Mutalipassi, Mirko D’Anza, Emanuele Pugliano, Mariagiulia Firmamento, Roberto Murano, Carola Ruocco, Nadia Pennesi, Chiara Procaccini, Gabriele Romeo, Teresa Terlizzi, Antonio
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
This manuscript explores the role of European anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the central Mediterranean Region, shedding light on their ecological significance, conservation challenges, and sustainable utilization. The European anchovy is one of Europe’s most important fish resources in the Mediterranean basin, and it is considered a keystone...
Darby, Jamie H Clairbaux, Manon Quinn, John L Thompson, Paul Quinn, Lucy Cabot, David Strøm, Hallvard Thórarinsson, Thorkell L Kempf, Jed Jessopp, Mark J
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Current biology : CB
Fisheries waste is used by many seabirds as a supplementary source of food,1 but interacting with fishing vessels to obtain this resource puts birds at risk of entanglement in fishing gear and mortality.2 As a result, bycatch is one of the leading contributors to seabird decline worldwide,3 and this risk may increase over time as birds increasingly...
Bozaoğlu, Adem Sezai
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Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
The discarded species caught in prawn trammel nets damage the nets and cause a serious labor loss problem for fishers. In the present study, a 15 cm high greenhouse plastic film and a greenhouse shade cloth net were fitted between the lower parts of the nets and the lead collars to reduce discards in the trammel net fishery. The modified nets were ...
Briand, Karine Sabarros, Philippe Maufroy, Alexandra Vernet, Anne-Lise Yon, Arthur Bonnieux, Antoine Goujon, Michel Bach, Pascal
Onboard observer programs have been implemented since the 2000’s to monitor the impact of tropical tuna fisheries on pelagic ecosystems. The recent development of Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS) offer new insights to improve the monitoring and estimation of discards at sea, which remains a challenge for observers on board purse seiners where ca...
Heidrich, Kristina N. Meeuwig, Jessica J. Zeller, Dirk
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Frontiers in Marine Science
Comprehensive catch data are fundamental to support the sustainable management of large pelagic fisheries. However, catch data reported by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on behalf of its member countries currently under-represent the extent of these fisheries in the Indian Ocean. We reconstructed fisheries catches of large pelagic species ...
ruiz-jarabo;, ignacio
Europe calls for the end to fisheries discards, which means bringing all caught fish (subject to minimum sizes or quotas) to land. This decision is beneficial to the ecosystem, since it forces the selectivity of the fishing gears to improve. However, artisanal fishermen find themselves in a vulnerable situation where their subsistence depends on ca...
amelia, evi
The market demand for marine-based cosmetics has shown a tremendous growth rate in the last decade. Marine resources represent a promising source of novel bioactive compounds for new cosmetic ingredient development. However, concern about sustainability also becomes an issue that should be considered in developing cosmetic ingredients. The fisherie...
Mytilineou, Chryssi Herrmann, Bent Smith, Christopher J. Mantopoulou-Palouka, Danai Anastasopoulou, Aikaterini Siapatis, Apostolos Sala, Antonello Megalofonou, Persefoni Papadopoulou, Nadia Vassilopoulou, Vassiliki
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Frontiers in Marine Science
Fisheries have important impacts on marine biodiversity. In this work, combined information on the abundance, species richness, diversity indices, species composition, trophic level and vulnerability index were examined for the first-time to detect differences in five units related to trawl fishing: the fish assemblage entering the trawl codend, an...
García-de-Vinuesa, Alfredo Maynou, Francesc Demestre, Montserrat
The current European Union fisheries policy encourages improving handling practices to increase the survival of discards. Trawling on the Mediterranean upper slope often generates over 30% of discards of the total catch. Among other species, Nephrops norvegicus juveniles are abundantly returned to the sea, sometimes exceeding 40% of discarded bioma...
Mir-Arguimbau, Joan Martín, Paloma Balcells, Marc Sala-Coromina, Joan Sabatés, Ana
This study characterized the fishery dynamics of blue whiting, a bycatch species of the bottom trawl Norway lobster fishery, in the NW Mediterranean. Landings and effort data over the last two decades were combined with current information on the spatial distribution of effort and catch, and with the size and age structure of blue whiting over the ...
