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TI Spatial variability of Chondrichthyes in the northern Mediterranean
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AF FOLLESA, Maria C.
   MARONGIU, Martina F.
   ZUPA, Walter
   BELLODI, Andrea
   CAU, Alessandro
   CANNAS, Rita
   COLLOCA, Francesco
   DJUROVIC, Mirko
   ISAJLOVIC, Igor
   JADAUD, Angelique
   MANFREDI, Chiara
   MULAS, Antonello
   PERISTERAKI, Panagiota
   PORCU, Cristina
   RAMIREZ-AMARO, Sergio
   SALMERON JIMENEZ, Francisca
   SERENA, Fabrizio
   SION, Letizia
   THASITIS, Ioannis
   CAU, Angelo
   CARBONARA, Pierluigi
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C1 Univ Cagliari, Dept Life & Environm Sci, Via T Fiorelli 1, Cagliari, Italy.
   COISPA Tecnol & Ric, Via Trulli 18-20, Bari, Italy.
   Stn Zool A Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Naples, Italy.
   Univ Montenegro, Inst Marine Biol, PBox 69, Kotor 85330, Montenegro.
   Inst Oceanog & Fisheries, Set I Mestrovica 63, Split 21000, Croatia.
   Univ Montpellier 2, CNRS, MARBEC IFREMER, IRD, Ave Jean Monnet,CS 30171, F-34203 Sete, France.
   Univ Bologna, Lab Biol Marina & Pesca Fano, Viale Adriatico 1-n, I-61311 Fano, Italy.
   Inst Marine Biol Resources & Inland Waters, Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Iraklion 71003, Greece.
   Univ Crete, Biol Dept, Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
   Inst Espanol Oceanog, Ctr Oceanog Baleares, Moll Ponent S-N, Palma De Mallorca 07015, Spain.
   Inst Espanol Oceanog, Ctr Oceanog Malaga, Puerto Pesquero S-N, Fuengirola 29640, Spain.
   CNR, Inst Coastal Marine Environm, Via Vaccara 61, I-91026 Mazara Del Vallo, TP, Italy.
   Univ Bari Aldo Moro, Dept Biol, Via Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy.
   Dept & Fisheries & Marine Res, 101 Vithleem Str, CY-1416 Nicosia, Cyprus.
C2 UNIV CAGLIARI, ITALY
   COISPA TECNOL & RIC, ITALY
   STN ZOOL ANTON DOHRN, ITALY
   UNIV MONTENEGRO, MONTENEGRO
   INST OCEANOG & FISHERIES, CROATIA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV BOLOGNA, ITALY
   HELLENIC CTR MARINE RES, GREECE
   UNIV CRETE, GREECE
   IEO, SPAIN
   IEO, SPAIN
   CNR IAMC, ITALY
   UNIV BARI ALDO MORO, ITALY
   DEPT FISH MARINE RES, CYPRUS
SI SETE
SE PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Ifremer UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-europe
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 1.172
TC 52
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71220/69591.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR MEDITS
DE ;fish;Chondrichthyes;bottom trawl surveys;distribution;abundance;Mediterranean
AB Thanks to the availability of the MEDITS survey data, a standardized picture of the occurrence and abundance of demersal Chondrichthyes in the northern Mediterranean has been obtained. During the spring-summer period between 2012 and 2015, 41 Chondrichthyes, including 18 sharks (5 orders and 11 families). 22 batoids (3 orders and 4 families) and 1 chimaera, were detected from several geographical sub-areas (GSAs) established by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Batoids had a preferential distribution on the continental shelf (10-200 m depth). while shark species were more frequent on the slope (200-800 m depth). Only three species, the Carcharhiniformes Galeus melastomus and Scyliorhinus canicida and the Torpediniformes Torpedo matmorata were caught in all GSAs studied. On the continental shelf, the Rajidae family was the most abundant, being represented in primis by Raja clavaia and then by R. miraleius, R. polystigma and R. asterias. The slope was characterized by the prevalence of G. melastomus in all GSAs, followed by S. canictda, E. spinax and Squalus blainville. Areas under higher fishing pressure, such as the Adriatic Sea and the Spanish coast (with the exception of the Balearic Islands), show a low abundance of chondrichthyans, but other areas with a high level of fishing pressure, such as southwestern Sicily, show a high abundance, suggesting that other environmental drivers work together with fishing pressure to shape their distribution. Results of generalized additive models highlighted that depth is one of the most important environmental drivers influencing the distribution of both batoid and shark species, although temperature also showed a significant influence on their distribution. The approach explored in this work shows the possibility of producing maps modelling the distribution of demersal chondrichthyans in the Mediterranean that are useful for the management and conservation of these species at a regional scale. However, because of the vulnerability of these species to fishing exploitation, fishing pressure should be further incorporated in these models in addition to these environmental drivers.
PY 2019
PD DEC
SO Scientia Marina
SN 0214-8358
PU Consejo Superior Investigaciones Cientificas-csic
VL 83
IS S1
UT 000504829900007
BP 81
EP 100
DI 10.3989/scimar.04998.23A
ID 71220
ER

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