Trace metal contamination in the European sardine and anchovy food web was investigated
in the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean Sea, including seawater and size fractions of …

An important decrease in small pelagic fish condition and size has been observed in the
most productive ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Lions, since 2008, leading …

Abstract In the Western Mediterranean Sea, forage fishes have changed in abundance,
body condition, growth, reproduction, and distribution in the last decades. Different …

Important changes have been observed in recent decades in small pelagic fish (SPF)
populations of the NW Mediterranean Sea: declines in biomass and landings of European …

Small pelagic fish are key components of marine ecosystems and fisheries worldwide.
Despite the absence of recruitment failure and overfishing, pelagic fisheries have been in …

Abstract In the Gulf of Lions, small pelagic fish have shown reduced body size and body
condition after 2007 that would result from changes in zooplankton community. We therefore …

Studies of the diet, feeding habits and trophic activity of top marine predators are essential
for understanding their trophodynamics. The main direct method used for such studies thus …

Small pelagic fish (SPF) species such as European sardine Sardina pilchardus, European
anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus, round sardinella Sardinella aurita and European sprat …

The increasing pressure on marine resources due to the high demand for fish and fishery
products from an increasing population can lead to the overexploitation of fish stocks …

Ecopath mass-balanced models are widely-used tools to address various challenges in the
understanding and protection of ecosystems. To track the continuing improvements in data …