Dear MARMAM readers, We are pleased to announce our new publication: MACHADO, R.; OLIVEIRA, L.R. and MONTEALEGRE-QUIJANO, S. 2015. Incidental catch of South American sea Lion in a pair trawl off southern Brazil. Neotropical Biology and Conservation, *10 *(1):43-47, doi: 10.4013/nbc.2015.101.06 Abstract: The population of the South American sea lion, *Otaria flavescens *(Shaw, 1800), in Uruguay is declining at an annual rate of 1.6 to 2.0%. Although the reasons are still unknown, interactions with fishing activities have been identified as a major cause. The individuals that arrive along the coast of Brazil come from the breeding colonies off Uruguay after their breeding period. We report here the first record of incidental catch of South American sea lions in Brazilian waters by a pair trawl. On July 17th, 2008 a young male of South American sea lion was incidentally caught during a commercial pair trawl fishing trip along the southern Brazilian coast (32º57’S, 52º31’W), in a depth ranging from 15 to 20 m. Despite being punctual, this record is an evidence of a potential major threat to South American sea lions in southern Brazil and Uruguay, since trawl industrial fishing is a very important economic activity in South Brazil. You can access the paper here http: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272833294_Incidental_catch_of_South... Best regards -- Rodrigo Machado ______________________________________________________________________ Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Aquáticos do Rio Grande do Sul (GEMARS). Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Aves e Mamíferos Marinhos. Departamento de Zoologia - UFRGS/IB. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil Skype: ecomachado