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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130801| Title: | Status of Paracentrotus lividus in the Maltese Islands |
| Authors: | Cassar, Joseph Borg, Joseph A. |
| Keywords: | Sea urchins -- Malta Overfishing -- Malta Marine biodiversity conservation -- Law and legislation -- Malta Marine ecology -- Malta Echinodermata -- Mediterranean Sea |
| Issue Date: | 2024-10 |
| Publisher: | The Mediterranean Science Commission |
| Citation: | Cassar, J., & Borg, J. A. (2024, October). Status of Paracentrotus lividus in the Maltese Islands. Rapport du Congrès de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 43: 278, Palermo. |
| Abstract: | The Purple Urchin Paracentrotus lividus is well studied in the Mediterranean Sea due to its ecological and culinary value, the latter making it prone to overexploitation. Data from 2019 for this species around Malta indicated very low abundances, which prompted implementation of a two-year moratorium on its harvest. A survey of P. lividus abundance was carried out in 2023 at five localities in the Maltese Islands, with a main aim of acquiring recent data on the local abundance of this species. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130801 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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| Status of Paracentrotus lividus in the Maltese Islands 2024.pdf | 1.43 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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