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1. Spatial-temporal variation of the Western Mediterranean Sea biodiversity along a latitudinal gradient

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Carlos Veloy, Manuel Hidalgo, Maria Grazia Pennino, Encarnación Garcia, Antonio Esteban, Cristina García-Ruiz, Gregoire Certain, Sandrine Vaz, Angélique Jadaud, Marta Coll, European Commission, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Educación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Instituto de Ciencias del Mar de Barcelona (ICM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Instituto Espagňol de Oceanografia (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanografico de Malaga, MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation (UMR MARBEC), and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)

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Richness, marine sciences, Temporal trends, General Decision Sciences, Conservation, [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity, Environment, Ecosystems, Climate change impacts, Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Ecological indicators, [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Ecosystems, access, Demersal fish diversity, Food-web, Mediterranean Sea, Medio Marino, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, biodiversity, fish, Ecology, Marine, Relative roles, Management, radio, Fishing impacts, Spatial patterns, Climate change impact
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14 pages, 7 figures, 4 tables, supplementary data https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108674, The Mediterranean Sea is a large marine ecosystem with high heterogeneity in both environmental and ecological characteristics. It presents clear gradients from north to south and west to east. It is also an important area in terms of biodiversity and conservation of vulnerable species, and it suffers from several cumulative human impacts, such as fishing and climate change. Previous studies have characterized spatial and temporal patterns of species distributions and biodiversity indicators. However, a comprehensive analysis combining a wide representation of biodiversity indicators is still missing. In this study, we examined spatial and temporal changes of marine communities along a latitudinal gradient over the continental shelf ecosystems (25–500 m depth) of the Western Mediterranean Sea, from the Gulf of Lion in the north to the Gibraltar Strait in the south. We used information from the MEDITS trawl scientific surveys from 1994 to 2018, and we calculated relevant indicators to investigate spatial and temporal patterns in the region. We selected several indicators measuring alpha (species richness, Shannon diversity index and Pielou evenness index) and beta (decomposing both turnover and nestedness) diversity, as well as previously studied indicators identified to be sensitive to fishing and climate change impacts (biomass-based and trophic-level based metrics). We assessed differences in these indicators for the surveyed community as a whole and for fish, crustaceans and cephalopods, separately, over five regions. Our results show clear latitudinal gradients in some indicators: we observe a reversed pattern between richness (decreasing from south to north) and biomass trends (increasing from south to north) for the demersal community. We also found a generalized increase in β-diversity in most regions with time, and a decline in the trophic level of the surveyed community. In addition, we identify a remarkable increase in several indicators when only considering the cephalopods group, and a general low environmental status for the North Catalan Sea. We discuss our results considering the differences between regions and taxa related to the fishing activity and environmental dynamics that can act at different scales. This in-depth analysis illustrates how to use a selection of indicators that combine the capacity to detect ecological changes from regional to sub-regional scales, The authors thank all the participants in the MEDITS surveys. All MEDITS surveys are funded by the European Commission (EU) through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) within the National Program of Data Collection Framework (DCF), management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy. Funding: This study was partially funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No a (FutureMARES). C. Veloy’s contribution was supported by a PhD fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Education (FPU18/05594) and the University of Barcelona. This work acknowledges the ‘Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence’ accreditation (CEX2019-000928-S). MH and MC also acknowledge support from the COCOCHA project (PID2019-110282RA-I00, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation)

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2022
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2. Determining natal origin for improved management of Atlantic bluefin tuna

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Jean-Marc Fromentin, John F. Walter, David E. Richardson, Fambaye N Sow, Matthew V. Lauretta, Işık Oray, Joseph M. Quattro, Noureddine Abid, José Luis Varela, Leif Nøttestad, Francisco Alemany, Simeon Deguara, Molly Lutcavage, Pedro J Pascual-Alayón, Miguel N. Santos, Nicolas Goñi, Yohei Tsukahara, Natalia Díaz-Arce, F. Saadet Karakulak, Jay R. Rooker, Alex Hanke, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, Piero Addis, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Tomoyuki Itoh, James S. Franks, Igaratza Fraile, AZTI - Tecnalia, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Texas A&M University [College Station], Institute of Marine Research [Bergen] (IMR), University of Bergen (UiB), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi (USM), AquaBioTech Ltd, Universita degli Studi di Cagliari [Cagliari], Department of Biology [Univ. of Cadiz], University of Cadiz, Acadia University, Institut National de Recherche Halieutique de Tanger (INRH), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Istanbul University, University of South Carolina [Columbia], Centre de Recherche Océanographique de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT), Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles [Dakar] (ISRA), National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, National Research Institut of Far Seas Fisheries, Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, IEO, Instituto Português de Investigação do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), ICCAT, University of Massachusetts [Boston] (UMass Boston), University of Massachusetts System (UMASS), MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation (UMR MARBEC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), AquaBioTech Group [Malta], and Università degli Studi di Cagliari = University of Cagliari (UniCa)

