• Abstract

    BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PELAGIC LONGLINE CAUGTH SPECIES IN WINTER 2001 OFF SOUTH BRAZIL

    Published date: 17/11/2010
    The present work describes biological aspects of species caught with pelagic longline off Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, between 30ºS to 35ºS. Results point this area as a possible feeding ground of pelagic predators like sharks, swordfish and tunas. Data revealed this area as a parturition location for females blue sharks Prionace glauca.

Brazilian Journal of Aquatic Science and Technology

Environmental Sciences, Aquatic and Coastal Environments.

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