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Pérez, D., Franco, A., & Paramo, J. (2018). Composition and distribution of deep water crustaceans captured with traps in the maritime area of the department of Magdalena, colombian caribbean. Boletín Científico. Centro De Museos, 22(2), 132–143. https://doi.org/10.17151/bccm.2018.22.2.10
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Objective: To determine the composition and distribution of deep water crustaceans captured with traps in the Magdalena (MAG), Tayrona (TAY) and Palomino (PAL) ecoregions in the maritime area of the Department of Magdalena, Colombia. Scope: Basic information for the management of deep water crustacean species of potential commercial importance. Methodology: Four samplings were conducted between October and November 2016 in the three ecoregions (MAG, TAY and PAL), between 200 and 500 meters depth, aboard an artisanal fishing boat that uses experimental fish traps for the collection of the crustaceans. The
nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine differences between the ecoregions and the main ecological rates (diversity, richness, dominance and equity) to determine the heterogeneity of the species. Main results: A total of 131 individuals were captured, belonging to 12 families and 20 species, of which six are of commercial interest in other countries. The most abundant species were Achelous spinicarpus, Plesionika longipes and Heterocarpus ensifer, and the larger ones were Eunephrops bairdii and shrimp A. foliacea. The Palomino and Tayrona ecoregions showed greater similarity in terms of species composition, as well as higher diversity values probably due to the higher productivity generated in these areas. The wide distribution and abundance of P. longipes reported here and in previous studies allow the species to be considered as a potential fishing resource for the Colombian Caribbean. Conclusions: This research provides valuable information on the composition and distribution of deep water crustaceans in the Colombian Caribbean which are susceptible to be exploited using artisanal fishing methods such as fish traps. However, more studies should be carried out on the biology and ecology of the potential fishing species which can generate the basis for sustainable management under an ecosystem approach.
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FARIÑA, A.C., FREIRE, J. & GONZÁLEZ-GURRIARÁN, E., 1997.- Megabenthic decapod crustacean assemblages on the Galician continental shelf and upper slope (north-west Spain). Mar. Biol., 127: 419-434.
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GUILLET, R., 2008.- Global study of shrimp fisheries. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. N°. 475.
GARCÍA-HOYOS, L., FRANCO-HERRERA, A., RAMÍREZ-BARÓN, J. & LÓPEZ-CERÓN, A., 2010.- Dinámica océanoatmósfera y su influencia en la biomasa fitoplanctónica, en la zona costera del departamento del Magdalena. Caribe colombiano. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost., 39(2): 307-335.
GARCÍA-RODRÍGUEZ, M., ESTEBAN, A., et al., 2000.- Considerations on the biology of Plesionika edwardsi (Brandt, 1851) (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandalidae) from experimental trap catches in the Spanish western Mediterranean Sea. Sci. Mar., 64(4): 369-379.
GÓMEZ-LEMOS, L., CRUZ, N., et al., 2010.- Composición y estructura del ensamblaje de crustáceos Brachyura de la plataforma continental de la Guajira colombiana y su relación con la profundidad y las características del sedimento. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost., 39(2): 359-379.
GÖNÜLAL, O., SEZGIN, M., et al., 2014.- Diversity and bathymetric distribution of decapod crustaceans attracted to baited traps from the middle slope of the northern Aegean sea. Crustaceana, 87(1): 19-34.
HOLTHUIS, L.B., 1991.- FAO species catalogue. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries know to date, 125(13).
INVEMAR., 2000.- Programa nacional de investigación en biodiversidad marina y costera (PNIBM).
INVEMAR, FONADE, MMA (eds.), 2010.- Biodiversidad del margen continental del Caribe colombiano. Serie de Publicaciones Especiales, Invemar N°. 20.
KAPIRIS, K. & THESSALOU-LEGAKI, M., 2009.- Comparative reproduction aspects of the deep-water shrimps Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda. Aristeidae) in the Greek Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). Int. J. Zool., 2009, ID 979512: 1-9.
KING, M., 1984.- The species and depth distribution of deep water Caribean shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea) near some southwest Pacific Islands. Crustaceana, 47(2): 174-191.
KOMAI, T. & KOMATSU, H., 2009.- Deep-sea shrimps and lobsters (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidea, Caridea, Polychelidea) from northern Japan, collected during the Project “Research on Deep-sea Fauna and Pollutants off Pacific Coast of Northern Honshu, Japan, 2005-2008.” National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, (39): 495-580.
LAMPADARIOU, N., TSELEPIDES, A. & HATZIYANNI, E., 2009.- Deepsea meiofaunal and foraminiferal communities along a gradient of primary productivity in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Sci. Mar., 73: 337-345.
