Purpose Pinna nobilis (fan mussel) is one of the most important endemic bivalve molluscs in
the Mediterranean and mass mortality events were observed in these mussels in recent …

The population of fan mussel, Pinna nobilis across the Mediterranean Sea has been
affected by factors such as overfishing, fisheries processes, environmental pollution …

A mass mortality event (MME) affecting the fan mussel Pinna nobilis was first detected in
Spain in autumn 2016 and spread north-and eastward through the Mediterranean Sea …

A spring 2021 cruise to the south Marmara Islands revealed a mass mortality event of Pinna
nobilis, which were reported to be healthy just seven months ago. The cause of death might …

Pinna nobilis is a critically endangered marine species in the Mediterranean Sea and
therefore determining the spatial distribution of the fan mussel population is of great …

Since the first confirmed records of mass mortality events (MME) in the Aegean Sea in 2018,
Pinna nobilis populations in Greek seas have been decimated. To bolster recovery efforts …

Fan mussel (Pinna nobilis) is one of the largest bivalve species in the Mediterranean Sea.
The situation of the species is critical as it faces widespread mass mortality attributed to …

The largest bivalve in the Mediterranean Sea, the fan mussel Pinna nobilis, is at risk of
extinction due to mass mortality events (MMEs) caused by the spread of pathogens …

This study presents the results of the first broad-scale assessment of the spatial distribution
of the fan mussel (Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758) population in the Gulf of Erdek (Sea of …

Abstract Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) populations have been severely damaged in the
last few decades, and since early autumn 2016, a mass mortality event (MME) has …