A5071749454- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Halal products and consumer behavior
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
University of Salento
2020-2025
CoNISMa
2023-2025
In this paper, we report data from the first year of rearing a set filter feeder bioremediator organisms: macrobenthic invertebrates (sabellid polychaetes and sponges), coupled with macroalgae, realized in mariculture fish farm. This innovative integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system was at preindustrial level Gulf Taranto (southern Italy, northern Ionian Sea), within framework EU Remedia Life project. Long lines containing different collector typologies were placed around...
Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) seems to be one of the best solutions for sustainable aquaculture. Within Remedia LIFE Project, an experimental IMTA plant was put in place Mar Grande Taranto (Mediterranean Sea, Southern Italy). The polyculture several bioremediating organisms, such as mussels, tubeworms, sponges, and seaweeds, combined with a coastal cage fish farm, order remove organic inorganic wastes coming from fish's metabolism. To verify effectiveness system, ex ante...
Abstract The amphipod Ampithoe bizseli Özaydinli and Coleman, 2012 is a cryptogenic species that was recently described in Turkey. Although to date it has only been recorded the Mediterranean Basin, potentially native Red Sea Indian Ocean. During macrozoobenthos sampling campaign carried out Canary Islands 2023, 25 individuals of A. were found association with some fish farm facilities. This work represents first report this European Atlantic waters increases knowledge ecology non-indigenous species.
Microplastics (MPs) are a serious threat to the marine environment affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. There is vast literature about uptake of MPs at different trophic levels, mainly focused on ecotoxicological effects in commercially relevant species. Little still known possible strategies face MP pollution. Bioremediation recently gaining attention this framework. The clearance rate particle retention Sabella spallanzanii, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Phallusia mammillata,...
The cultivation of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, has been tested in an innovative Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture system (IMTA) Mar Grande Taranto, as part EU-funded Remedialife project. This farming method could solve several problems including low growth rate mesotrophic environments while reducing environmental impact fish mariculture. Three productive cycles have carried out. first (2018–2019, traditional experiment) was conducted three long lines...
Microplastics (MPs) are insidious plastic particles with sizes ranging from 1 to 5000 µm. Their presence has been reported all over the world. Recently, bioremediation remove MPs water columns using filter feeders as biofilters proposed. In a previous lab experiment, MP potential of four fouling organisms mariculture facility (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Sabella spallanzanii, Phallusia mammillata, Paraleucilla magna) was separately assessed in single-species experiment. Herein, follow-up work...
Microplastics (MPs) are dangerous and ubiquitous in the environment. The urgency to contrast plastic pollution is prompting scientific community offer new proposals. Recently, bioremediation using filter feeders gaining consent as a nature-based solution. Herein four (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, Sabella spallanzanii Gmelin, 1791, Phallusia mammillata Cuvier, 1815, Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004), studied previous laboratory experiment MPs bioremediators,...
The biodiversity of macrobenthic invertebrates two artificial hard substrates close to a mariculture plant was assessed in order understand the effect on fouling community an innovative Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system. examined were ( i ) vertical bare collectors that are placed around cages as new colonizable substrates, which investigated from early colonization and ii already present under analyzed over time observe changes due action water column by filter feeder...
The results of an ex-ante survey aiming to assess the impact a fish farm in Mar Grande Taranto (southern Italy, Mediterranean Sea) on surrounding environment are reported. There, implementation innovative IMTA plant was planned, with goals bioremediation and commercially exploitable biomass production. Analyses were conducted February July 2018. Both seawater sediments sampled at four corners detect existing biological physico-chemical features. investigation performed identify best area...
The expected bioremediation effect, driven by the conversion of an inshore mariculture plant into Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system, which could mitigate fish farm impact, related to accumulation organic matter on seabed, has been studied. ecological quality status was studied following a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design and variation measured through M-AMBI compared with results univariate multivariate analyses variance, evaluate sensitivity two methodologies....
This study explores the application and critical issues related to implementation of blockchain technology (BT) aquaculture sector, in order understand possibilities improving relationship with supply chain end consumer, a view sustainability for marine environment circular economy. Starting from considerations commercial political challenges credibility fairness all parties involved—from producers, retailers, consumers—the procedure adopted was applied case an Integrated Multi-Trophic...
Globally, 6 million coral reef fishers provide ~25% of emergent countries' catch, but species have low value. The marine aquarium trade (MAT) targets high-value biodiversity, missing data amplify draconian governance and demand for international prohibition. To stimulate sustainability conservation investment, we generate a fiscal baseline using the first global analysis numbers, diversity, biomass MAT-traded organisms. Each year, ~55 organisms worth US$2.15 billion at retail are traded...
This paper is part of a series studies aimed at understanding the potential exploitation biomass polychaete worm Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791), which obtained as by-product an innovative Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system. IMTA systems are designed according to ecosystem approach with aim reduce marine monoculture impact while further increasing production via valuable by-products. S. can remove large amounts suspended matter by filtering volumes water per hour and...
Amphipods are widespread in the marine environment, and some have adopted a symbiotic lifestyle, such as numerous species of genus Leucothoe (Leach, 1814). Unfortunately, few examples relationship known for Mediterranean Sea. In present study, we report first time between richiardii (Lessona, 1865) ascidian Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815) from Mar Grande Taranto. Two samplings were carried out November 2021 May 2022, population structure L. was also analyzed relation to host weight....
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) has been demonstrated to be a very useful tool minimize the waste product production of fish monocultures whilst promoting biomass that can used for different purposes. The stable isotope analysis (δ13C, δ15N, and C:N ratio) bioremediating organisms present in an IMTA facility is critical understanding nutrient flow between farm food filter-feeding organisms, hence bioremediation capability system. Here, we report isotopic signature sediment below...
This study represents an integrate approach on the ecological assessment environmental impact of a marine fish farm located in Mar Grande Taranto (Ionian Sea). The investigation was performed two seasons years 2018-2019. In each time, water and sediment samples were collected from four replicates sampling points at corners farming plant to investigate physical biological characteristics area. All measurements indicated that effect waste discharge is concentrated limited small portion...
In this study a comparison of the initial phases macrofouling succession occurring in two Mediterranean mariculture facilities located Mar Grande Taranto and Gulf Gaeta is reported together with following investigations carried out order to understand interactions between Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791) leading substrate partitioning.
We report 30-year observations on the abundance of Mediterranean fan worm Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791), and influence its density from introduction two other sabellid termophilic species, belonging to Branchiomma genus, in area Mar Grande Taranto (Mediterranean Sea). After an initial decreasing autochthonous at present, it seems that three species have reached equilibrium with dominance S.