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TI The Seascape of Demersal Fish Nursery Areas in the North Mediterranean Sea, a First Step Towards the Implementation of Spatial Planning for Trawl Fisheries
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AF COLLOCA, Francesco
   GAROFALO, Germana
   BITETTO, Isabella
   FACCHINI, Maria Teresa
   GRATI, Fabio
   MARTIRADONNA, Angela
   MASTRANTONIO, Gianluca
   NIKOLIOUDAKIS, Nikolaos
   ORDINAS, Francesc
   SCARCELLA, Giuseppe
   TSERPES, George
   PILAR TUGORES, M.
   VALAVANIS, Vasilis
   CARLUCCI, Roberto
   FIORENTINO, Fabio
   FOLLESA, Maria C.
   IGLESIAS, Magdalena
   KNITTWEIS, Leyla
   LEFKADITOU, Eugenia
   LEMBO, Giuseppe
   MANFREDI, Chiara
   MASSUTI, Enric
   PACE, Marie Louise
   PAPADOPOULOU, Nadia
   SARTOR, Paolo
   SMITH, Christopher J.
   SPEDICATO, Maria Teresa
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C1 CNR, IAMC, Mazara Del Vallo, Italy.
   COISPA Tecnol & Ric, Bari, Italy.
   CNR, Ist Sci Marine ISMAR, Ancona, Italy.
   Univ Rome Tre, Dept Econ, I-00146 Rome, Italy.
   Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Iraklion, Greece.
   Ctr Oceanog Balears, Inst Espanol Oceanog, Palma De Mallorca, Spain.
   Univ Bari, Dept Biol, Bari, Italy.
   Univ Cagliari, Dept Life & Environm Sci, Cagliari, Italy.
   Univ Malta, Dept Biol, Msida, Malta.
   Univ Bologna, Lab Biol Marina Fano, Bologna, Italy.
   Minist Sustainable Dev Environm & Climate Change, Dept Fisheries & Aquaculture, Santa Venera, Malta.
   Ctr Interuniv Biol Marina & Ecol Applicata G Bacc, Livorno, Italy.
C2 CNR IAMC, ITALY
   COISPA TECNOL & RIC, ITALY
   CNR ISMAR, ITALY
   UNIV ROME, ITALY
   HELLENIC CTR MARINE RES, GREECE
   IEO, SPAIN
   UNIV BARI, ITALY
   UNIV CAGLIARI, ITALY
   UNIV MALTA, MALTA
   UNIV BOLOGNA, ITALY
   MINIST ENVIRONM SUST DEVELPM CLIMATE CHANGE, MALTA
   CNR IAMC, ITALY
IN DOAJ
IF 3.057
TC 90
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00471/58309/60850.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00471/58309/60851.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00471/58309/60853.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00471/58309/60854.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR MEDITS
AB The identification of nursery grounds and other essential fish habitats of exploited stocks is a key requirement for the development of spatial conservation planning aimed at reducing the adverse impact of fishing on the exploited populations and ecosystems. The reduction in juvenile mortality is particularly relevant in the Mediterranean and is considered as one of the main prerequisites for the future sustainability of trawl fisheries. The distribution of nursery areas of 11 important commercial species of demersal fish and shellfish was analysed in the European Union Mediterranean waters using time series of bottom trawl survey data with the aim of identifying the most persistent recruitment areas. A high interspecific spatial overlap between nursery areas was mainly found along the shelf break of many different sectors of the Northern Mediterranean indicating a high potential for the implementation of conservation measures. Overlap of the nursery grounds with existing spatial fisheries management measures and trawl fisheries restricted areas was also investigated. Spatial analyses revealed considerable variation depending on species and associated habitat/depth preferences with increased protection seen in coastal nurseries and minimal protection seen for deeper nurseries (e.g. Parapenaeus longirostris 6%). This is partly attributed to existing environmental policy instruments (e.g. Habitats Directive and Mediterranean Regulation EC 1967/2006) aiming at minimising impacts on coastal priority habitats such as seagrass, coralligenous and maerl beds. The new knowledge on the distribution and persistence of demersal nurseries provided in this study can support the application of spatial conservation measures, such as the designation of no-take Marine Protected Areas in EU Mediterranean waters and their inclusion in a conservation network. The establishment of no-take zones will be consistent with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy applying the ecosystem approach to fisheries management and with the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to maintain or achieve seafloor integrity and good environmental status. 
PY 2015
PD MAR
SO Plos One
SN 1932-6203
PU Public Library Science
VL 10
IS 3
UT 000352138500116
DI 10.1371/journal.pone.0119590
ID 58309
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