Stock overexploitation, bycatch, discards and gear impacts on the environment are
outstanding issues for Mediterranean fisheries. The adoption of alternative fishing gears is …

Climate change is altering the functioning of ecosystems and species distribution worldwide,
with negative impacts on human activities, including fisheries. The Adriatic Sea is an …

Simple Summary The vast majority of the world's commercial fish stocks are considered
overfished. Among demersal species, in the Mediterranean Sea, the European hake …

Discards remain among the main negative impacts of fishing activities, and their reductions
are strengthened by the European Common Fisheries Policy (European Regulation …

Pots are traditional fishing gear type largely employed in Mediterranean Small Scale
Fisheries (SSFs). Their often higher species selectivity and catch quality compared to other …

The knowledge of small‐scale fisheries (SSFs) is important to develop management policies
and mitigate the competition for marine resources. However, spatially explicit information is …

Small-scale fishery represents 83% of the Mediterranean fleet. Yet, its evaluation is made
difficult by a scattered fishing effort, especially on large islands with remote fishing harbours …

Maritime transport and sustainable development require a recognizable global approach.
The state, as the dominant structure in the world, enables the realization of sustainable …

The high variability of trammel fisheries, due to a marked seasonality in target species and
fishing activities needs to be investigated with high spatial and temporal resolution. The …

The study focused on the macroscopic, histological, and biometric analysis of European
hake females in GSA 17 (Central-North Adriatic Sea). From 2013 to 2015, 976 females were …