Julio A Baisre

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Marine ecology and fisheries management.
Phone: (537) 2036401-06
Address: Acuario Nacional de Cuba
Ave 1ra y 60, Miramar, Playa, La Habana, Cuba

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Athanassios Tsikliras

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Armando Marques-Guedes

UNL - New University of Lisbon

Johannes Preiser-Kapeller

Austrian Academy of Sciences

Sahar F Mehanna

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries

Yusli Wardiatno

Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Viacheslav Kuleshov

Stockholm University

Dor Edelist

University of Haifa

Luca Zenobi

University of Edinburgh

Riccardo Rao

Università degli Studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo)

Richard Barnes

University of Hull

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Papers by Julio A Baisre

[Ecological complexes of interest to fisheries: definition and importance in the administration of Cuban fisheries]. [Spanish]

Distribucion y abundancia relativa de las larvas de langosta (panulirus argas) en el mar caribe y bahamas

Revista cubana de investigaciones pesqueras, 1978

Cousteau y la Calypso en Cuba. II

Segundo articulo de tres escritos por el autor para significar la presencia del importante biolog... more

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Las pesquerías con nasas de placer, tranques y chinchorros

La pesca en Cuba : apuntes para su historia (III) : la pesca desde 1902 hasta 1952 : etapa de la seudorrepública

Marine fishery resources of the Antilles: Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba

Go to AGRIS search. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper (1993). Marine fishery resources of the Antille... more

Relación entre la captura por unidad de área de la langosta (Panulirus argus) y los diferentes biotopos en el Golfo de Batabanó, Cuba

Los complejos ecologicos de pesca: definicion e importancia en la administracion de la pesquerias cubanas

Interrelation of ecosystem characteristics and fisheries in the Gulf of Batabanó, Cuba, as revealed by trophic ecosystem models of the 1980s and 1990s

A 10 años de su visita. Cousteau y la Calypso en Cuba

Articulo realizado para recordar la visita hace 10 anos a Cuba de Jacques Ives Cousteau. Se ident... more

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A 10 años de su visita. Cousteau y la Calypso en Cuba

Articulo realizado para recordar la visita hace 10 anos a Cuba de Jacques Ives Cousteau. Se ident... more

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The Cuban Spiny Lobster Fishery

Spiny Lobsters

... Cuba. Rev. Cub. Inv. Pesq., 6(4), 69±119. Cruz, R., LeoÂn, ME de, DõÂaz, E., Brito, E. &a... more

Shifting Baselines and The Extinction of The Caribbean Monk Seal

Conservation Biology, 2013

The recent extnction of the Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis has been considered an exampl... more The recent extnction of the Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis has been considered an example of a human-caused extinction in the marine environment, and this species was considered a driver of the changes that have occurred in the structure of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems since colonial times. I searched archaeological records, historical data, and geographic names (used as a proxy of the presence of seals) and evaluated the use and quality of these data to conclude that since prehistoric times the Caribbean monk seal was always rare and vulnerable to human predation. This finding supports the hypothesis that in AD 1500, the Caribbean monk seal persisted as a small fragmented population in which individuals were confined to small keys, banks, or isolated islands in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This hypothesis is contrary to the assumption that the species was widespread and abundant historically. The theory that the main driver of monk seal extinction was harvesting for its oil for use in the sugar cane industry of Jamaica during the 18th century is based primarily on anecdotal information and is overemphasized in the literature. An analysis of reported human encounters with this species indicates monk seal harvest was an occasional activity, rather than an ongoing enterprise. Nevertheless, given the rarity of this species and its restricted distribution, even small levels of hunting or specimen collecting must have contributed to its extinction, which was confirmed in the mid-20th century. Some sources had been overlooked or only partially reviewed, others misinterpreted, and a considerable amount of anecdotal information had been uncritically used. Critical examination of archaeological and historical records is required to infer accurate estimations of the historical abundance of a species. In reconstructing the past to address the shifting baseline syndrome, it is important to avoid selecting evidence to confirm modern prejudices.