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0106 biological sciences, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Population, Sede Central IEO, Fish stock, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Mediterranean sea, Marine fisheries, 14. Life underwater, Population-structure, education, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Stock (geology), 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, education.field_of_study, [SDV.GEN.GPO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE], Ecology, Fishery, [SDV.GEN.GA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Animal genetics, Natal homing, Geography, Sustainable management, [SDV.SA.STP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Sciences and technics of fishery, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Tuna
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Effective sustainable management of marine fisheries requires that assessed management units (that is, fish stocks) correspond to biological populations. This issue has long been discussed in the context of Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABFT, Thunnus thynnus) management, which currently considers two unmixed stocks but does not take into account how individuals born in each of the two main spawning grounds (Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea) mix in feeding aggregations throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Using thousands of genome-wide molecular markers obtained from larvae and young of the year collected at the species’ main spawning grounds, we provide what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first direct genetic evidence for “natal homing” in ABFT. This has facilitated the development of an accurate, cost-effective, and non-invasive tool for tracing the genetic origin of ABFT that allows for the assignment of catches to their population of origin, which is crucial for ensuring that ABFT management is based on biologically meaningful stock units rather than simply on catch location., Sí

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2019
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3. A conceptual framework for the integral management of marine protected areas

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Pedro Cartagena, Carmen Barberá Cebrián, José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso, Just T. Bayle-Sempere, J.M. Falcón, Ben Stobart, M Graziano, Serge Planes, P. Martín-Sosa, Fuensanta Salas, Aitor Forcada, Alberto Brito, Frederic Vandeperre, Elisabeth Rochel, C. Ojeda-Martínez, Francisca Giménez Casalduero, Renato Chemello, Pablo Sanchez-Jerez, Angel Pérez-Ruzafa, Carlos Valle, Ojeda-Martinez, C, Casalduero, FG, Bayle-Sempere, JT, Cebrian, CB, Valle, C, Sanchez-Lizaso, JL, Forcada, A, Sanchez-Jerez, P, Martin-Sosa, P, Falcon, JM, Salas, F, Graziano, MG, Chemello, R, Stobart, B, Cartagena, P, Perez-Ruzafa, A, Vandeperre, F, Rochel, E, Planes, S, Brito, A, Marine Biology Unit, Universidad de Alicante, Grupo de Investigacion (BIOECOMAC), Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanografico de Baleares (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Azores, Biologie et écologie tropicale et méditerranéenne [2007-2010] (BETM), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, and Biología Marina

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0106 biological sciences, [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, 010501 environmental sciences, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Aquatic Science, Oceanography, 01 natural sciences, Policy decision, Conceptual framework, Ecosystem approach, Marine protected areas, Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, Relevance (information retrieval), Zoología, 14. Life underwater, Medio Marino, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, business.industry, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, DPSIR, Environmental resource management, Marine protected areas, Mediterranean, DPSIR, Ecología, Management, 13. Climate action, Conceptual design, Marine protected area, Business
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A general conceptual framework for the management of marine protected areas (MPAs) was developed. The driver-pressure-state-impacts-response (DPSIR) framework was used to determine the elements affecting MPAs. The developed evaluation framework helped to select an appropriate suite of indicators to support an ecosystem approach, an assessment of the MPAs functioning and policy decisions. Gaps derived from the management and policy responses in the MPAs were also outlined. It was concluded that the DPSIR framework can help to simplify the complexity of MPA management. This document is a tool for policy makers, scientists and general public on the relevance of indicators to monitor changes and MPAs management.

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2009
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4. Uses of ecosystem services provided by MPAs: How much do they impact the local economy? A southern Europe perspective

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Concepción Marcos, Nicolas Roncin, Frédérique Alban, Raquel de la Cruz Modino, Mark Dimech, Romain Crec'hriou, Jean-Michel Culioli, Eric Charbonnel, Carlos Valle, Emese Szelianszky, Jeremy Person, Philip I. Smith, Ben Stobart, Laurence Le Direach, Francesc Maynou, Beatriz Luna, Elodie Lavisse, Jose Pascual, Ruth Higgins, Jean Boncoeur, Raquel Goñi, Ivan Guala, Stefano Vaselli, Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer (AMURE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Biologie et écologie tropicale et méditerranéenne [2007-2010] (BETM), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Facultad de Ciencias Politicas Sociales, Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Department of Biology, University of Malta [Malta], Instituto Español de Oceanografía, International Marine Centre (Fondazione IMC), International Marine Centre, GIS Posidonie, Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2, Departamento Ciencias del Mar y Biologia Applicada (DCMBA), Universidad de Alicante, Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología, Universidad de Murcia, University Marine Biological Station (UMBSM), University Marine Biological Station, Centro Oceanografico de Baleares (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Unita de Biologia Marina, University of Pisa - Università di Pisa, EMPAFISH (FP6), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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0106 biological sciences, Southern Europe, Diving, Fishing, Fisheries, Activity-based user value, Socio-economic field surveys, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, Ecosystem services, Commercial fishing, Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Local economic impact, value, Marine protected areas, 14. Life underwater, Economic impact analysis, Medio Marino, Baseline (configuration management), Environmental planning, Recreation, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, business.industry, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Environmental resource management, Marine reserve, Activity-based user, 15. Life on land, [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance, 13. Climate action, Marine protected area, business
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15 pages, 12 figures, 5 tables.-- Issue title: Special Issue on European marine protected areas as tools for fisheries management and conservation, Presentation with same title (18 slides) by Frédérique Alban, Nicolas Roncin and Jean Boncoeur at Les Journées AMURE, Brest, May 27-28, 2009, available at: http://www.umr-amure.fr/conf/journees_amure/2009/empafish.pdf, This paper addresses the problem of measuring the local economic impact of marine protected areas (MPAs). It relies on a broad socio-economic field survey covering 12 case studies in southern Europe, and focusing on two major uses of MPA ecosystem services: fishing and scuba-diving. The impact of these uses on the local economic system is expressed in terms of incomes and jobs, and the methodology relies on a distinction between users transforming ecosystem services into commodities, and users consuming ecosystem services for recreational purposes. Assessment results show a variety of situations, from MPAs where commercial fishing is the major economic stake, to MPAs where recreational activities have a dominant economic role. However, available information concerning the number of recreational users and visitors, on one side, and the number and characteristics of commercial fishing boats, on the other side, suggest that the second situation is more representative of the area under study than the former one. Due to the lack of baseline, the question of sorting out the “reserve effect” from the “site effect” is addressed with the help of survey results concerning perceptions and attitudes of users. As regards divers and diving operators, answers to the survey suggest that the reserve effect plays an important role in the attractiveness of the area. Results are not so clear in the case of fishers, an ambiguity reflecting the uncertainty of the spill-over effects expected from marine reserves on fishing grounds, The research presented in this paper was developed as a part of the research project "European Marine Protected Areas as Tools for fisheries Management and Conservation" (EMPAFISH SSP8-006539) supported by the Commission of the European Communities within the 6th Framework Programme

