A5064621545- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine animal studies overview
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Philosophical and Cultural Analysis
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Philosophy and Phenomenology Studies
- Law, Ethics, and AI Impact
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Galician and Iberian cultural studies
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2023-2025
Institut Català de Ciències del Clima
2015-2024
Ecosystem (Spain)
2023-2024
Institut de Ciències del Mar
2014-2024
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2015
Austral University of Chile
2006-2009
University of Concepción
2004-2006
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 539:225-240 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11494 Unravelling ecological role and trophic relationships of uncommon threatened elasmobranchs in western Mediterranean Sea Claudio Barría1,*, Marta Coll1,2, Joan Navarro1,3 1Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim la Barceloneta, 37-49,...
The diversity of chondrichthyans in the Mediterranean Sea is relatively high; however, available data indicate that this group declining abundance and several species are becoming rare. As a result, collection biological priority for demographic models, stock assessments, food web analysis. In present study, we report morphological parameters length–weight relationships chondrichthyan species, both abundant threatened, from western Sea. Samples were obtained with commercial scientific bottom...
The seafloor of the Mediterranean Sea accumulates marine litter (ML), an area where bottom trawlers operate and can accidentally catch from seafloor. This study aims to describe quantify ML caught by along Catalan coast (NW Sea) estimate potential trawl fleet extract as a Fishing for Litter (FFL) initiative tackle issue. Marine was collected commercial classified metal, plastic, rubber, textile, wood, other waste weighed (kg) 305 hauls performed during three years (2019-2021) 9 different...
Defining and protecting critical habitats for elasmobranchs (sharks rays), such as spawning areas, is essential mitigating anthropogenic pressures that threaten their populations, primarily driven by fisheries habitat degradation. This study presents a novel modelling-based framework to identify Potential Spawning Areas (PSAs) - offering optimal conditions oviposition. Using fisheries-dependent trawl bycatch data combined with environmental predictors, we applied machine-learning models...
Introduction Chondrichthyans (sharks, batoids and chimaeras) play key roles in the regulation of marine food webs dynamics. However, more than half assessed species Mediterranean are threatened, primarily by fishing pressure compounded habitat degradation climate change. Nevertheless, there is an important knowledge gap identifying underlying drivers their community structure spatial distribution. Methods Results We provide insights into current bycatch rates chondrichthyans western...
Abstract Originally described from the bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre), Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps Williams, 1959 (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) is apparently a common parasite of this elasmobranch host. However, reports species are limited, and its morphological characteristics remain poorly known. This study presents molecular phylogenetic framework to reassess taxonomic placement tapeworm within order Phyllobothriidea. The results indicate distinct position...
The alpha taxonomy of the globally distributed shark genus Squalus has been under intense investigation recently, and many new species have described over last decade. However, taxonomic uncertainty remains about several taxa. Without consistent nomenclature ability to reliably distinguish between different species, basic data collection, downstream conservation management efforts are seriously compromised. To aid in clarifying status eastern Atlantic Mediterranean, we assessed diversity at...
The Mediterranean Sea has a long-lasting history of fishery exploitation that, together with other anthropogenic impacts, led to declines in several marine organisms. In particular, elasmobranch populations have been severely impacted, drastic decreases abundance and species diversity. Based on their experience, fishers can provide information occurrence, behavioural traits long-term scale, therefore contributing research the poorly studied biological aspects elusive or rare species. this...
Among the main measures adopted to reduce anthropogenic impacts on elasmobranch communities, understanding ecology of deep-sea sharks is paramount importance, especially for potentially vulnerable species highly represented in bycatch composition commercial fisheries such as blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus . In present work, we unravelled first indication population genetic structure G. by using a novel and effective panel nuclear, polymorphic DNA markers compared our results with...
The giant devil ray, Mobula mobular, is a member of one the most distinct groups cartilaginous fishes, Mobulidae (manta and rays), only mobulid assessed as Endangered due its restricted distribution, high bycatch mortality suspected population decline. complete mitochondrial genome 18 913 base pairs in length comprises 2 rRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs non-coding regions. Comparison with partial mitogenome M. japanica suggests sister-cryptic species complex two different taxonomic...
Abstract The current shift of fishery efforts towards the deep sea is raising concern about vulnerability deep-water sharks, which are often poorly studied and characterized by problematic taxonomy. For instance, in Mediterranean Sea taxonomy genus Centrophorus has not been clearly unravelled yet. Since proper identification species fundamental for their correct assessment management, this study aims at clarifying Basin through an integrated taxonomic approach. We analysed a total 281 gulper...
<title>Abstract</title> The production of sound in terrestrial animals has been extensively studied, yet documentation fish remains comparatively limited. Furthermore, certain groups such as elasmobranchs have traditionally regarded silent predators. This study presents two cases active batoids, marking the first documented records Mediterranean Sea. Between November and December 2023, multiple encounters with batoids were observed important shark ray area Marina Alta, Spain. Four distinct...
Photo‐identification (photo‐ID) was tested as a means to identify individual small‐spotted catsharks Scyliorhinus canicula . The spotting pattern of the caudal region S. used for tests and revealed that photo‐ID is an efficient method individuals. Photo‐ID logistically simple, making it potential alternative traditional tagging provide information on distribution patterns population dynamics related species.