PAJUELO, J.G., TRIAY-PORTELLA, R., et al., 2015.- The community of deep-sea decapod crustaceans between 175 and 2600 m in submarine canyons of a volcanic oceanic island (central-eastern Atlantic). Deep-Sea Research I, 105: 83-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2015.08.013.
PAPACONSTANTINOU, C. & KAPIRIS, K., 2003.- The biology of the giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea) at an unexploited fishing ground in the Greek Ionian Sea. Fish. Res., 62: 37-51.
PARAMO, J., GUILLOT, L., BENAVIDES, S., et al., 2009.- Aspectos poblacionales y ecológicos de peces demersales de la zona norte del Caribe colombiano en relación con el hábitat: una herramienta para identificar Áreas Marinas Protegidas (AMPs) para el manejo pesquero. Caldasia, 31(1): 123-144.
PARAMO, J., PÉREZ, D., PACHECO, M., et al., 2017.- Especies potenciales de aguas profundas para la pesca artesanal en el área marina del departamento del Magdalena, Caribe colombiano. Gobernación del Magdalena - UNIMAGDALENA - CITEPT.
PARAMO, J., QUIÑONES, R., RAMIREZ, A., et al., 2003.- Relationship between abundance of small pelagic fishes and environmental factors in the Colombian Caribbean Sea: an analysis based on hydroacoustic information. Aquat. Liv. Res., 16(3): 239-245.
PARAMO, J. & NÚÑEZ, S., 2015.- Estructura de tallas, talla media de madurez sexual y razón sexual de camarones de aguas profundas de importancia comercial en el Caribe colombiano. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat., 39(152): 408-415.
PARAMO, J. & SAINT-PAUL, U., 2011a.- Deep-sea shrimps Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Pleoticus robustus (Crustacea: Penaeoidea) in the Colombian Caribbean Sea as a new potential fishing resource. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K., 92(4): 811-818.
PARAMO, J. & SAINT-PAUL, U., 2011b.- Spatial structure of deep sea lobster Metanephrops binghami in the Colombian Caribbean Sea. Helgol. Mar. Res., 66: 25-31.
PARAMO, J. & SAINT-PAUL, U., 2012.- Spatial structure of the pink speckled deep-sea shrimp Penaeopsis serrata (Bate. 1881) (Decapoda. Penaeidae) during november-december 2009 in the colombian Caribbean Sea. Crustaceana, 85(1): 103-116.
PAULY, D., ALDER, J., BENNETT, E., CHRISTENSEN, V., et al., 2003.- The future for fisheries. Science, 21: 1359-1361.
PEQUEGNAT, W.E. & PEQUEGNAT, L.H., 1970.- Deep-sea anomurans of superfamily Galatheoidea with descriptions of three new species: 171 - 204 (en) PEQUEGNAT, W.E. & CHACE, F.A. (eds.) Contribution on the biology of the Gulf of Mexico. Texas A&M. University Oceanografic Studies.
PÉREZ-FARFANTE, I. & BULLIS, H.R., 1973.- Western Atlantic Shrimps of the Genus Solenocera with a description of a New Species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae). Smithson. Cont. Zool., 153: 1-33.
POLITOU, C.Y., KAPIRIS, K., MAIORANO, P., et al., 2004.- Deep-sea Mediterranean biology: the case of Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1827) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Aristeidae). Sci. Mar., 68(Suppl. 3): 129-139.
PONDER, W.F. & LINDBERG, D.R. (Eds.)., 2008.- Phylogeny and evolution of the Mollusca. University of California Press.
POUPIN, J., 1994.- Faune marine profonde des Antilles Françaises. Récoltes du navire Polka Faites en 1993. Orstom Éditions. Institut Françaus de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération.
RATHBUN, M.J., 1937.- The oxystomatous an allied crabs of America. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum.
REDANT, F., 1982.- Caribean shrimps in the food of demersal fish off the Belgian coast. 1. Gadiformes. lCES C.M. 1982/K: 25.
SMITH, C.R., DE LEO, F.C., BERNARDINO, A.F., et al., 2008.- Abyssal food limitation, ecosystem structure and climate change. Trends. Ecol. Evol., 23: 518-528.
TECCHIO, S., RAMÍREZ-LLODRA, E., SARDÀ, F., COMPANY, J.B., et al., 2011.- Drivers of deep Mediterranean megabenthos communities along longitudinal and bathymetric gradients. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 439: 181-192.
WILLIAMS, A.B., 1984.- Shrimps, lobsters and crabs of the Atlantic coast of the eastern United States, Maine to Florida. Smithsonian Institution Press.
