in Z2 and 2111 in Z3; in the warm season, 2091 traps were checked, whereas 1834 were checked in the cold season. The average number of individuals per trap (CPUE) varied by sex, zone and season, however, male crabs always predominated. During the warm season, large males (CW > 115 mm) exhibited the greatest value of CPUE. On average, the males represented 77% during the warm season and 84% during the cold season. The average size of the males (125 ± 0.843 mm CW) was significantly higher than the average size of females (121 ± 1.140 mm CW). The catch was composed of large mature males but females were absent in Z1; in comparison, both large mature males and females, in addition to ovigerous females, composed the catch at the mouth of the bay (Z3). Crab abundance was notably reduced in the cold season, especially for female crabs. The temporal behaviour of the warrior swimming crab in Bahia Magdalena is similar to that reported from the coastal lagoons of the Gulf of California; however, the low presence of females throughout the year could be related to their preferred environmental conditions, which include deeper areas with more current circulation, like those that occur at the mouth of the bay. These data corroborate the necessity to interpret with caution the crab population dynamics solely based on results derived from fishing with traps in coastal lagoons.

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Trophic relationships and transference of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc in a subtropical coastal lagoon food web from SE Gulf of California

Chemosphere ◽

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.025 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 77 (10) ◽

pp. 1366-1373 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

M.E. Jara-Marini ◽

M.F. Soto-Jiménez ◽

F. Páez-Osuna

Keyword(s):

Food Web ◽

Coastal Lagoon ◽

Gulf Of California ◽

Trophic Relationships ◽

Lead And Zinc ◽

Copper Lead

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Analysis of crab size structure and the fishing effort applied to a crab fishery in northwest Mexico

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003769 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 225-237 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

César A. Heredia-Delgadillo ◽

Guillermo Rodríguez-Domínguez ◽

Raúl Pérez-González ◽

Nicolás Castañeda-Lomas ◽

Sergio G. Castillo-Vargasmachuca ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gulf Of California ◽

Size Structure ◽

Coastal Lagoons ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Fishing Effort ◽

Double Ring ◽

Northwest Mexico ◽

Fishing Gears ◽

Fishery Cooperatives ◽

Ring Net

The fishing effort of a Sinaloa crab fishery in the Gulf of California in 2014 was analysed based on fishermen’s interviews, official catches and permits, and information from a sample of fishing logbooks from five fishery cooperatives operating in four coastal lagoons that contained the daily catch from individual fishing trips. Unauthorized gear, a double-ring net (DR), was used most frequently (>70% of the fishers) for crab fishing, although authorized single-ring nets and Chesapeake traps (CT) were also used with low frequency. The estimated fishing effort was 641 boats/day in the four coastal lagoons, which was 34% more than authorized, and 818 boats/day were employed in all of Sinaloa. A total of 57 479 fishing gears were estimated for the study area, which was 49.9% greater than the maximum authorized number, and 80 822 nominal fishing gears were estimated for the entire Sinaloa crab fishery, 14.15% more than the total gear limit (70 800). The size of the mesh used in the gear was smaller than the authorized limit of 76 mm, and >50% of the catches included crabs of unlawful size. It is argued that the effort must be regulated in terms of the number of vessels, per unit time, and not the number of gears. The information from this study demonstrates a failure to monitor compliance with current regulations and thus means that other strategies for the sustainable management of the fishery, such as co-management, should be tested.

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Mercury in Cultured Oysters (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793 and C. corteziensis Hertlein, 1951) from Four Coastal Lagoons of the SE Gulf of California, Mexico

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ◽

10.1007/s00128-010-0071-4 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 85 (3) ◽

pp. 339-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

C. C. Osuna-Martínez ◽

F. Páez-Osuna ◽

R. Alonso-Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Crassostrea Gigas ◽

Gulf Of California ◽

Coastal Lagoons

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Dominance patterns in macroalgal and phytoplankton biomass under different nutrient loads in subtropical coastal lagoons of the SE Gulf of California

Marine Pollution Bulletin ◽

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.048 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 77 (1-2) ◽

pp. 274-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

F. Páez-Osuna ◽

A. Piñón-Gimate ◽

M.J. Ochoa-Izaguirre ◽

A.C. Ruiz-Fernández ◽

G. Ramírez-Reséndiz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phytoplankton Biomass ◽

Gulf Of California ◽

Coastal Lagoons ◽

Nutrient Loads

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Analysis of hydrobiological responses to anthropogenic and natural influences in a lagoon system in the Gulf of California

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies ◽

10.1515/ohs-2016-0011 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

José Alfredo Arreola-Lizárraga ◽

Gustavo Padilla-Arredondo ◽

Julio Medina-Galván ◽

Lía Méndez-Rodríguez ◽

Renato Mendoza-Salgado ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gulf Of California ◽

Trophic Status ◽

Coastal Upwelling ◽

Coastal Lagoons ◽

Semiarid Region ◽

Nutrient Inputs ◽

Nutrient Input ◽

Lagoon System ◽

One Year ◽

Nitrite Nitrate

AbstractThe hydrological characteristics and the rate of organic matter supply from coastal lagoons help to understand their responses to nutrient input by anthropogenic and natural sources. The aim of this study was to determine the hydrologic and trophic status of the El Rancho-Empalme lagoon system in a semiarid region in the Gulf of California, Mexico. This lagoon system consists of two geomorphological subsystems which are affected by nutrient inputs from shrimp farm effluents and coastal upwelling. Sampling was conducted over the course of one year and included measurements of temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen, surface water grab samples to analyze nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, orthophosphate, and chlorophyll

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