Interannual variation of bycatch assemblages of artisanal bottom shrimp-trawling on the Patos Lagoon estuary, Brazil

Assessing the factors driving the changes in the spatio‐temporal distribution of Hepatus pudibundus (Decapoda, Brachyura) over a 20‐year interval in a region under the influence of El Niño (ENSO)

“…The rampant commercial exploitation and capturing of non‐commercial species (bycatch) by fisheries also affect benthic communities since they intensify imbalances in the food chain and can cause environmental disturbances, such as overexploitation of resources, landscape degradation, environmental pollution (air, water, and sediment), erosion and the sedimentation process of marine coastal areas (Severino‐Rodrigues et al., 2002; Worm et al., 2009). Only recently more attention has been given to this issue and more studies have been focusing on the bycatch, which represents a significant share of the total catch volume (Britten et al., 2016; De Rezende et al., 2019; Fransozo et al., 2016).…”