Abstract Microplastic (< 5 mm) ingestion has been recorded in Galeus melastomus, the
blackmouth catshark, around the Balearic Islands. In total 125 individuals were analyzed for …

This study analyzes microplastic ingestion by three deep-water elasmobranch species
(Galeus melastomus, Scyliorhinus canicula and Etmopterus spinax) from the Tyrrhenian …

The assumption that animals released from fishing gears survive has frequently been
scrutinized by researchers in recent years. Mortality estimates from these research efforts …

The feeding ecology of eight demersal elasmobranchs, three sharks (Etmopterus spinax,
Scyliorhinus canicula and Galeus melastomus) and five batoids (Myliobatis aquila …

The Gulf of Lions ecosystem was described using the Ecopath mass-balance model to
characterise its structure and functioning and to examine the effects of the multispecific …

The Cantabrian Sea shelf ecosystem is described using a mass-balance model of trophic
interactions, in order to understand the effects of the different fisheries that operate in this …

A landing obligation was formally implemented in the European Union (EU) for the first time,
as part of the recent reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Given the reasonable …

The shark species, blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus), velvet belly (Etmopterus
spinax) and coastal spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) are an important by-catch of the …

Bibliographic and data gathered in scientific bottom trawl surveys carried out off the
Southern Coasts of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), from 1994 to 2009 and between a depth of …

The study of the feeding ecology of marine predators is crucial to understanding their
ecological roles and advancing our knowledge of marine ecosystem functioning, especially …