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dc.contributor.authorColloca, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorGarofalo, Germana
dc.contributor.authorBitetto, Isabella
dc.contributor.authorFacchini, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.authorGrati, Fabio
dc.contributor.authorMartiradonna, Angela
dc.contributor.authorMastrantonio, Gianluca
dc.contributor.authorNikolioudakis, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorOrdinas, Francesc
dc.contributor.authorScarcella, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorTserpes, George
dc.contributor.authorTugores, Pilar M.
dc.contributor.authorValavanis, Vasilis
dc.contributor.authorCarlucci, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorFiorentino, Fabio
dc.contributor.authorFollesa, Maria C.
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorKnittweis, Leyla
dc.contributor.authorLefkaditou, Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorLembo, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorManfredi, Chiara
dc.contributor.authorMassuti, Enric
dc.contributor.authorPace, Marie Louise
dc.contributor.authorPapadopoulou, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorSartor, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Christopher J.
dc.contributor.authorSpedicato, Maria Teresa
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-27T15:30:41Z
dc.date.available2017-12-27T15:30:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-03-18
dc.identifier.citationColloca, F., Garofalo, G., Bitetto, I., Facchini, M. T., Grati, F., Martiradonna, A.,...Spedicato, M. T. (2015). The seascape of demersal fish nursery areas in the North Mediterranean Sea, a first step towards the implementation of spatial planning for trawl fisheries. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0119590.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25085
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported and financed by the Commission of the European Union (DG MARE) through the Project MEDISEH: Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats within the MAREA Framework contract (Call for tenders MAREA/2009/05). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherPloSen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectMarine spatial planningen_GB
dc.subjectMarine spatial planning -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.subjectMarine biodiversity -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.subjectFishes -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.subjectFisheries -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.subjectTrawls and trawling -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.subjectMarine nurseries -- Mediterranean Regionen_GB
dc.titleThe seascape of demersal fish nursery areas in the North Mediterranean Sea, a first step towards the implementation of spatial planning for trawl fisheriesen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0119590
dc.publication.titlePLoS ONEen_GB
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