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| Carbonara, Pierluigi; Zupa, Walter; Anastasopoulou, Aikaterini; Bellodi, Andrea; Bitetto, Isabella; Charilaou, Charis; Chatzispyrou, Archontia; Elleboode, Romain; Esteban, Antonio; Follesa, Maria Cristina; Isajlovic, Igor; Jadaud, Angelique; Garcia-ruiz, Cristina; Giannakaki, Amalia; Guijarro, Beatriz; Kiparissis, Sotiris Elias; Ligas, Alessandro; Mahe, Kelig; Massaro, Andrea; Medvesek, Damir; Mytilineou, Chryssi; Ordines, Francesc; Pesci, Paola; Porcu, Cristina; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Thasitis, Ioannis; Torres, Pedro; Spedicato, Maria Teresa; Tursi, Angelo; Sion, Letizia. |
| The uncertainty in age estimation by otolith reading may be at the root of the large variability in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) growth models in the Mediterranean. In the MEDITS survey, red mullet age data are produced following the same sampling protocol and otolith reading methodology. However, ageing is assigned using different interpretation schemes, including variations in theoretical birthdate and number of false rings considered, in addition to differences in the experience level of readers. The present work analysed the influence of these variations and the geographical location of sampling on red mullet ageing using a multivariate approach (principal component analysis). Reader experience was the most important parameter correlated with the... |
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Palavras-chave: Mullus barbatus; Age variability; MEDITS; Mediterranean; Reader effect; False rings; Date of birth. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70320/68356.pdf |
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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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| Spedicato, Maria Teresa; Zupa, Walter; Carbonara, Pierluigi; Fiorentino, Fabio; Follesca, Maria Cristina; Galgani, Francois; Garcia-ruiz, Cristina; Jadaud, Angelique; Ioakeimidis, Christos; Lazarakis, Giorgios; Lembo, Giuseppe; Mandic, Milica; Maiorano, Porzia; Sartini, Marina; Serena, Fabrizio; Cau, Alessandro; Esteban, Antonio; Isajlovic, Igor; Micallef, Reno; Thasitis, Ioannis. |
| Marine litter is one of the main sources of anthropogenic pollution in the marine ecosystem, with plastic representing a global threat. This paper aims to assess the spatial distribution of plastic macro-litter on the seafloor, identifying accumulation hotspots at a northern Mediterranean scale. Density indices (items km–2) from the MEDITS trawl surveys (years 2013-2015) were modelled by generalized additive models using a Delta-type approach and several covariates: latitude, longitude, depth, seafloor slope, surface oceanographic currents and distances from main ports. To set thresholds for the identification of accumulation areas, the percentiles (85th, 90th and 95th) of the plastic spatial density distribution were computed on the raster data. In the... |
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Palavras-chave: Marine macro-litter; Plastic; Mediterranean Sea; GAM modelling; Accumulation areas; MEDITS. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70319/68355.pdf |
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| Sioni, Letizia; Zupa, Walter; Calculli, Crescenza; Garofalo, Germana; Hidalgo, Manuel; Jadaud, Angelique; Lefkaditou, Evgenia; Ligas, Alessandro; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Bitetto, Isabella; Capezutto, Francesca; Carlucci, Roberto; Esteban, Antonio; Follesa, Cristina; Guijarro, Beatriz; Ikica, Zdravko; Isajlovic, Igor; Lembo, Giuseppe; Manfredi, Chiara; Perez, José Luiz; Porcu, Cristina; Thasitis, Ioannis; Tserpes, George; Carbonara, Pierluigi. |
| The present study provides updated information on the occurrence, abundance and biomass distribution patterns and length frequencies of Merluccius merluccius in the Mediterranean Sea, by analysing a time series of data from the Mediterranean International Trawl Surveys (MEDITS) from 1994 to 2015. The highest values of abundance and biomass were observed in the Sardinian Seas. The use of a generalized additive model, in which standardized biomass indices (kg km–2) were analysed as a function of environmental variables, explained how ecological factors could affect the spatio-temporal distribution of European hake biomass in the basin. High biomass levels predicted by the model were observed especially at 200 m depth and between 14°C and 18°C, highlighting... |
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Palavras-chave: Merluccius merluccius; Distribution pattern; Environmental factors; MEDITS; Mediterranean Sea. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70351/68419.pdf |
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| Follesa, Maria C.; Marongiu, Martina F.; Zupa, Walter; Bellodi, Andrea; Cau, Alessandro; Cannas, Rita; Colloca, Francesco; Djurovic, Mirko; Isajlovic, Igor; Jadaud, Angelique; Manfredi, Chiara; Mulas, Antonello; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Porcu, Cristina; Ramirez-amaro, Sergio; Salmeron Jimenez, Francisca; Serena, Fabrizio; Sion, Letizia; Thasitis, Ioannis; Cau, Angelo; Carbonara, Pierluigi. |
| Thanks to the availability of the MEDITS survey data, a standardized picture of the occurrence and abundance of demersal Chondrichthyes in the northern Mediterranean has been obtained. During the spring-summer period between 2012 and 2015, 41 Chondrichthyes, including 18 sharks (5 orders and 11 families). 22 batoids (3 orders and 4 families) and 1 chimaera, were detected from several geographical sub-areas (GSAs) established by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Batoids had a preferential distribution on the continental shelf (10-200 m depth). while shark species were more frequent on the slope (200-800 m depth). Only three species, the Carcharhiniformes Galeus melastomus and Scyliorhinus canicida and the Torpediniformes Torpedo... |
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Palavras-chave: Fish; Chondrichthyes; Bottom trawl surveys; Distribution; Abundance; Mediterranean. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71220/69591.pdf |
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| Sbrana, Mario; Zupa, Walter; Ligas, Alessandro; Capezzuto, Francesca; Chatzispyrou, Archontia; Follesa, Maria Cristina; Gancitano, Vita; Guijarro, Beatriz; Isajlovic, Igor; Jadaud, Angelique; Markovic, Olivera; Micallef, Reno; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Piccinetti, Corrado; Thasitis, Ioannis; Carbonara, Pierluigi. |
| The main characteristics concerning the distribution of two of the most important decapod crustaceans of commercial interest in the Mediterranean Sea, the deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, and the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, are studied in the European Mediterranean waters. The study is based on data collected under the MEDITS trawl surveys from 1994 to 2015 from the Gibraltar Straits to the northeastern Levantine Basin (Cyprus waters). The observed differences can be interpreted as different responses to environmental drivers related to the differing life history traits of the two species. In fact, N. norvegicus is a long-living, benthic burrowing species with low growth and mortality rates, while P. longirostris is an epibenthic,... |
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Palavras-chave: Nephrops norvegicus; Parapenaeus longirostris; Distribution; Trawl survey; Mediterranean Sea. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00489/60052/63331.pdf |
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