We used the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (coI) gene DNA to barcode 117 endemic Gulf and
cosmopolitan Indo–West Pacific fish species belonging to 54 families and 13 orders. Novel …

Along the past century, the Arabian Gulf has experienced a continuous and fast coastal
development leading to increase the human pressures on the marine environment. The …

Macrobenthic communities in shallow mangrove-seagrass habitat at the southern portion of
Saudi Arabia, Red Sea were explored to (i) characterize their diversity and abundance;(ii) …

In spite of the ecological services provided by elasmobranchs, their diversity and
populations are significantly declining even before appropriate assessments are conducted …

Abstract Information about habitats occupied by aquatic organisms while completing critical
stages of their lives, called essential fish habitats, is crucial for their sustainability. In this …

In early XXth century, the Gulf of Gabes (SE Tunisia) used to host the most extended
Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds in the Mediterranean Sea, and a highly productive …

Like fishing, natural regime shifts and human-induced environmental changes are often
equally important factors in driving fish stock declines. In the Northwestern Arabian Gulf …

The blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775), formerly known as P. pelagicus
(Linnaeus, 1758) has become a major fishery resource in the Gulf. Yet, there are no regional …

Shrimp trawl fishery has evoked serious concerns at both regional and global levels due to
its strong association with the bycatch and its significant contribution to the total global …

Epinephelus areolatus and Siganus canaliculatus are two species of fisheries importance
associated with vegetated habitats, which are in turn threatened by human activities such as …