Este proyecto estuvo orientado a evaluar el efecto del producto veterinario Monensina Sódica, un anticoccídico utilizado actualmente en el cultivo de camarón marino de la especie Litopennaeus vannamei para el tratamiento de la parasitósis por gregarinas. Durante la investigación se identificó la pr...
La Escuela Especializada en Ingeniería ITCA-FEPADE Centro Regional MEGATEC La Unión, a través de la carrera “Técnico en Manejo Integrado de Recursos Costero Marinos, con especialidad en Acuicultura y Pesquería” y en coordinación con el Centro de Desa- rrollo de la Pesca y la Acuicultura (CENDEP...
Nutritional deficit of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 LCPUFA), mainly eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in the western population due the low consumption of marine products is actually a matter of concern. The classical alternative is the development of products wit...
Palmeras (Gorgona National Park) is one of the most important sites for sea turtle nesting in South and Central America. Because of the morphological processes affecting the beach, the turtle nests are increasingly exposed to the impact of waves and tides, threatening conservation. A study was made to de...
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications used in marine habitats are powerful tools for management and monitoring of marine reserves and resources. Here, we present a series of maps of the soft and hard substrates in the shallow waters (>80 m depth) of Parque Nacional Isla del Coco (PNIC= Isla d...
Isla del Coco (also known as Cocos Island), Pacific Costa Rica, has been visited and written about since the 16th Century, and since the late 1800’s many expeditions and scientists have carried out research in the Island. Here I compiled publications on marine biological, geological, oceanographic ...
A method to evaluate metal enrichment in marine sediments. In order to evaluate metal enrichment in sediments , a method is proposed and tested in Bahia Culebra and the Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica through the normalization of the elements against aluminum, and by linear regression of the logarithm of the...
Seagrass beds are highly productive and valuable habitats, which fulfill a key role in coastal ecosystems. Spatial distribution, biomass, density, productivity and leaf dynamics of the dominant seagrass species Thalassia testudinum were studied at five locations in the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlif...