Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 -- The Idea Behind this Book -- Important but Ignored -- Migratory Strategies: Endless Variety -- Threats to Migratory Fishes -- Geographic Coverage and Aliases -- The Migratory Fishes as Examples of Freshwater Biodiversity -- The Future -- A Note on Usage -- Chapter 2 -- Characteristics of the Basin -- Geography and Geology -- River Profile -- Water Uses -- Habitats Used by Migratory Species -- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns -- Distribution -- Feeding -- Growth -- Abundance -- Migration Patterns -- Spawning -- Reproductive Strategy -- Timing of Spawning -- Spawning Sites and Migratory Behaviour -- Description of Principal Species -- Fisheries Impacts -- Other Impacts -- Management and Mitigation -- Legislation -- Fish Passages -- Fish Elevators -- Stocking -- Protected Areas -- Recommendations for Conservation and Research -- Proposed Conservation Strategy -- Chapter 3 -- Characteristics of the Basin -- Introduction -- Upper Paraguay -- Lower Paraguay -- High Paraná -- Middle and Lower Paraná -- Río de la Plata -- Habitats Used by Migratory Species -- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns -- Characids -- Silurids (catfish) -- Impacts on Migratory Species -- Fisheries -- Other Impacts -- Management and Mitigation -- Legislation: Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia -- Legislation: Brazil -- Regulation of Fishing in the Pantanal -- Conservation of Wetlands in Brazil -- Relevant Conservation Programs in Argentina and Trans-boundary Programs -- Mitigation of the Effects of Dams -- Recommendations for Conservation and Research -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Characteristics of the Basin -- Geography -- Geology -- River Profile -- Water Quality -- Social Aspects -- Habitats used by Migratory Fish -- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns -- Migratory Behaviour.

Principal Mainstem Migratory Species -- Principal Tributary Migratory Species -- Impacts on Migratory Species -- Fisheries Impacts -- Other Impacts -- Management and Mitigation -- Fisheries Legislation -- Actions to Reduce Water Pollution -- The (EPISCar) Fish Hatchery -- Minimum Flow Requirements for the Itá Dam -- Establishment of the Turvo Reserve -- Recommendations for Conservation and Research -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Characteristics of the Basin -- Geography -- Geology -- River Profile -- Water Characteristics -- Habitats Used by Migratory Species -- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns -- Impacts on Migratory Species -- Fisheries Impacts -- Other Impacts -- Management and Mitigation -- Fisheries Regulation and Management -- Fish Passages -- Re-stocking Programs -- Recommendations for Conservation and Research -- Conservation Status of São Francisco Migratory Fish Species -- Proposed Conservation Actions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Characteristics of the Basin -- Geography -- Geology -- Physical Characteristics of the River -- Water Characteristics -- Social Aspects of the Basin -- Habitats Used by Migratory Species -- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns -- Catfish (Siluriformes) -- Characids -- Impacts on Migratory Speices -- Fisheries -- Non-fisheries Impacts -- Management and Mitigation -- Legal and Management Instruments -- Technical Instruments -- The Conventional Centralised Model for Brazilian Fisheries Management -- Management -- Recommendations for Conservation and Research -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Characteristics of the Basin -- Geography, Geology, Climate and Habitat -- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns -- Order Clupeiformes -- Order Characiformes -- Order Siluriformes: Pimelodidae -- Order Siluriformes: other families -- Order Perciformes -- Principal Fishery Species.

Migratory Patterns in Colombia -- Relationship Between Habitat and Fish Distribution -- Impacts on Migratory Species -- Fisheries Impacts -- Other Impacts -- Management and Mitigation -- Management -- Legislation for Protection of Migratory Fish Species -- Colombian National Biodiversity Policy -- Aquaculture -- Reserves and Protected Areas -- Data Collecting System -- Recommendations for Conservation and Research -- References -- Appendix A -- Table 1. Authority and common names of principal South American migratory fishes discussed in this volume -- Table 2. Status and use of principal South American migratory fishes discussed in this volume -- Appendix B -- North America -- Europe -- Mekong and Other Asian Rivers -- Africa -- References.