Stock overexploitation, bycatch, discards and gear impacts on the environment are
outstanding issues for Mediterranean fisheries. The adoption of alternative fishing gears is …

The MEDITS programme started in 1994 in the Mediterranean with the cooperation among
research institutes from four countries: France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Over the years, until …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has been used to study fish diversity in various
aquatic ecosystems. However, studies on fish community structure in estuarine ecosystems …

This study evaluates the fishing pressure exerted by the most common recreational and
professional, small-scale fishing practices on vulnerable target and bycatch species in …

When evaluating fishing gear catches, the focus is often on a few species as opposed to the
entire catch. In some fisheries this can lead to ignoring major part of catch composition …

Aim Overexploitation of wildlife and anthropogenic climate change are key drivers of global
biodiversity loss. Investigating how these stressors interact and affect ecosystems is critical …

Chondrichthyans are a vulnerable group that has been overexploited for almost half a
century in the Mediterranean. Since in this area most chondrichthyans are rarely …

Understanding the spatial dynamics of biodiversity is an essential issue in marine ecology
and requires combining information at local and regional scales. β-diversity is an important …

Bottom trawl fisheries often catch several species simultaneously. However, most studies
addressing the catch performance and selectivity of a specific trawl focus on a few …

The scientific exploration of Mallorca Channel seamounts (western Mediterranean) is
improving the knowledge of the Ses Olives (SO), Ausias March (AM), and Emile Baudot (EB) …