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2008
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5. Marine reserves: size and age do matter

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15.Claudet J., Osenberg C.W., Benedetti-Cecchi L., Domenici P., Garcia-Charton J.A., Perez-Ruzafa A., Badalamenti F., Bayle-Sempere J., Brito A., Bulleri F., Culioli J.M., Dimech M., Falcon J.M., Guala I., Milazzo M., Sanchez-Meca J., Somerfield P.J., Stobart B., Vandeperre F., Valle C., Planes S. (2008) - Marine reserves: size, age do matter., Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Biología Marina, Biologie et écologie tropicale et méditerranéenne [2007-2010] (BETM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (DiSTeBA), Università del Salento [Lecce], Department of Zoology, University of Florida [Gainesville] (UF), Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Pisa - Università di Pisa, International Marine Centre (Fondazione IMC), International Marine Centre, CNR Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (IAMC), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Departamento Ecologia e Hidrologia, Universidad de Murcia, Laboratorio di Ecologia (CNR-IAMC), CNRS-IAMC, Marine Biology Unit, Universidad de Alicante, Grupo de Investigacion (BIOECOMAC), Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Réserve Naturelle des Bouches de Bonifacio, Office Environnement Corse, Department of Biology, University of Malta [Malta], Dipartimento di Ecologia, Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Centro Oceanografico de Baleares (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Azores, CLAUDET, J, OSENBERG, CW, L BENEDETTI-CECCHI, P DOMENICI, J-A GARCÍA-CHARTON, Á PÉREZ-RUZAFA, F BADALAMENTI, J BAYLE-SEMPERE, A BRITO, F BULLERI, J-M CULIOLI, M DIMECH, J M FALCÓN, GUALA, I, MILAZZO, M, J SÁNCHEZ-MECA, P J SOMERFIELD, B STOBART, F VANDEPERRE, C VALLE, and PLANES,S

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0106 biological sciences, Time Factors, marine reserve age, marine protected area, marine reserve size, Marine protected area, Biodiversity, Asymmetrical analysis of variance, Conservation of Energy Resources, Fish stock, 01 natural sciences, Marine reserve network, Environmental protection, fish assemblages, Zoología, Coastal marine ecosystems, Commercial species, Atlantic Ocean, Marine reserve design, marine reserve design, Nature reserve, Marine reserve age, Ecology, Marine reserve, Fishes, asymmetrical analysis of variance, weighted meta-analysis, Europe, coastal marine ecosystems, Fisheries, marine reserve network, Fish assemblages, 010603 evolutionary biology, Mediterranean Sea, Weighted meta-analysis, Animals, 14. Life underwater, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, commercial species, Overfishing, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Marine reserve size, 15. Life on land, Ecología, 13. Climate action, Environmental science, Species richness, heterogeneity, Heterogeneity, Protected area
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Marine reserves are widely used throughout the world to prevent overfishing and conserve biodiversity, but uncertainties remain about their optimal design. The effects of marine reserves are heterogeneous. Despite theoretical findings, empirical studies have previously found no effect of size on the effectiveness of marine reserves in protecting commercial fish stocks. Using 58 datasets from 19 European marine reserves, we show that reserve size and age do matter: Increasing the size of the no-take zone increases the density of commercial fishes within the reserve compared with outside; whereas the size of the buffer zone has the opposite effect. Moreover, positive effects of marine reserve on commercial fish species and species richness are linked to the time elapsed since the establishment of the protection scheme. The reserve size-dependency of the response to protection has strong implications for the spatial management of coastal areas because marine reserves are used for spatial zoning. This work has been carried out with financial support from the Commission of the European Community, specific RTD programme "Specific Support to Policies", SSP-2003-006539 "European Marine Protected Areas as Tools for Fisheries Management and Conservation (EMPAFISH)".

