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Citizen Science and Ocean Literacy: Bridging the Gap Between Society and the Ocean Open

Stephen Parkinson, Sasha Woods, James Sprinks, Bianca Cruz, Kaushiki Das , et al. · 2025

Fostering ocean literacy is key to strengthening the link between society and the ocean. This chapter promotes citizen science as a tool to improve ocean literacy and to (re-)connect participants with the marine environment. A series of na…

<span>FISHGLOB</span> : A collaborative infrastructure to bridge the gap between scientific monitoring and marine biodiversity conservation Open

Aurore Maureaud, Zoë Kitchel, Alexa Fredston, Robert M. Guralnick, Juliano Palacios‐Abrantes , et al. · 2025

Large‐scale biodiversity assessments and conservation applications require integrated and up‐to‐date datasets across regions. In the oceans, monitoring is fragmented, which affects knowledge exchange and usage. Among existing monitoring pr…

Citizen science-based jellyfish observation initiatives in the Mediterranean Sea Open

Dor Edelist, Antonio Canepa, Joel Azzopardi, Ainara Ballesteros, Jesús Bellido , et al. · 2025

We present Citizen Science-based Jellyfish Observation Initiatives (CS JOIs) across the Mediterranean Basin and propose a path toward standardization of the data they produce. We explored data collection and management through a shared dat…

FISHGLOB: a collaborative infrastructure to bridge the gap between scientific monitoring and marine biodiversity conservation. Open

Aurore Maureaud, Zoe kitchel, Alexa Fredston, Robert Guralnick, Juliano Palacios‐Abrantes , et al. · 2025

FISHGLOB brings together experts in, and users of, fish monitoring data to support biodiversity research and conservation across oceans.

The Iliad digital twins of the ocean: opportunities for citizen science Open

Stephen Parkinson, Luigi Ceccaroni, Dor Edelist, Emily Robertson, Roxana Horincar , et al. · 2024

In recent years, there has been growing interest in digital twins (or virtual representations) of the environment. Programs in the European Union and the UN are investing in digital twins, particularly those of the ocean (DTOs). While citi…

FISHGLOB: a collaborative infrastructure to bridge the gap between scientific monitoring and marine biodiversity conservation. Open

Aurore Maureaud, Zoe kitchel, Alexa Fredston, Robert Guralnick, Juliano Palacios‐Abrantes , et al. · 2023

FISHGLOB brings together experts in, and users of, fish monitoring data to support biodiversity research and conservation across oceans.

First confirmed record of Zu cristatus in the Mediterranean coast of Israel and the eastern shores of the Levant Open

Daniel Golani, Dor Edelist, Arseniy R. Morov, Nir Stern · 2023

In the present paper we report the first substantiated record of the Scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. The previous unsubstantiated record from Israel was based on a juvenile specimen…

Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species Open

Michail Ragkousis, Argyro Zenetos, Jamila Ben Souissi, Konstantinos Tsiamis, Jasmine Ferrario , et al. · 2023

To enrich spatio-temporal information on the distribution of alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, a collective effort by 173 marine scientists was made to provide unpublished records and make th…

Monitoring Jellyfish Outbreaks Along Israel's Mediterranean Coast Using Digital Footprints Open

Tal Levy, Andrea Ghermandi, Yoav Lehan, Dor Edelist, Dror L. Angel · 2023

Tracking Jellyfish Swarm Origins Using a Combined Oceanographic-Genetic-Citizen Science Approach Open

Dor Edelist, Øyvind Knutsen, Ingrid Ellingsen, Sanna Majaneva, Nicole Aberle , et al. · 2022

Biological invasions of jellyfish may critically affect ecosystems and ecosystem services, yet their complex life cycle makes tracking their origins and dispersal vectors a challenging task. Here we combine citizen science observations, oc…

Jellyfishing in Europe: Current Status, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions towards a Sustainable Practice Open

Dor Edelist, Dror L. Angel, João Canning‐Clode, Sonia K. M. Gueroun, Nicole Aberle , et al. · 2021

Jellyfish are often described as a nuisance species, but as our understanding shifts to more ecosystem-based conceptions, they are also recognized as both important components of marine ecosystems and a resource for humans. Here, we descri…

Does Sand Beach Nourishment Enhance the Dispersion of Non-Indigenous Species?—The Case of the Common Moon Crab, Matuta victor (Fabricius, 1781), in the Southeastern Mediterranean Open

Dov Zviely, Dror Zurel, Dor Edelist, Menashe Bitan, Ehud Spanier · 2021

Sand beach nourishment (BN) is one of the commonest “soft solutions” for shore protection and restoration. Yet it may have ecological consequences. Can this practice enhance the introduction and dispersal of non-indigenous species (NIS)? T…

Are we ready to track climate‐driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries? ‐ A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data Open

Aurore Maureaud, Romain Frelat, Laurène Pécuchet, Nancy L. Shackell, Bastien Mérigot , et al. · 2020

Marine biota are redistributing at a rapid pace in response to climate change and shifting seascapes. While changes in fish populations and community structure threaten the sustainability of fisheries, our capacity to adapt by tracking and…

Are we ready to track climate-driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries? - A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data Open

Aurore Maureaud, Romain Frelat, Laurène Pécuchet, Nancy L. Shackell, Bastien Mérigot , et al. · 2020

Marine biota is redistributing at a rapid pace in response to climate change and shifting seascapes. While changes in fish populations and community structure threaten the sustainability of fisheries, our capacity to adapt by tracking and …

Phenological shift in swarming patterns of Rhopilema nomadica in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Open

Dor Edelist, Tamar Guy‐Haim, Zafrir Kuplik, Noa Zuckerman, Philip Nemoy , et al. · 2020

