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| Colloca, Francesco; Milisenda, Giacomo; Capezzuto, Francesca; Cau, Alessandro; Garofalo, Germana; Jadaud, Angelique; Kiparissis, Sotiris; Micallef, Reno; Montanini, Stefano; Thasitis, Ioannis; Vallisneri, Maria; Voliani, Alessandro; Vrgoc, Nedo; Zupa, Walter; Ordines, Rancesc. |
| In this study we investigated the spatio-temporal distribution of gurnards (8 species of Triglidae and one species of Peristediidae) in the northern Mediterranean Sea using 22 years of MEDITS bottom trawl survey data (1994-2015). Gurnards showed significant differences in terms of abundance, dominance and composition among geographical sub-areas and ecoregions, with the highest relative biomass (BIy) being found in Malta, eastern Corsica, the Balearic Islands and the eastern Ionian Sea. The lowest gurnards BIy were observed in the highly exploited areas of the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea, where the largest number of species with a negative linear trend in BIy was also found. The temporal trends in species abundances highlighted a general... |
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Palavras-chave: Triglidae; Mediterranean Sea; Trawl by-catch; MEDITS; Fishing pressure. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00486/59749/62855.pdf |
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