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2008
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6. Tracking a mass mortality outbreak of pen shell Pinna nobilis populations: A collaborative effort of scientists and citizens

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Salud Deudero, Maite Vázquez-Luis, Enric Ballesteros, Santiago V Jiménez-Gutiérrez, Diego K. Kersting, Patricia Prado, Stefania Coppa, Angel Amores, Jean de Vaugelas, Salvatore Giacobbe, Serge Planes, Piero Addis, Iris E. Hendriks, Stelios Katsanevakis, Ivan Zupan, Jose Tena-Medialdea, Francesco Paolo Patti, Francisca Giménez Casalduero, Vesna Mačić, Agustín Barrajón, Borut Mavrič, Louis Hadjioannou, Nardo Vicente, Elvira Álvarez, Miguel Cabanellas-Reboredo, Fatima Zohra Belkhamssa, Baptiste Mourre, Jordi Sánchez, José Rafael García-March, Sistema d’observació i predicció costaner de les Illes Balears (.) (SOCIB), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon [Eugene], Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), University of Montenegro (UCG), Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Digestive Diseases Unit, Hospital de Sabadell, Institut Universitari Parc Taulí, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Global Change Department (IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)), Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats (IMEDEA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB), Institute of marine biology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Avignon Université (AU), Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Biología Marina, Producció Animal, Aigües Marines i Continentals, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), and Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries = Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA)

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2417.05 Biología Marina, 0106 biological sciences, Range (biology), Haplosporida, FAN MUSSEL, lcsh:Medicine, 01 natural sciences, Mediterranean Basin, Disease Outbreaks, Mass mortality, Ecological catastrophe, Mediterranean sea, SALINITY, Zoología, Pen shell, OYSTER PARASITE, lcsh:Science, Protozoan Infections, Animal, TEMPERATURE, Phylogeny, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, education.field_of_study, Multidisciplinary, biology, Conservation biology, Ecology, HAPLOSPORIDIUM-NELSONI MSX, 1758 MOLLUSCA, 3105.12 Ordenación y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre, Geography, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, GROWTH, BIVALVE, HAPLOSPORIDIUM-NELSONI MSX, FAN MUSSEL, OYSTER PARASITE, 1758 MOLLUSCA, LINNAEUS, BIVALVE, BONAMIA, GROWTH, SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, Bivalves, Medio Marino y Protección Ambiental, Population, Environment, 010603 evolutionary biology, Article, Pinna nobilis, Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Pinna nobilis, mass mortality, Mediterranean Sea, Animals, Ecosystem, BONAMIA, 14. Life underwater, education, Ecological epidemiology, Extinction, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, lcsh:R, Outbreak, biology.organism_classification, Endoparasite, Bivalvia, lcsh:Q, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, LINNAEUS
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Este artículo contiene 11 páginas, 4 figuras, 1 tabla., A mass mortality event is devastating the populations of the endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis in the Mediterranean Sea from early autumn 2016. A newly described Haplosporidian endoparasite (Haplosporidium pinnae) is the most probable cause of this ecological catastrophe placing one of the largest bivalves of the world on the brink of extinction. As a pivotal step towards Pinna nobilis conservation, this contribution combines scientists and citizens’ data to address the fast- and vastdispersion and prevalence outbreaks of the pathogen. Therefore, the potential role of currents on parasite expansion was addressed by means of drift simulations of virtual particles in a high-resolution regional currents model. A generalized additive model was implemented to test if environmental factors could modulate the infection of Pinna nobilis populations. The results strongly suggest that the parasite has probably dispersed regionally by surface currents, and that the disease expression seems to be closely related to temperatures above 13.5 °C and to a salinity range between 36.5–39.7 psu. The most likely spread of the disease along the Mediterranean basin associated with scattered survival spots and very few survivors (potentially resistant individuals), point to a challenging scenario for conservation of the emblematic Pinna nobilis, which will require fast and strategic management measures and should make use of the essential role citizen science projects can play., This study was financed by the special action project “NACRAS – Evaluación de la magnitud de un evento de mortalidad combinando censos científicos ampliados con observaciones de ciencia ciudadana” cofunded by the Regional Government and Direcció General d’Innovació i Recerca of the Balearic Islands and the European Social Fund 2014–2020. Salinity and temperature data at Alfacs Bay was provided from the “Programa de Seguimiento de la calidad de las aguas, moluscos y fitoplancton tóxico en las zonas de producción de marisco del litoral catalán (PSQAM) de la DGPAM.” The authors acknowledge the MEDCLIC project, funded by “La Caixa” Foundation, contributing to the development of the WMOP hydrodynamic model. Maite Vázquez- Luis and Miguel Cabanellas-Reboredo were supported by a postdoctoral contract co-funded by the Regional Government of the Balearic Islands and the European Social Fund 2014–2020. Also, Vázquez-Luis was also supported by a postdoctoral contract Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación (IJCI-2016-29329) of Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. Elvira Álvarez was supported by a Personal Técnico de Apoyo contract (PTA2015-10829-I) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness. Iris E. Hendriks was supported by Ramon y Cajal Fellowship RYC-2014-14970, cofunded by the Conselleria d’Innovació, Recerca i Turisme of the Balearic Government (Pla de ciència, tecnologia, innovació i emprenedoria 2013-2017) and the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. Jose Rafael Garcia-March and Jose Tena were supported by the project BF/HEM 15-1662

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2019
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7. Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