Jellyfish (JF) swarms impact human wellbeing and marine ecosystems. Their global proliferation is a matter of concern and scientific debate, and the multitude of factors affecting (and affected by) their density and distribution merit long…

Phenological shift in swarming patterns of Rhopilema nomadica in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Open

Dor Edelist, Tamar Guy‐Haim, Zafrir Kuplik, Noa Zuckerman, Philip Nemoy , et al. · 2020

Jellyfish (JF) swarms impact human wellbeing and marine ecosystems. Their global proliferation is a matter of concern and scientific debate, and the multitude of factors affecting (and affected by) their density and distribution merits lon…

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records 2019 Open

BRANCO DRAGIČEVIĆ, Olga Anadoli, Dror L. Angel, Mouloud Benabdi, Ghazi Bitar , et al. · 2019

This paper is a collection of novel distributional records of 20 species belonging to 8 phyla (Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Chordata) from 11 Mediterranean countries, namely, Spain: an a…

Common dolphins, common in neritic waters off southern Israel, demonstrate uncommon dietary habits Open

Denna Brand, Dor Edelist, Oz Goffman, Nir Hadar, Aviad Scheinin , et al. · 2019

During the last decade, the common dolphin ( Delphinus delphis ) has become the second most sighted species in Israeli coastal waters, after the common bottlenose dolphin. Documentation mostly relies on opportunistic, photo and/or video‐ba…

The occurrence of the Lessepsian migrant Lutjanus argentimaculatus in the Mediterranean, (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) first record from the coast of Israel Open

Oren Sonin, Dor Edelist, Daniel Golani · 2019

Two specimens of the Lessepsian migrant, the Mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus are reported from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. L. argentimaculatus was first recorded in the Mediterranean in 1979 by a single specimen. Over…

Management priorities for marine invasive species Open

Sylvaine Giakoumi, Stelios Katsanevakis, Paolo G. Albano, Ernesto Azzurro, Ana Cristina Cardoso , et al. · 2019

Managing invasive alien species is particularly challenging in the ocean mainly because marine ecosystems are highly connected across broad spatial scales. Eradication of marine invasive species has only been achieved when species were det…

Citizen Science Jellyfish data from Israel Mediterranean Coast Open

Dor Edelist, Dror L. Angel · 2019

This data set contains thousands of Jellyfish observations from the Mediterranean coast of Israel, registered in http://www.meduzot.co.il between June 2011 and July 2019. (Update on 2019-09-17)

Future scenarios of marine resources and ecosystem conditions in the Eastern Mediterranean under the impacts of fishing, alien species and sea warming Open

Xavier Corrales, Marta Coll, Eyal Ofir, Johanna J. Heymans, Jeroen Steenbeek , et al. · 2018

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene Open

María Dornelas, Laura H. Antão, Faye Moyes, Amanda E. Bates, Anne E. Magurran , et al. · 2018

Motivation The BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These data enable users to calculate temporal trends in biodiversity within and amongst assemblages using a broa…

Shifts in Eastern Mediterranean Fish Communities: Abundance Changes, Trait Overlap, and Possible Competition between Native and Non-Native Species Open

Erik Arndt, Or Givan, Dor Edelist, Oren Sonin, Jonathan Belmaker · 2018

During the last few decades the fish community has changed substantially along the Eastern Mediterranean continental shelf, which is a hotspot of invasion by species that had migrated via the Suez Canal. Trawl data from the Israeli coast s…

Hindcasting the dynamics of an Eastern Mediterranean marine ecosystem under the impacts of multiple stressors Open

Xavier Corrales, Marta Coll, Eyal Ofir, Chiara Piroddi, Menachem Goren , et al. · 2017

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 580:17-36 (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3…

Remarkable size-spectra stability in a marine system undergoing massive invasion Open

Yehezkel Buba, Itai van Rijn, Shane A. Blowes, Oren Sonin, Dor Edelist , et al. · 2017

The Mediterranean Sea is an invasion hotspot, with non-indigenous species suspected to be a major driver behind community changes. We used size spectra, a reliable index of food web structure, to examine how the influx of Red Sea fishes in…

A long term (1949-2010) study of catch and effort in Israeli trawl fishery, Eastern Mediterranean Sea Open

Daniel Golani, Dor Edelist, Amit Lerner, Oren Sonin, Uzi Motro · 2017

The trawl fishery of the Mediterranean coast of Israel was analyzed vis á vis catch and fishing effort for the years 1949-2010. The Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) was calculated using the Fox surplus-yield model and was found to be 1,413 …

Hindcasting the dynamics of an Eastern Mediterranean marine ecosystem under the impacts of multiple and cumulative stressors Open

Xavier Corrales, Marta Coll, Eyal Ofir, Menachem Goren, Dor Edelist , et al. · 2016

An important challenge for conserving and managing marine ecosystems is to advance our understanding of how multiple human stressors, environmental factors and marine resources interact and influence each other. The ecosystems of the Israe…

Changes in the food web structure in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea under cumulative impacts Open

Xavier Corrales, Marta Coll, Eyal Ofir, Menachem Goren, Dor Edelist , et al. · 2016

Second Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, 1-5 February 2016, Olhão, Portugal.-- 1 page

A small fishery with a high impact on sea turtle populations in the eastern Mediterranean Open

Yaniv Levy, Ori Frid, Adi Weinberger, Rotem Sade, Yoav Adam , et al. · 2015

Sea turtles were targeted by fisheries in the Mediterranean from 1920 to 1970 and have undergone severe exploitation. At least 30,000 to 40,000 turtles were caught along the Palestinian coastline during the 1920s to 1930s. Although intenti…

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