Abstract The United Nations proposed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to foster
sustainable development, including tackling environmental challenges and adopting …

Bottom trawlers land around 19 million tons of fish and invertebrates annually, almost one-
quarter of wild marine landings. The extent of bottom trawling footprint (seabed area trawled …

In the context of marine conservation, trawl fishing activity is the most important ecosystem
stressor in demersal Mediterranean waters. Limited management measures in bottom …

The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) caused an unprecedented implementation of
lockdown measures across world's nations. Veneto Region, located in North-Eastern …

In the past 40 years, the fishery in the Mediterranean Sea has seen numerous changes in
technology, fleet composition, effort allocation, and management strategies. In this paper …

The combustion of fossil fuels is considered a major cause of climate change, which is why
the reduction of emissions has become a key goal of the Paris climate agreement. Coherent …

Impact of bottom gear fishing is primarily determined by the sensitivity of the benthic
community, fishing intensity and penetration depth of the gears. Disturbance of benthic …

Abstract The European Union landing obligation (LO) entered fully into force in 2019, with
the aim of reducing discards by inducing fishing gear selectivity improvements and fleets' …

Abundance and distribution of commercial marine resources are influenced by
environmental variables, which together with fishery patterns may also influence their …

To solve conservation and planning challenges in the marine environment, researchers are
increasingly developing geospatial tools to address impacts of anthropogenic activities on …