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Joaquim Garrabou, Daniel Gómez-Gras, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Cristina Linares, Nathaniel Bensoussan, Paula López-Sendino, Hocein Bazairi, Free Espinosa, Mohamed Ramdani, Samir Grimes, Mouloud Benabdi, Jamila Ben Souissi, Emna Soufi, Faten Khamassi, Raouia Ghanem, Oscar Ocaña, Alfonso Ramos-Esplà, Andres Izquierdo, Irene Anton, Esther Rubio-Portillo, Carmen Barbera, Emma Cebrian, Nuria Marbà, Iris E. Hendriks, Carlos M. Duarte, Salud Deudero, David Díaz, Maite Vázquez-Luis, Elvira Alvarez, Bernat Hereu, Diego K. Kersting, Andrea Gori, Núria Viladrich, Stephane Sartoretto, Ivane Pairaud, Sandrine Ruitton, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Elodie Rouanet, Nuria Teixidó, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Simonetta Fraschetti, Irene Rivetti, Ernesto Azzurro, Carlo Cerrano, Massimo Ponti, Eva Turicchia, Giorgio Bavestrello, Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti, Marzia Bo, Marco Bertolino, Monica Montefalcone, Giovanni Chimienti, Daniele Grech, Gil Rilov, Inci Tuney Kizilkaya, Zafer Kizilkaya, Nur Eda Topçu, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Maria Sini, Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli, Silvija Kipson, Jean G. Harmelin, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, Foundation for Science and Technology, Ministerio de Educación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Fisiología, Genética y Microbiología, Biología Marina, Ecología Microbiana Molecular, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España, European Union (UE). H2020, Garrabou, Joaquim, Gómez-Gras, Daniel, Ledoux, Jean-Baptiste, Linares, Cristina, Bensoussan, Nathaniel, López-Sendino, Paula, Bazairi, Hocein, Espinosa, Free, Ramdani, Mohamed, Grimes, Samir, Benabdi, Mouloud, Souissi, Jamila Ben, Soufi, Emna, Khamassi, Faten, Ghanem, Raouia, Ocaña, Oscar, Ramos-Esplà, Alfonso, Izquierdo, Andre, Anton, Irene, Rubio-Portillo, Esther, Barbera, Carmen, Cebrian, Emma, Marbà, Nuria, Hendriks, Iris E., Duarte, Carlos M., Deudero, Salud, Díaz, David, Vázquez-Luis, Maite, Alvarez, Elvira, Hereu, Bernat, Kersting, Diego K., Gori, Andrea, Viladrich, Núria, Sartoretto, Stephane, Pairaud, Ivane, Ruitton, Sandrine, Pergent, Gérard, Pergent-Martini, Christine, Rouanet, Elodie, Teixidó, Nuria, Gattuso, Jean-Pierre, Fraschetti, Simonetta, Rivetti, Irene, Azzurro, Ernesto, Cerrano, Carlo, Ponti, Massimo, Turicchia, Eva, Bavestrello, Giorgio, Cattaneo-Vietti, Riccardo, Bo, Marzia, Bertolino, Marco, Montefalcone, Monica, Chimienti, Giovanni, Grech, Daniele, Rilov, Gil, Tuney Kizilkaya, Inci, Kizilkaya, Zafer, Eda Topçu, Nur, Gerovasileiou, Vasili, Sini, Maria, Bakran-Petricioli, Tatjana, Kipson, Silvija, Harmelin, Jean G., Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie (MIO), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Toulon (UTLN), Institute of Marine Sciences / Institut de Ciències del Mar [Barcelona] (ICM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Departament d'Ecologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), IPSO FACTO [Marseille], Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal], Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de la Mer et de l'Aménagement du Littoral (ESSMAL), Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Universitat de Girona [Girona], Universitat de Girona (UdG), Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats (IMEDEA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB), Global Change Department (IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de las Islas Baleares (UIB), Department of Global Change Research, Institut Mediterrani d´Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, IFREMER - Laboratoire Provence Azur Corse, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Sciences pour l'environnement (SPE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pascal Paoli (UPP), GIS Posidonie, Hopkins Marine Station [Stanford], Stanford University, Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DiSTeBA), Università del Salento [Lecce], Italian National Institute of Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche [Ancona] (UNIVPM), Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), Universita degli studi di Genova, University of Haifa [Haifa], Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR), Department of Marine Sciences [Aegean], University of the Aegean, Department of Biology [Zagreb], Faculty of Science [Zagreb], University of Zagreb-University of Zagreb, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal] (UM5), Laboratoire Environnement Ressources Provence Azur Corse (LERPAC), LITTORAL (LITTORAL), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Université Pascal Paoli (UPP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa (UniGe), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Ege Üniversitesi, Garrabou, J., Gomez-Gras, D., Ledoux, J. -B., Linares, C., Bensoussan, N., Lopez-Sendino, P., Bazairi, H., Espinosa, F., Ramdani, M., Grimes, S., Benabdi, M., Souissi, J. B., Soufi, E., Khamassi, F., Ghanem, R., Ocana, O., Ramos-Espla, A., Izquierdo, A., Anton, I., Rubio-Portillo, E., Barbera, C., Cebrian, E., Marba, N., Hendriks, I. E., Duarte, C. M., Deudero, S., Diaz, D., Vazquez-Luis, M., Alvarez, E., Hereu, B., Kersting, D. K., Gori, A., Viladrich, N., Sartoretto, S., Pairaud, I., Ruitton, S., Pergent, G., Pergent-Martini, C., Rouanet, E., Teixido, N., Gattuso, J. -P., Fraschetti, S., Rivetti, I., Azzurro, E., Cerrano, C., Ponti, M., Turicchia, E., Bavestrello, G., Cattaneo-Vietti, R., Bo, M., Bertolino, M., Montefalcone, M., Chimienti, G., Grech, D., Rilov, G., Tuney Kizilkaya, I., Kizilkaya, Z., Eda Topcu, N., Gerovasileiou, V., Sini, M., Bakran-Petricioli, T., Kipson, S., and Harmelin, J. G.

