A5019603792- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and fisheries research
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Gut microbiota and health
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Tethys Research Institute
2014-2025
Universitat de Barcelona
2004-2013
The “ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative” (ASI) is a pilot programme aimed at establishing an integrated and coordinated monitoring system for cetaceans across the Agreement on Conservation of Cetaceans Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea contiguous Atlantic (hereafter “ACCOBAMS”) area. Conducted in coordination with coastal countries, it supports implementation European regional policies, particular EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive Ecosystem Approach process. In summer 2018, synoptic survey was...
ESR Endangered Species Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsSpecials 5:1-12 (2008) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00103 Overfishing and disappearance of short-beaked common dolphins from western Greece Giovanni Bearzi1,*, Stefano Agazzi1, Joan Gonzalvo1, Marina Costa1, Silvia Bonizzoni1, Elena Politi1, Chiara Piroddi1,2, Randall R. Reeves3 1Tethys Institute, Viale G.B. Gadio 2, 20121...
Abstract Despite their geographic proximity, the Gulf of Ambracia and Inner Ionian Sea Archipelago are remarkably different in terms environmental features, human activities, dolphin species composition densities. Interviews small‐scale professional fishermen (n = 100) showed that younger generations do not see any future fisheries traditionally‐oriented fishing community is rapidly changing. Fish captures have reportedly decreased dramatically during last 20 years. The main factors having...
We investigated the presence and diversity of cetaceans in Mediterranean Sea, analysing data collected by 32 different research units, over a period 15 years (2004–2018), shared on common web-GIS platform named Intercet. used encounter rate, species prevalence, Shannon index as parameters for analysis. The results show that cetacean diversity, context basin, is generally quite low when compared with eastern Atlantic, few species, namely striped dolphin, bottlenose fin whale, sperm dominate...
The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI) is the first synoptic large-scale survey of entire Area and as such it plays a key role in filling current gaps our biological ecological knowledge large vertebrate species occurring region. Data gathered during ASI were analyzed distance sampling surface-modelling framework to assess summer distribution, densities patterns, well investigate correlates these parameters, for taxa Mediterranean Basin. Static dynamic explanatory variables, including water...
The common bottlenose dolphin is a cosmopolitan species that can be found worldwide in all oceans except polar and sub-polar waters. This wide distribution associated with certain level of morphological variation, which seems consistent the presence globally distributed pelagic/offshore ecotype several coastal/inshore ecotypes along continental shelf. In Mediterranean Sea, regularly occurring second most sighted cetacean after striped dolphin. According to some studies, more closely related...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 275:275-287 (2004) - doi:10.3354/meps275275 Bottlenose dolphin abundance in NW Mediterranean: addressing heterogeneity distribution Jaume Forcada1,*, Manel Gazo2, Alex Aguilar2, Joan Gonzalvo2, Mar Fernández-Contreras2 1British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Madingley Road, Cambridge...
Recent studies describe the use of UAVs in collecting blow samples from large whales to analyze microbial and viral community exhaled air. Unfortunately, attempts collect small cetaceans have not been successful due their swimming diving behavior. In order overcome these limitations, this study we investigated application a specific sampling tool attached UAV respiratory microbiome. Preliminary trials set up were conducted on group 6 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under human care,...
Abstract Dolphins are often claimed to compete with fisheries, including through removal of substantial biomass. To calculate the biomass removed by fisheries and degree resource overlap dolphins in a coastal area Greece, estimates dolphin abundance based on photographic capture–recapture were combined an assessment fishing effort catch. The estimated total consumed annually local populations – 15 short‐beaked common 42 bottlenose was 15.5 89.8 tonnes, respectively. fleet (307 boats) 3469.2...
Abstract Dolphins are often blamed for reducing fisheries catches and may be killed in retaliation. Depredation of fishing gear coastal Mediterranean waters is normally caused by bottlenose dolphins. Economic impact, however, modest even within areas reportedly acute conflict. Boat surveys interviews were conducted to investigate dolphin occurrence interactions with the 167 km 2 Porto Cesareo Marine Protected Area (MPA) southern Italy. Based on 69 fishermen using bottom‐set trammel gill...
Abstract Capture‐recapture methods relying on dorsal fin natural markings have never been applied successfully to striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, and were rarely used assess abundance of short‐beaked common Delphinus delphis . We digital photo‐identification obtain estimates dolphins living in mixed groups the Gulf Corinth, Greece. The proportion either species was calculated based relative number photographs adult animals showing relevant portions their body during conspicuous...
Abstract The impact of fisheries within a Natura 2000 area in western Greece was assessed over 12‐month period 2007. estimated total biomass removed annually by 307 fishing boats averaged 3503.5 t. Purse seiners, beach seiners and trawlers took 70% the landings. contributing 3% fleet, were responsible for 33% removed. Beach purse primarily caught small pelagic species, whereas trammel netters mostly demersal species. A mismatch found between Common Fisheries Register (CFR) an situ assessment...
The local population of common bottlenose dolphin in the Balearic Islands coastal waters, a mass tourism destination western Mediterranean subject to increasing anthropogenic pressures, was monitored over three-year period. Photo-identification surveys provided relatively small estimate, even though islands are considered be hotspot for species Mediterranean. Dolphins showed strong site-fidelity and limited mobility across archipelago, which makes them highly dependent on waters severely...
Abstract The Gulf of Ambracia, in northwestern Greece, hosts a highly threatened community about 150 common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ). Until now, information on their feeding habits was derived exclusively from fish scale samples collected during surface‐feeding events targeting small schooling epipelagic fish. aim this study to determine the diet living Ambracia through application Bayesian isotopic mixing models. Skin biopsy 16 were analyzed and no difference related sex...