Migratory Fishes of South America : Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status

Fish species that migrate within the great rivers of South America support important local fisheries but are little known outside their native range. This book, written specially for the World Bank and the International Development Research Centre, represents the first collection of the work of local scientific experts on these remarkable fish. The authors cover the Upper Parana, Paraguay-Parana, Uruguay and São Francisco basins in Brazil, as well as the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon. They discuss not only the principal migratory species and their fascinating relationship with the water cycle in the rivers and wetlands, but also the fisheries they support, and their often precarious conservation status.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Carolsfeld, Joachim, Harvey, Brian, Ross, Carmen, Baer, Anton
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Ottawa: International Development Research Centre and the World Bank 2004
Subjects:	ADULT FISH, AGRICULTURE, AQUATIC LIFE, ARTISANAL FISHING, BASIN, BASINS, BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGY, BIOMASS, CATFISH, CATFISHES, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMERCIAL FISHERIES, CONSERVATION, CROPS, CURRENTS, DAMS, DAUNTING TASK, DISCHARGE, DOM, DREDGING, DRIFT, ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXOTIC SPECIES, FINFISH, FISH, FISH PASSAGE, FISH POPULATIONS, FISH SPECIES, FISH STOCKS, FISHERIES, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, FISHERMAN, FISHERMEN, FISHERY, FISHERY CONSERVATION, FISHERY STATISTICS, FISHES, FISHING, FLOODING, FLOODPLAINS, FLOODS, FLOODWATERS, FOOD SOURCE, FORESTS, FRESHWATER, FRESHWATER FISH, FRESHWATER SPECIES, FRUIT, FRUITS, FRY, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GEOLOGY, HABITAT, HABITAT DEGRADATION, HABITATS, HEADWATERS, HEAVY METAL, INLAND FISHERIES, INLAND WATERS, INTRODUCED FISH SPECIES, INTRODUCED SPECIES, LIFE CYCLE, LOCAL PEOPLE, LUCENA, MAIN RIVER, MAJOR RIVERS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MARINE FISH, MIGRATORY FISH, MIGRATORY FISHES, MIGRATORY SPECIES, MITIGATION, NATURE, NUTRIENTS, OVERFISHING, PLANKTON, PREFERENCES, PROTECTED AREAS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIRS, RIVER FISHERIES, RIVER FLOWS, RIVER SYSTEM, RIVER SYSTEMS, SALMON, SPAWNING SITES, SPECIES COMPOSITION, SPORT FISHING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, VARIETY, VEGETATION, WATER LEVELS, WEALTH, WETLANDS FISH, WATER CYCLE, RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, WETLAND SPECIES, WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS, WETLANDS MANAGEMENT, WETLANDS PROTECTION, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, RESOURCES CONSERVATION, MIGRATION PATTERNS, ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, STOCKING OF FISH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/5052383/migratory-fishes-south-america-biology-fisheries-conservation-status https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14929
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