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0106 biological sciences, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Mediterranean-type ecosystems, lcsh:QH1-199.5, climate change, ocean warming, marine heat wave impacts, marine disease, marine conservation and protection, marine disease, Ecosistemes, Oceanography, Microbiología, 01 natural sciences, Ecologia marina, Ocean warming, Canvi climàtic, Climate change, Zoología, lcsh:Science, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Water Science and Technology, media_common, [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere, Global and Planetary Change, Mediterrània (Mar), Global warming, Biotic communities, Marine conservation and protection, Marine invertebrates -- Mortality -- Mediterranean Sea, climate change, Christian ministry, marine conservation and protection, [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, European Regional Development Fund, Library science, Ocean Engineering, Aquatic Science, lcsh:General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, Algae -- Mortality -- Mediterranean Sea, Marine ecology, ocean warming, Ecosistemes mediterranis, Mediterranean Sea, media_common.cataloged_instance, marine heat wave impact, 14. Life underwater, European union, [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, environment, [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Marine heat wave impacts, Escalfament global, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Algues -- Mortalitat -- Mediterrània, Mar, Climatic changes, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, Marine disease, Climatic change, Mass mortality, marine heat wave impacts, Invertebrats marins -- Mortalitat -- Mediterrània, Mar, lcsh:Q, Canvis climàtics
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Bazairi, Hocein/0000-0002-1788-0580; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre/0000-0002-4533-4114; Gerovasileiou, Vasilis/0000-0002-9143-7480; Cerrano, Carlo/0000-0001-9580-5546; Turicchia, Eva/0000-0002-8952-9028; Topcu, Nur Eda/0000-0003-2734-2695; Ponti, Massimo/0000-0002-6521-1330; deudero, salud/0000-0001-5584-2801; Ledoux, Jean-Baptiste/0000-0001-8796-6163; Fraschetti, Simonetta/0000-0002-1780-1651; BERTOLINO, Marco/0000-0003-3233-303X; Duarte, Carlos M./0000-0002-1213-1361, WOS: 000499719400001, [No abstract available], postdoctoral contract Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion [IJCI-2016-29329]; Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades [PTA2015-10829-I]; Interreg Med Programme [MPA-Adapt 1MED15_3.2_M2_337]; European Regional Development Fund - Foundation Prince Albert II Monaco; European UnionEuropean Union (EU) [689518, FPU15/05457]; Spanish Ministry of EducationSpanish Government [UID/Multi/04423/2013]; FCT - Foundation for Science and TechnologyPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)European Union (EU), MV-L was supported by a postdoctoral contract Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion (IJCI-2016-29329) of Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades. AI was supported by a Technical staff contract (PTA2015-10829-I) Ayudas Personal Tecnico de Apoyo of Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (2015). Interreg Med Programme (grant number Project MPA-Adapt 1MED15_3.2_M2_337) 85% cofunded by the European Regional Development Fund, the MIMOSA project funded by the Foundation Prince Albert II Monaco and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 689518 (MERCES). DG-G was supported by an FPU grant (FPU15/05457) from the Spanish Ministry of Education. J-BL was partially supported by the Strategic Funding UID/Multi/04423/2013 through national funds provided by FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), in the framework of the programme PT2020.

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2019
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8. How good is your marine protected area at curbing threats?

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Julian Evans, Patrick J. Schembri, Sandra Mallol, Vesna Mačić, Salud Deudero, Claudia Kruschel, Anthony Caro, Diego K. Kersting, Valentina Asnaghi, Marta Sostres, Raquel Goñi, Athina Kokkali, Joachim Claudet, Giuseppe Guarnieri, Antonella Panucci, Mirta Zupan, Antonio Terlizzi, Fabio Bulleri, Simonetta Fraschetti, Enrique Macpherson, Luisa Mangialajo, Antoni García-Rubies, Paolo Guidetti, François Guilhaumon, Mohammed Ramdani, Elisa Villa, Mirko Radolovic, Zupan, Mirta, Bulleri, Fabio, Evans, Julian, Fraschetti, Simonetta, Guidetti, Paolo, Garcia-Rubies, Antoni, Sostres, Marta, Asnaghi, Valentina, Caro, Anthony, Deudero, Salud, Goñi, Raquel, Guarnieri, Giuseppe, Guilhaumon, Francoi, Kersting, Diego, Kokkali, Athina, Kruschel, Claudia, Macic, Vesna, Mangialajo, Luisa, Mallol, Sandra, Macpherson, Enrique, Panucci, Antonella, Radolovic, Mirko, Ramdani, Mohamed, Schembri, Patrick J., Terlizzi, Antonio, Villa, Elisa, Claudet, Joachim, Department of Biology [Pisa], University of Pisa - Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DiSTeBA), Università del Salento [Lecce], Ecosystèmes Côtiers Marins et Réponses aux Stress (ECOMERS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), Universita degli studi di Genova, Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Department of Biological Environmental Science and Technology, MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation (UMR MARBEC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), CEAB-CSIC, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology (UNIVERSITY OF MALTA), University of Malta [Malta], Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), 092337, ERA-Net BiodivERsA, 287844, EU-FP7, Ares(2017)2510058, DG MARE SafeNet, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa (UniGe), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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0106 biological sciences, Extractive activities, Fully protected area, Management, Marine use, Non-extractive activities, Partially protected area, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Evolution, [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Fully protected area, Partially protected area, Management, Extractive activities, Non-extractive activities, Marine use, Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Ecosystems, Recreational fishing, Behavior and Systematics, 14. Life underwater, Medio Marino, Environmental planning, Operationalization, Ecology, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Fully protected area, Partially protected area Management, Extractive activities, Non-extractive activities, Marine use, fungi, Local scale, 15. Life on land, Non-extractive activitie, 13. Climate action, Extractive activitie, Marine protected area, Business, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Threat assessment
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Este artículo contiene 9 páginas, 6 figuras, 1 tabla., Marine protected areas (MPAs) are key tools to mitigate human impacts in coastal environments, promoting sustainable activities to conserve biodiversity. The designation of MPAs alone may not result in the lessening of some human threats, which is highly dependent on management goals and the related specific regulations that are adopted. Here, we develop and operationalize a local threat assessment framework. We develop indices to quantify the effectiveness of MPAs (or individual zones within MPAs in the case of multiple-use MPAs) in reducing anthropogenic extractive and non-extractive threats operating at local scale, focusing specifically on threats that can be managed through MPAs. We apply this framework in 15 Mediterranean MPAs to assess their threat reduction capacity. We show that fully protected areas effectively eliminate extractive activities, whereas the intensity of artisanal and recreational fishing within partially protected areas, paradoxically, is higher than that found outside MPAs, questioning their ability at reaching conservation targets. In addition, both fully and partially protected areas attract non-extractive activities that are potential threats. Overall, only three of the 15 MPAs had lower intensities for the entire set of eight threats considered, in respect to adjacent control unprotected areas. Understanding the intensity and occurrence of human threats operating at the local scale inside and around MPAs is important for assessing MPAs effectiveness in achieving the goals they have been designed for, informing management strategies, and prioritizing specific actions., This work was financially supported by the ERA-Net BiodivERsA (BUFFER project, 092337) and the EU-FP7 (COCONET project, 287844) and contributes to DG MARE SafeNet project, Ares(2017)2510058.

