Anticipating how spatial fishing restrictions in EU waters perform to protect marine species, habitats, and dependent fisheries

Authors: François Bastardie, Amaia Astarloa, Logan Binch, Isabella Bitetto, Dimitrios Damalas, Jochen Depestele, Pierre-Yves Hernvann, Sigrid Lehuta, Jonas Letschert, Irida Maina, Stéphanie Mahévas, Georgia Papantoniou, Miriam Püts, Giovanni Romagnoni, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Klaas Sys, Irini Tsikopoulou, Gert Van Hoey, Walter Zupa, Anna Rindorf

Source: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 12 (2025)

Subject Terms: fisheries, spatial management, fuel costs, bioeconomic modelling, biodiversity conservation, marine habitats, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1629180/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/bac3952a6bb34804bc1ba563d568c43c

Toward the use of innovative environmentally sustainable feed in organic aquaculture: Impact on growth performance, health, and welfare of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

Authors: Lola Toomey, Sébastien Alfonso, Elena Mente, Isabella Bitetto, Eleonora Fiocchi, Amedeo Manfrin, Phelly Vasilaki, Walter Zupa, Marie‐Laure Bégout, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Giuseppe Lembo, Pierluigi Carbonara

Source: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Vol 56, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2025)

Subject Terms: acoustic telemetry, fish meal, innovative diet, organic aquaculture, welfare, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0893-8849; https://doaj.org/toc/1749-7345

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/30d499f3274d47d29497a898a6db2fcc

Assessing the overlap between fishing and chondrichthyans exposes high‐risk areas for bycatch of threatened species

Authors: Federico Maioli, Benjamin Weigel, Max Lindmark, Chiara Manfredi, Walter Zupa, Isabella Bitetto, Tommaso Russo, Michele Casini

Source: Ecosphere, Vol 15, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)

Subject Terms: Adriatic Sea, bottom trawl fishing, bycatch, chondrichthyans, Mediterranean Sea, SDM (species distribution models), Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2150-8925

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/67ae62f4fd4a45209e7d0da00c938cfd

Age and growth of bamboo coral Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788): a Mediterranean Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem indicator taxa

Authors: Pierluigi Carbonara, Giovanni Chimienti, Andrea Bellodi, Rigers Bakiu, Isabella Bitetto, Lucio Calcagnile, Marisa D’Elia, Maria C. Follesa, Aurora Nastasi, Michele Palmisano, Walter Zupa, Gianluca Quarta

Source: Coral Reefs. 44:1403-1418

Subject Terms: Animal forests, Deep-sea corals, Direct ageing, Multi-model growth analysis, Radiocarbon ageing

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Access URL: https://hdl.handle.net/11587/558946
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02700-2
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-025-02700-2

Reconciling the economic and biological fishery data gathered through the European Data Collection Framework: A new R-tool.

Authors: Isabella Bitetto, Loretta Malvarosa, Jörg Berkenhagen, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Evelina Sabatella, Ralf Döring

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e0264334 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f5825a525eea4bb3913b4a4cf1bc5356

Large-scale distribution of a deep-sea megafauna community along Mediterranean trawlable grounds

Authors: Ulla Fernandez-Arcaya, Isabella Bitetto, Antonio Esteban, M. Teresa Farriols, Cristina García-Ruiz, Luis Gil de Sola, Beatriz Guijarro, Angélique Jadaud, Stefanos Kavadas, Giuseppe Lembo, Giacomo Milisenda, Irida Maina, Slavica Petovic, Letizia Sion, Sandrine Vaz, Enric Massutí

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 175-187 (2019)

Subject Terms: distribution pattern, fishing impact, continental slope, deep sea, megafauna, red shrimp, community, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1794; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4476fc3825d84f61b70ef65fb6bcfbb5

Explorative analysis on red mullet (Mullus barbatus) ageing data variability in the Mediterranean

Authors: Pierluigi Carbonara, Walter Zupa, Aikaterini Anastasopoulou, Andrea Bellodi, Isabella Bitetto, Charis Charilaou, Archontia Chatzispyrou, Romain Elleboode, Antonio Esteban, Maria Cristina Follesa, Igor Isajlovic, Angélique Jadaud, Cristina García-Ruiz, Amalia Giannakaki, Beatriz Guijarro, Sotiris Elias Kiparissis, Alessandro Ligas, Kelig Mahé, Andrea Massaro, Damir Medvesek, Chryssi Mytilineou, Francesc Ordines, Paola Pesci, Cristina Porcu, Panagiota Peristeraki, Ioannis Thasitis, Pedro Torres, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Angelo Tursi, Letizia Sion

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 271-279 (2019)

