Abstract Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) in the deep Mediterranean Sea have been
identified by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as consisting of …

Data reported in this article were collected in the context of several trawl surveys carried out
in the north-western Ionian Sea in the last 25 years. An overview of the available information …

The distribution, type and quantity of marine litter accumulated on the bathyal and abyssal
Mediterranean seafloor has been studied in the framework of the Spanish national projects …

Microplastic (MP) ingestion has been reported in a wide variety of organisms, however, its
spatial occurrence and effects on wild populations remain quite unknown. The present study …

The deep-sea red shrimp Aristeus antennatus is one of the most valuable demersal
resources for bottom trawl fishery in the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, this fishery lacks …

Dynamics of biological processes on the deep-sea floor are traditionally thought to be
controlled by vertical sinking of particles from the euphotic zone at a seasonal scale …

Isidella elongata is a candelabrum-shaped alcyonacean forming important facies on the
bathyal muddy bottoms of the Mediterranean Sea, currently considered a sensitive habitat …

Chondrichthyans are a vulnerable group that has been overexploited for almost half a
century in the Mediterranean. Since in this area most chondrichthyans are rarely …

As part of the “Innovations in the Food System: Exploring the Future of Food” Special Issue,
this paper briefly reviews studies that highlight a link between deep-sea fishery resources …

The main knowledge acquired on the structure, patterns and interactions in the bathyal
benthopelagic fauna in the north-western Ionian Sea is summarised in this article. Using …