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View article: Anticipating how spatial fishing restrictions in EU waters perform to protect marine species, habitats, and dependent fisheries
Anticipating how spatial fishing restrictions in EU waters perform to protect marine species, habitats, and dependent fisheries Open
This study investigates the implications of spatial management strategies on fish populations and fisheries across EU waters, particularly focusing on establishing potential areas for fishing closures to protect nurseries, benthic communit…
View article: Global distribution, threats and population trends of the critically endangered Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Global distribution, threats and population trends of the critically endangered Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Open
Knowledge of the spatial distribution and population trends of threatened species is essential to improve their conservation status. We analysed a 21-year dataset (2000−2020) with at-sea counts of the critically endangered Balearic shearwa…
View article: Using fusion effects to decrease uncertainty in distance sampling models when collating data from different surveys
Using fusion effects to decrease uncertainty in distance sampling models when collating data from different surveys Open
Estimates of population abundance are required to study the impacts of human activities on populations and assess their conservation status. Despite considerable effort to improve data collection, uncertainty around estimates of cetacean d…
View article: SEAwise Report on consistency of existing targets and limits for indicators in an ecosystem context
SEAwise Report on consistency of existing targets and limits for indicators in an ecosystem context Open
The SEAwise project works to deliver a fully operational tool that will allow fishers, managers, and policy makers to easily apply Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in their fisheries. This SEAwise report investigates the consist…
View article: Ecological risk assessment of a pelagic seabird species in artisanal tuna fisheries
Ecological risk assessment of a pelagic seabird species in artisanal tuna fisheries Open
Fishery bycatch is a serious threat to several protected, endangered, and threatened species (PETs), requiring urgent action to develop and implement conservation measures. This study performs an Ecological Risk Assessment for the Effects …
View article: The Role of Climate, Oceanography, and Prey in Driving Decadal Spatio-Temporal Patterns of a Highly Mobile Top Predator
The Role of Climate, Oceanography, and Prey in Driving Decadal Spatio-Temporal Patterns of a Highly Mobile Top Predator Open
Marine mammals have been proposed as ecosystem sentinels due to their conspicuous nature, wide ranging distribution, and capacity to respond to changes in ecosystem structure and functioning. In southern European Atlantic waters, their res…
View article: Niche segregation mechanisms in marine apex predators inhabiting dynamic environments
Niche segregation mechanisms in marine apex predators inhabiting dynamic environments Open
Aim Understanding the mechanisms that allow the coexistence of species is key to preserve full ecosystem functioning. In dynamic environments, the study of ecological niches faces the complexity associated to the three dimensionality of th…
View article: Essential ocean variables and high value biodiversity areas: Targets for the conservation of marine megafauna
Essential ocean variables and high value biodiversity areas: Targets for the conservation of marine megafauna Open
Effective conservation and management measures are needed to face the unprecedented changes that marine ecosystems, and particularly marine megafauna, are suffering. These measures require the identification of highvalue biodiversity areas…
View article: Identifying main interactions in marine predator–prey networks of the Bay of Biscay
Identifying main interactions in marine predator–prey networks of the Bay of Biscay Open
Identifying the role that environmental factors and biotic interactions play in species distribution can be essential to better understand and predict how ecosystems will respond to changing environmental conditions. This study aimed at di…