Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

Aggregations of sea pens are important soft-bottom communities providing a three-
dimensional complexity from which several associated species can benefit. The red sea pen …

The aim of this study is to synthesize available information on sea pens in the Mediterranean
Sea and fill existing knowledge gaps through modelling of suitable habitat, with the …

Bottom trawling significantly impacts benthic communities, reducing habitat complexity and
biodiversity. The distribution and abundance of key species in the northeastern Gulf of …

The sea pen Pteroeides spinosum (Ellis, 1764), belonging to the superfamily Pennatuliodea
McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022, is a little-known anthozoan species well-adapted …

The presence of extensive pennatulacean fields was highlighted in the southern part of the
Strait of Messina, Central Mediterranean Sea, during a survey carried out by a Remotely …

Four multidisciplinary oceanographic surveys were conducted in November and December
from 2007 to 2010, along the Mauritanian coast (NW Africa). A total of 10,514 brachyuran …

Bottom trawling significantly impacts benthic communities, reducing habitat complexity and
biodiversity. The distribution and abundance of key species in the northeastern Gulf of …

The spatial representation of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of the Strait of
Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea) is presented for the first time, together with comments on …

The sea pen Pteroeides griseum (Bohadsch, 1761), belonging to the order Scleralcyonacea
(Cnidaria, Octocorallia), is a lesser-known anthozoan species well-adapted to inhabit soft …