@article {5630, title = {Age and growth of the Amazonian migratory catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii in the Madeira River basin before the construction of dams}, journal = {Neotropical Ichthyology}, volume = {16}, year = {2018}, pages = {e170130, 2018}, abstract = {

The goliath catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii has crucial economical and ecological functions in the Amazon basin. Although its life history characteristics have been studied in the Amazon, there is little information in the Madeira River basin, which holds genetically distinct populations and where dams were recently built. Using fish collected in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, this study provides a validation of growth rings deposition and details the growth patterns of B. rousseauxii in the Madeira before the dams{\textquoteright} construction. Age structure and growth parameters were determined from 497 otolith readings. The species exhibits two growth rings per year and sampled fish were between 0 and 16 years old. In the Brazilian portion of the basin, mainly young individuals below 5 years old were found, whereas older fish (\> 5 years) were caught only in the Bolivian and Peruvian stretches, indicating that after migrating upstream to reproduce, adults remain in the headwaters of the Madeira River. Comparing with previous publications, B. rousseauxii had a slower growth and 20 cm lower maximum standard length in the Madeira River than in the Amazon River. This study provides a baseline for future evaluation of changes in population dynamics of the species following dams closure.

Palabras clave:\ Amazon; Biannual rings; Goliath catfish; Life cycle; Otolith

}, doi = {10.1590/1982-0224-20170130}, author = {Hauser, Marilia and Doria, C R C and Melo, L and Santos, A and Ayala, D and Nogueira, L and Amadio, S. A. and Fabr{\'e}, N and Torrente-Vilara, Gislene and Garc{\'\i}a V{\'a}squez, A and Renno, Jean-Francois and Carvajal-Vallejos, F M and Alonso, J-C and N{\'u}{\~n}ez-Rodr{\'\i}guez, Jes{\'u}s and Fabrice Duponchelle} } @article {5629, title = {Review of fisheries resource use and status in the Madeira River basin (Brazil, Bolivia and Peru) before the hydroelectric dam{\textquoteright}s completion}, journal = {Reviews in Fisheries Science \& Aquaculture }, volume = {26}, year = {2018}, pages = {494-514}, abstract = {

The Madeira River, which drains one of the major tributary river basins of the upper Amazon, contributes to small-scale fisheries in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. This paper provides a base-line of fisheries resources and their status in six sub-basins of the Madeira River: upper Madre de Dios River basin (Peru), Beni and Mamor{\'e} River basins (Bolivia), It{\'e}nez or Guapor{\'e} River basin (Bolivia and Brazil), middle Madeira, and (two sections of the) lower Madeira River (Brazil). Data were collected between 2009 and 2011, before the completion of two hydroelectric dams in the Brazilian portion of the basin. Biophysical, social, and biological indicators were used to characterize the fisheries. The results show an overall small-scale multispecies fisheries pattern but with notorious differences between the Madeira sub-basins. The Beni and Mamor{\'e} sub-basin shows the largest flooded area, with associated higher total fisheries yields. Trophic level of the catch, diversity, and mean weight of fish caught were shown to be very sensitive to exploitation level, river water type (white or clear water), flooded area, and the introduction of\ Arapaima gigas in Bolivia. The Bolivian fisheries are characterized by less exploited stocks, whereas stocks in Peru and Brazil show signs of intensive exploitation, resulting in fisheries of smaller bodied, lower trophic-level species. Landing data in the upper basin show a predominant reliance on migrating fish resources, which might be vulnerable to the construction of dams. These data serve as a baseline to evaluate anthropogenic impacts on the Madeira River basin fisheries in the future.

KEYWORDS:\ Amazon,\ freshwater ecosystem,\ trophic level,\ diversity,\ fish catch

}, doi = {The goliath catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii has crucial economical and ecological functions in the Amazon basin. Although its life history characteristics have been studied in the Amazon, there is little information in the Madeira River basin, which }, author = {Doria, C R C and Fabrice Duponchelle and Lima, M A L and Garc{\'\i}a V{\'a}squez, A and Carvajal-Vallejos, F and Coca M{\'e}ndez, C and Catarino, M F and Carlos E.C. Freitas and Vega, B and Van Damme, P A} }