The marine environment is highly stressed by anthropogenic pressures, among which
fisheries, and in particular bottom trawling, are one of the main sources of impact. Area …

Monitoring fishing activity is crucial for fisheries management and governments to ensure
regulatory compliance and sustainable marine ecosystems. Analysing vessel movements …

In ecosystem management, risk assessment quantifies the probability and impact of events
and informs on intervention priorities. Analytical models for risk assessment quantify the …

The COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts on the seafood supply chain, also reducing
fishing activity. It is worth asking if the fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea, which in most …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to reduced anthropogenic pressure on ecosystems in
several world areas, but resulting ecosystem responses in these areas have not been …

Abstract The Celtic Sea fishing fleet is the largest offshore fleet segment in Spain. Over the
last three decades, this fleet has experienced a decrease in its number of vessels. This …

Deep-sea fishery in the Mediterranean Sea was historically driven by the commercial
profitability of deepwater red shrimps and understanding spatio-temporal dynamics of …

Abstract Integrated Environmental Assessment systems and ecosystem models study the
links between anthropogenic and climatic pressures on marine ecosystems and help …

Energy prices increased sharply because of the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia in
February 2022, heavily impacting global economies. In 2022, the EU fishing sector paid on …

International scientific fishery survey programmes systematically collect samples of target
stocks' biomass and abundance and use them as the basis to estimate stock status in the …