Subject Terms: mullus barbatus, age variability, medits, mediterranean, reader effect, false rings, date of birth, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1839; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b1fa3f87bba5409ea1084cd7c2586e70

Investigation of spatiotemporal patterns in mean temperature and mean trophic level of MEDITS survey catches in the Mediterranean Sea

Authors: Panagiota Peristeraki, Isabella Bitetto, Pierluigi Carbonara, Roberto Carlucci, Gregoire Certain, Francesco De Carlo, Michele Gristina, Nikos Kamidis, Paola Pesci, Marco Stagioni, María Valls, George Tserpes

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 165-174 (2019)

Subject Terms: mean temperature of the catch, trophic level, bottom temperature, trends, mediterranean, fishing pressure, sea warming, climate change, open climate campaign, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1795; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7c80f841116d48afbc280c6c7ad3d83f

Modelling spatio-temporal patterns of fish community size structure across the northern Mediterranean Sea: an analysis combining MEDITS survey data with environmental and anthropogenic drivers

Authors: Isabella Bitetto, Giovanni Romagnoni, Angeliki Adamidou, Gregoire Certain, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Marilena Donnaloia, Giuseppe Lembo, Porzia Maiorano, Giacomo Milisenda, Claudia Musumeci, Francesc Ordines, Paola Pesci, Panagiota Peristeraki, Ana Pesic, Maria Teresa Spedicato

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 141-151 (2019)

Subject Terms: demersal fish community, size structure indicators, geographical sub-area, marine strategy framework directive, dynamic factor analysis, redundancy analysis, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1836; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

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Size-dependent survival of European hake juveniles in the Mediterranean Sea

Authors: Manuel Hidalgo, Alessandro Ligas, José María Bellido, Isabella Bitetto, Pierluiggi Carbonara, Roberto Carlucci, Beatriz Guijarro, Angelique Jadaud, Giuseppe Lembo, Chiara Manfredi, Antonio Esteban, Germana Garofalo, Zdravko Ikica, Cristina García, Luis Gil de Sola, Stefanos Kavadas, Irida Maina, Letizia Sion, Stefania Vittori, Nedo Vrgoc

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 207-221 (2019)

Subject Terms: juvenile survival, european hake, mediterranean sea, size dependence, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1801; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4b9f3aaa84374815890cf2c279f5235b

Spatial distribution pattern of European hake, Merluccius merluccius (Pisces: Merlucciidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

Authors: Letizia Sion, Walter Zupa, Crescenza Calculli, Germana Garofalo, Manuel Hidalgo, Angélique Jadaud, Evgenia Lefkaditou, Alessandro Ligas, Panagiota Peristeraki, Isabella Bitetto, Francesca Capezzuto, Roberto Carlucci, Antonio Esteban, Cristina Follesa, Beatriz Guijarro, Zdravko Ikica, Igor Isajlovic, Giuseppe Lembo, Chiara Manfredi, José Luis Pérez, Cristina Porcu, Ioannis Thasitis, George Tserpes, Pierluigi Carbonara

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 21-32 (2019)

Subject Terms: merluccius merluccius, distribution pattern, environmental factors, medits, mediterranean sea, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1830; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/3f68599c393e4588b7d44b6aded47f6a

Spatial and temporal patterns in the Mediterranean populations of Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Aristeidae) based on the MEDITS surveys

Authors: Beatriz Guijarro, Isabella Bitetto, Gianfranco D’Onghia, Maria Cristina Follesa, Kostas Kapiris, Alessandro Mannini, Olivera Marković, Reno Micallef, Sergio Ragonese, Kostas Skarvelis, Angelo Cau

Source: Scientia Marina, Vol 83, Iss S1, Pp 57-70 (2019)

Subject Terms: aristaeomorpha foliacea, aristeus antennatus, geographical patterns, trawl surveys, abundance, length structure, condition factor, mediterranean sea, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SH1-691

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Relation: http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1831; https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134

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Evaluation of the Effects of the Enriched-Organic Diets Composition on European Sea Bass Welfare through a Multi-Parametric Approach

Authors: Pierluigi Carbonara, Walter Zupa, Isabella Bitetto, Sébastien Alfonso, Mariano Dara, Matteo Cammarata

Source: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol 8, Iss 11, p 934 (2020)

Subject Terms: European sea bass, multiparametric approach, muscle activity, organic, welfare, Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering, VM1-989, Oceanography, GC1-1581

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/11/934; https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1312

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/82f17e453c56467c83166b57cd93edc3

Climate change, stock productivity and demersal fisheries management: a central Mediterranean case study