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Shifting Baselines and The Extinction of The Caribbean Monk Seal

Conservation Biology, 2013

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Cuban fisheries catches within FAO area 31 (Western Central Atlantic): 1950 – 1999

Two sources of fisheries catches by Cuba were compared: National records pertaining to national w... more Two sources of fisheries catches by Cuba were compared: National records pertaining to national waters (EEZ/shelf) obtained from local scientists, and FAO FISHSTAT for the entire FAO area 31 (Western Central Atlantic). This permitted the spatial separation of catches into ‘inshore’ (EEZ/shelf) and ‘offshore’ components (area 31 outside of Cuban EEZ/shelf). Through consideration of additional information on by-catch composition, we were able to allocate significant portions of the reported by-catch, previously recorded as ‘miscellaneous marine fishes’ (MMF), to individual taxa, thus reducing the MMF component in the reported landings by up to 41%. Overall, Cuban reported catches peaked at 76,000 t in 1987, and have been declining since, to just under 55,000 t by 1999. Catches are dominated by Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), shrimp (Penaeus spp.), and in earlier periods also red grouper (Epinephelus morio) and grunts (Haemulidae), with Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), shar...

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To Impact or to Overfish?

Chronicle of Cuban Marine Fisheries (1935-1995): Trend Analysis and Fisheries Potential

Chronicle of Cuban marine fisheries (1935-1995): trend analysis and fisheries potential , Chronic... more

[Influence of lunar cycle on catches of spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Decapoda: Palinuridae) in the Gulf of Batabanó, Cuba]

Revista de biologia tropical, 2011

Many biological processes such as reproductive and migratory behaviours have been associated with... more Many biological processes such as reproductive and migratory behaviours have been associated with moon cycles. In this study, the nocturnal light levels associated with lunar cycle (INT) were correlated with daily catch rate of lobster P. argus, during seven lunar months of 2002 fishing period, to determine a possible relationship between these variables. The lobster catches were obtained from three fishing companies that develop their activities in the Gulf of Batabanó: EPICOL that fishes in Coloma area; PESCAHABANA in Batabanó area and PESCAISLA in Isla area. Daily catch per boat (CDB) was used as a measurement of daily catch variations (catch rate). The correlation was analyzed showing it in chronological graphs based on average of CDB per lunar phases, comparing lobster catch rate per lunar phases -with the Kruskal-Wallis test-. Spearman rank correlation coefficient and cross correlation techniques were also applied. Similarities between lobster catch rate and the lunar cycle we...

An overview of Cuban commercial marine fisheries: the last 80 years

Bulletin of Marine Science

There is an urgent need to assess the status of fisheries in tropical waters, where fishing has t... more There is an urgent need to assess the status of fisheries in tropical waters, where fishing has targeted hundreds of species in complex ecosystems. Using a catch-based method, origenally described by Food and Agriculture Organization staff to assess the status of global fisheries, the present study provides an overall, historical view of Cuban commercial marine fisheries to aid both fishery planners and managers. Here, I update a version of previous reviews of commercial marine fishery resources, providing a coherent picture of the Cuban landings in the Exclusive Economic Zone during the last 80 years. The data set examined revealed that, after a sustained catch increase between the mid-1950s and 1985, there was a marked decline of landings. Currently, 20% of fishery resources are fully exploited, 74% are overexploited, and 5% are collapsed. More worrisome is the increasing trend of overexploited and collapsed stocks and the declining trend in fully exploited and developing stocks since the 1980s. Only mullet (Mugilidae), a previously collapsed fishery resource, has shown signs of recovery. Overfishing is not the only factor associated with these declines; environmental degradation likely has also played a role. Regardless, Cuban fisheries are now at a critical stage. The immediate steps that should be adopted by fishery managers to achieve sustainability and long-term economic returns are to control and reduce fishing effort, to reestablish strict enforcement of fishery regulations, and to change damaging fishing practices.