The Mediterranean fisheries are characterised by fragmented fleets, usually composed by
relatively small vessels, use of a large number of landing sites, multi-species catches and …

Discarding is considered globally among the most important issues for fisheries
management. The recent reform of the Common Fisheries Policy establishes a landing …

Most of the major impacts of fishing on the ecosystems recorded around the world occur in
the Mediterranean. This variety of interactions is due to four main interrelated factors: the …

Interactions between cetaceans and fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea are probably as old
as the first human attempts to catch fish with a net. Countless leports and artefacts from the …

We studied the feeding ecology of juvenile loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the western
Mediterranean based on the contents of the digestive tract of 54 turtles (range of CCL: 34 …

This study aims to advance knowledge of the discards from bottom trawling in the
northwestern Mediterranean. The composition of bottom trawl landings and discards is …

The demersal resources distributed in the trawl fishing grounds off the Balearic Islands
(western Mediterranean) were studied from two bottom trawl surveys carried out in spring …

The consumption rate of fishery discards is evaluated and the organisms involved in
recycling discarded fish analysed. For this purpose, a fixed baited camera was deployed on …

Spatial management of discards has recently been proposed as a useful tool for the
protection of juveniles, by reducing discard rates and can be used as a buffer against …

Recent European policies on the ban of fishing discards and the closure of open‐air landfills
are expected to reduce predictable and abundant food resources for generalist seabirds. In …