Authors: Isabella Bitetto, Angela Martiradonna, Walter Zupa, Matteo Chiarini, Pierluigi Carbonara, Paco Melia, Marie Savina-Rolland, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Anna Rindorf

Source: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Relative benthic status guides sustainable trawl management in the Adriatic–Ionian Seas

Authors: Walter Zupa, Pierluigi Carbonara, Isabella Bitetto, Michele Casini, Porzia Maiorano, Gianfranco D'Onghia, Igor Isajlovic, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Gert Van Hoey, Anna Rindorf

Source: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82

Subject Terms: relative benthic state, risk assessment, Adriatic sea, western Ionian sea, trawl fishing impact, ecosystem-based management

File Description: application/pdf; application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Access URL: https://hdl.handle.net/11585/1022092
https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/82/8/fsaf148/8243746
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf148

Preference Modeling to Support Stakeholder Outreach toward the Common Fishery Policy Objectives in the North Mediterranean Sea

Authors: Giuseppe Lembo, Jose M. Bellido, Isabella Bitetto, Maria T. Facchini, Teresa García-Jiménez, Mavra Stithou, Vassiliki C. Vassilopoulou, Maria T. Spedicato

Source: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 4 (2017)

Subject Terms: multi criteria decision analysis, data collection framework, indicators, fishery management plan, north Mediterranean Sea, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00328/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/ed0c2bab655c4f9bbb876694aa3fb492

A Holistic Approach to Fishery Management: Evidence and Insights from a Central Mediterranean Case Study (Western Ionian Sea)

Authors: Tommaso Russo, Isabella Bitetto, Pierluigi Carbonara, Roberto Carlucci, Lorenzo D'Andrea, Maria T. Facchini, Giuseppe Lembo, Porzia Maiorano, Letizia Sion, Maria T. Spedicato, Angelo Tursi, Stefano Cataudella

Source: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 4 (2017)

Subject Terms: spatial management, exploitation pattern, simulations, forecast, sustainability, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00193/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745

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Large-Scale Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Mediterranean Cephalopod Diversity.

Authors: Stefanie Keller, Valerio Bartolino, Manuel Hidalgo, Isabella Bitetto, Loredana Casciaro, Danila Cuccu, Antonio Esteban, Cristina Garcia, Germana Garofalo, Marios Josephides, Angelique Jadaud, Evgenia Lefkaditou, Porzia Maiorano, Chiara Manfredi, Bojan Marceta, Enric Massutí, Reno Micallef, Panagiota Peristeraki, Giulio Relini, Paolo Sartor, Maria Teresa Spedicato, George Tserpes, Antoni Quetglas

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 1, p e0146469 (2016)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4712019?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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The seascape of demersal fish nursery areas in the North Mediterranean Sea, a first step towards the implementation of spatial planning for trawl fisheries.

Authors: Francesco Colloca, Germana Garofalo, Isabella Bitetto, Maria Teresa Facchini, Fabio Grati, Angela Martiradonna, Gianluca Mastrantonio, Nikolaos Nikolioudakis, Francesc Ordinas, Giuseppe Scarcella, George Tserpes, M Pilar Tugores, Vasilis Valavanis, Roberto Carlucci, Fabio Fiorentino, Maria C Follesa, Magdalena Iglesias, Leyla Knittweis, Eugenia Lefkaditou, Giuseppe Lembo, Chiara Manfredi, Enric Massutí, Marie Louise Pace, Nadia Papadopoulou, Paolo Sartor, Christopher J Smith, Maria Teresa Spedicato

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0119590 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/020c4dbbd5fc4972a3b0333e07c17988

SEAwise Report on status of ecological indicators in multispecies-multifleet management evaluations under changes in fish productivity adapted according to input from review workshops

Authors: Morgane Travers-Trolet, Miren Altuna-Etxabe, Marga Andrés, Isabella Bitetto, Dorleta García, Marianna Giannoulaki, Michael Heath, Bernhard Kühn, Sigrid Lehuta, Georgia Papantoniou, Giovanni Romagnonia, Sonia Sanchez-Maroño, Vasiliki Sgardeli, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Stavroula Tsoukali, Celia Vassilopoulou, Anna Rindorf

Subject Terms: Conservation and biodiversity, Environmental assessment and monitoring, Environmental management, Natural resource management, Wildlife and habitat management, Fisheries management, Environmental impacts, productivity change, Lusitanian species, Ecosystembased management

Availability: https://doi.org/10.11583/dtu.29412629.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/SEAwise_Report_on_status_of_ecological_indicators_in_multispecies-multifleet_management_evaluations_under_changes_in_fish_productivity_adapted_according_to_input_from_review_workshops/29412629