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2018
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9. Fishing Industry Perspectives on the EU Landing Obligation

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Antoni Quetglas, Mike Fitzpatrick, Katia Frangoudes, Laurence Fauconnet, National University of Ireland [Galway] (NUI Galway), Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer (AMURE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universidade dos Açores, Centro Oceanografico de Baleares (IEO), Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Uhlmann Sven Sebastian, Ulrich Clara, Kennelly Steven J., Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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0106 biological sciences, Economic policy, media_common.quotation_subject, Stakeholder engagement, Fisheries governance, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences, Member state, media_common.cataloged_instance, 14. Life underwater, European union, media_common, business.industry, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Fisheries control, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, Discards, Fishing industry, Industry-science collaboration, 13. Climate action, Top-down policy, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Fisheries management, Black market, EU landing obligation Fisheries control, business, EU landing obligation, Reputation
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International audience; The Landing Obligation (LO) represents a fundamental change in European Union fisheries policy and it has a particularly significant bearing on the activities of Europe’s fishing industry. This chapter provides an account of European fishing industry engagement with the discard issue prior to the LO and industry attitudes towards the LO. A discussion about discard management in Europe follows. The fishing industry had a consistent approach to discard management in the run-up to the LO enactment: they favoured fishery-specific discard reduction plans and were unanimously opposed to an outright ‘discard ban’. Canvassing fishers’ opinions from the North Sea (Denmark, France), Eastern and Western Mediterranean (Greece, Spain and France), the Celtic Sea (France, the UK and Ireland), Western English Channel (France) and the Azores between 2015 and 2018 reveals a consistent negative attitude towards the LO. We found that choke species are the main concern outside the Mediterranean Sea while in the Mediterranean region, the cost of disposal and the creation of a black market for juvenile fish are seen as the main negatives. Fishers recognise the necessity of reducing discards although zero discard fisheries are not seen as attainable. They favour a combination of selectivity improvements and spatial management as the best discard reduction measures. New measures to deal with intractable choke species problems are being sought by industry and Member State groups but the European Commission want existing measures to be utilised first. We discuss some potential consequences of negative stakeholders’ attitudes towards this key element of EU fisheries management policy. These include control and compliance challenges, associated business reputation problems for the industry, a longer LO implementation timescale, and deterioration in the quality of scientific data about discards.

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10. The Pen Shell, Pinna nobilis: A Review of Population Status and Recommended Research Priorities in the Mediterranean Sea

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Basso, Lorena, Vazquez-Luis, Maite, Garcia-March, Jose R., Deudero, Salud, Alvarez, Elvira, Vicente, Nardo, Duarte, Carlos M., Hendriks, Iris E., Centro Oceanografico de Baleares, Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Curry, BE, and Beaussier, Catherine

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[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Medio Marino, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology
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International audience; The pen shell Pinna nobilis (also known as the fan mussel) is an endemic bivalve of the Mediterranean Sea. Threatened by human activities, it has been listed as an endangered and protected species under the European Council Directive 92/43/EEC since 1992. The ecological role of this species is of importance because it filters and retains large amounts of organic matter from suspended detritus contributing to water clarity. In addition, as a hard substrate in the soft-bottom seafloor, it provides a surface that can be colonized by other (floral and faunal) benthic species. Here, we provide an overview of all available published studies on the pen shell, compiling available data and summarizing current knowledge on the conservation status and viability of populations over the full range of the Mediterranean Basin. Additionally, we discuss the different practices in applied methodology and identify gaps and new research areas in order to render conservation programmes of the species more effective.

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2015

11. Microplastic intake and enzymatic responses in Mytilus galloprovincialis reared at the vicinities of an aquaculture station.

