A considerable amount of the existing knowledge of discards in the Mediterranean Sea is
presented. Discarding highly varies along the basin both geographically and among the …

Marine caves are biodiversity reservoirs and refuge habitats, harbouring rare species and
living fossils. The Mediterranean Sea hosts more than 3000 caves, which are among the …

Aim A large body of knowledge exists on individual anthropogenic threats that have an
impact on marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea, although we know little about how …

Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic starting at the end of 2019 impacted many human
activities. We analysed the abrupt reduction in fishing pressure of the mixed small-scale and …

1.1 The Mediterranean Sea...................................................................................................................
1.2 The fish fauna of the Mediterranean Sea …

The ecologically and socio-economically important marine ecosystems of Europe are facing
severe threats from a variety of human impacts. To mitigate and potentially reverse some of …

The success of MPAs in conserving fishing resources and protecting marine biodiversity
relies strongly on how well they meet their planned (or implicit) management goals. From a …

Aim Tracking the dispersal patterns and habitat use of migratory species is necessary to
delineate optimal areas for protection, with large sample sizes being more representative of …

Spatial prioritization in conservation is required to direct limited resources to where actions
are most urgently needed and most likely to produce effective conservation outcomes. In an …