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Capo X, Rubio M, Solomando A, Alomar C, Compa M, Sureda A, and Deudero S

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Animals, Aquaculture, Biomarkers metabolism, Microplastics, Oxidative Stress, Plastics, Mytilus metabolism, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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Aquaculture is a potential source of microplastics (MPs) that could be strong stressors for marine organisms. In this study, we evaluated the effects of MPs derived from aquaculture in antioxidant defences and oxidative stress markers in gills of Mytilus galloprovincialis. Mussels were distributed in three areas with different impacts: inside aquaculture cages, Control 1 (located inside Andratx harbour) and Control 2 (located in a no-anthropized area). Samples were obtained along three different time periods in May (T 0 ), July (T 60 ) and in September (T 120 ). At each sampling period, mussels' biometric measurements were taken, and tissue samples were kept frozen for biochemical determinations and to determine the intake of MPs. An increase in MPs intake was detected throughout the study, and this increase was significantly higher in samples from the aquaculture cages. Similarly, antioxidant enzyme activities (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase) were significantly higher in samples from cages at T 120 . Additionally, a similar tendency was observed in glutathione-s-transferase, with a higher activity in the aquaculture cages at T 60 and T 120 . Malondialdehyde and carbonyl protein derivates as a marker of oxidative damage were also measured and samples from aquaculture cages presented higher oxidative stress markers, mainly in T 120 . In conclusion, living in environments exposed to aquaculture activities at sea may imply a higher intake of MPs which in turn might cause an antioxidant response in M. galloprovincialis which is not enough to avoid oxidative damage., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

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2021
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12. Long-term exposure to virgin and seawater exposed microplastic enriched-diet causes liver oxidative stress and inflammation in gilthead seabream Sparus aurata, Linnaeus 1758.

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Capó X, Company JJ, Alomar C, Compa M, Sureda A, Grau A, Hansjosten B, López-Vázquez J, Quintana JB, Rodil R, and Deudero S

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Animals, Catalase metabolism, Diet, Ecosystem, Inflammation, Liver chemistry, Microplastics, Oxidative Stress, Plastics metabolism, Plastics toxicity, Seawater, Sea Bream metabolism, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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Plastics accumulation in marine ecosystems has notable ecological implications due to their long persistence, potential ecotoxicity, and ability to adsorb other pollutants or act as vectors of pathogens. The present work aimed to evaluate the physiological response of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed for 90 days with a diet enriched with virgin and seawater exposed low-density polyethylene microplastics (LDPE-MPs) (size between 100 and 500 μM), followed by 30 days of depuration, applying oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in liver homogenates. No effects of LDPE-MPs treatments on fish growth were observed throughout this study. A progressive increase in antioxidant enzyme activities was observed throughout the study in both treatments, although this increase was higher in the group treated with seawater exposed MPs. This increase was significantly higher in catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GRd), and glutathione-s-transferase (GST) in the seawater exposed MPs group, with respect to the virgin group. In contrast, no significant differences were recorded in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) between both groups. Exposure to MPs also caused an increase in the oxidative damage markers (malondialdehyde and carbonyls groups). Myeloperoxidase activity significantly increased because of MPs treatments. After 30 days of depuration, antioxidant, inflammatory enzyme activities and oxidative damage markers returned to values similar to those observed in the control group. In conclusion, MPs exposure induced an increase of antioxidant defences in the liver of S. aurata. However, these elevated antioxidant capabilities were not enough to prevent oxidative damage in the liver since, an increased oxidative damage marker was associated with MPs ingestion. The treatment with seawater exposed MPs caused a more significant antioxidant response (CAT, GRs, and GST). Although after a depuration period of 30 days a tendency to recover the initial values of the biomarkers was observed this does not seem to be time enough for a complete normalization., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.)

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2021
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13. Spatial, interannual, and generational sources of trait variability in a marine population.

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Ciannelli L, Tolkova I, Lauth R, Puerta P, Helser T, Gitelman A, and Thompson G

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Animals, Temperature, Fishes
Abstract

Life-history traits of individuals in marine populations exhibit large sources of variability. In marine fish, variation of individual size at a given age has three main components: (1) spatial, correlated with the location in which individuals are caught, (2) temporal, correlated with the time when individuals are caught, and (3) generational, correlated with the year of birth of the examined individuals. These variations, if present, have practical implications for individual fitness as well as for sampling, survey design, and population assessment. Disentangling these variations and understanding their sources is hard, given the potentially correlated nature of their effects on individual traits. This study examines the size-at-age relationship of the Bering Sea Pacific cod, an economically and ecologically important groundfish. We used extensive records spanning 1994 to 2016 (inclusive) of 25,213 observations of both environmental variables and catch, lengths, and ages. We found that the average size of individuals of the same age could differ up to 7 cm. Notably, we found that the cohort composition of the sampled population explained >75% of the year effect and that individuals caught in the northwest and shallower portion of the sampling area were on average 5 cm smaller than individuals caught in the southern and deeper portion. We further found that northwest movement of young cod (age 1-5) as a result of warming places individuals in areas where we predict them to have smaller size at age. Smaller and less conditioned individuals are less fecund and may not be able to perform long migrations to return to their distant spawning grounds. Both the spatial distribution and water temperature experienced by Pacific cod in the Bering Sea are changing, and this study provides a mechanism for how these changes affect Pacific cod life-history traits and individual fitness., (© 2019 by the Ecological Society of America.)

Published
2020
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