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Data description paper
Published: 07 May 2021 in Earth System Science Data
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The paper presents a database of information on wrecks, natural and artificial reefs located in the Adriatic Sea, collected within the framework of the Interreg Italy–Croatia project ADRIREEF – Innovative exploitation of Adriatic Reefs in order to strengthen Blue Economy. The data collection lasted more than 1 year and included three surveys and a wide literature review. After being collected, data were harmonized and, where possible, made machine-readable. Moreover, data were widely metadated, published in a WebGIS (https://adrireef.github.io/sandbox3/, last access: 3 May 2021), and shared as open data in EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data Network) Data Ingestion Portal through the SEANOE repository (Ferrà et al., 2020; https://doi.org/10.17882/74880). The database is composed of 285 three-dimensional records, each one described by 51 attributes. Parameters are clustered in four main groups: identification, reef description, site description, and management/exploitation information. Available literature (scientific and/or grey) was also included in the database and linked to the corresponding site.

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Annalisa Minelli; Carmen Ferrà; Alessandra Spagnolo; Martina Scanu; Anna Nora Tassetti; Carla Rita Ferrari; Cristina Mazziotti; Silvia Pigozzi; Zrinka Jakl; Tena Šarčević; Miranda Šimac; Claudia Kruschel; Dubravko Pejdo; Enrico Barbone; Michele De Gioia; Diego Borme; Emiliano Gordini; Rocco Auriemma; Ivo Benzon; Đeni Vuković-Stanišić; Sandi Orlić; Vlado Frančić; Damir Zec; Ivana Orlić Kapović; Michela Soldati; Silvia Ulazzi; Gianna Fabi. The ADRIREEF database: a comprehensive collection of natural/artificial reefs and wrecks in the Adriatic Sea. Earth System Science Data 2021, 13, 1905 -1923.

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Annalisa Minelli, Carmen Ferrà, Alessandra Spagnolo, Martina Scanu, Anna Nora Tassetti, Carla Rita Ferrari, Cristina Mazziotti, Silvia Pigozzi, Zrinka Jakl, Tena Šarčević, Miranda Šimac, Claudia Kruschel, Dubravko Pejdo, Enrico Barbone, Michele De Gioia, Diego Borme, Emiliano Gordini, Rocco Auriemma, Ivo Benzon, Đeni Vuković-Stanišić, Sandi Orlić, Vlado Frančić, Damir Zec, Ivana Orlić Kapović, Michela Soldati, Silvia Ulazzi, Gianna Fabi. The ADRIREEF database: a comprehensive collection of natural/artificial reefs and wrecks in the Adriatic Sea. Earth System Science Data. 2021; 13 (5):1905-1923.

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Annalisa Minelli; Carmen Ferrà; Alessandra Spagnolo; Martina Scanu; Anna Nora Tassetti; Carla Rita Ferrari; Cristina Mazziotti; Silvia Pigozzi; Zrinka Jakl; Tena Šarčević; Miranda Šimac; Claudia Kruschel; Dubravko Pejdo; Enrico Barbone; Michele De Gioia; Diego Borme; Emiliano Gordini; Rocco Auriemma; Ivo Benzon; Đeni Vuković-Stanišić; Sandi Orlić; Vlado Frančić; Damir Zec; Ivana Orlić Kapović; Michela Soldati; Silvia Ulazzi; Gianna Fabi. 2021. "The ADRIREEF database: a comprehensive collection of natural/artificial reefs and wrecks in the Adriatic Sea." Earth System Science Data 13, no. 5: 1905-1923.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2021 in Marine Policy
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In the Mediterranean Sea, fishing vessels often operates throughout the geographical subdivisions adopted for statistical data collection (Geographical Sub-Areas; GSAs), causing a potential mismatch between catches site and reporting site. This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the fluxes of fishing activity of bottom trawlers across the Mediterranean Sea, by analyzing the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data broadcasted in 2017. Fishing activity was analyzed from three perspectives: fishing site, port of arrival and registration site of the vessel. For each GSA, a “fidelity score” was calculated to quantify the proportion of fishing time spent in the home GSA; an “intrusion score” was computed to quantify the effort deployed by vessels registered elsewhere. Major vessel fluxes were detected between GSAs, and fleets were classified based on their mobility. Areas showing fleet overlaps were identified and those characterized by the largest overlaps were selected as case studies. The lowest fidelity scores were observed in the central Mediterranean (GSAs 11.2, 15, 16 and 18), while the highest intrusion score was recorded in the southern Mediterranean and around Crete. The vessels responsible of the largest fluxes were those registered in GSAs 16, 18, and 6. The case studies included: GSAs 23, where several fleets exploited narrow slope areas; GSA 13, where multiple fleets overlapped in a relatively wide area; and GSA 17, where two fleets overlapped in a wide platform area. Mobility was distinguished in short-range – involving platform areas of contiguous GSAs – and long-range – involving slope areas of non-contiguous GSAs.

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Enrico Nicola Armelloni; Anna Nora Tassetti; Carmen Ferrà; Alessandro Galdelli; Martina Scanu; Adriano Mancini; Gianna Fabi; Giuseppe Scarcella. AIS data, a mine of information on trawling fleet mobility in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Policy 2021, 129, 104571 .

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Enrico Nicola Armelloni, Anna Nora Tassetti, Carmen Ferrà, Alessandro Galdelli, Martina Scanu, Adriano Mancini, Gianna Fabi, Giuseppe Scarcella. AIS data, a mine of information on trawling fleet mobility in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Policy. 2021; 129 ():104571.

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Enrico Nicola Armelloni; Anna Nora Tassetti; Carmen Ferrà; Alessandro Galdelli; Martina Scanu; Adriano Mancini; Gianna Fabi; Giuseppe Scarcella. 2021. "AIS data, a mine of information on trawling fleet mobility in the Mediterranean Sea." Marine Policy 129, no. : 104571.

Journal article
Published: 13 April 2021 in Sensors
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Maritime traffic and fishing activities have accelerated considerably over the last decade, with a consequent impact on the environment and marine resources. Meanwhile, a growing number of ship-reporting technologies and remote-sensing systems are generating an overwhelming amount of spatio-temporal and geographically distributed data related to large-scale vessels and their movements. Individual technologies have distinct limitations but, when combined, can provide a better view of what is happening at sea, lead to effectively monitor fishing activities, and help tackle the investigations of suspicious behaviors in close proximity of managed areas. The paper integrates non-cooperative Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 images and cooperative Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, by proposing two types of associations: (i) point-to-point and (ii) point-to-line. They allow the fusion of ship positions and highlight “suspicious” AIS data gaps in close proximity of managed areas that can be further investigated only once the vessel—and the gear it adopts—is known. This is addressed by a machine-learning approach based on the Fast Fourier Transform that classifies single sea trips. The approach is tested on a case study in the central Adriatic Sea, automatically reporting AIS-SAR associations and seeking ships that are not broadcasting their positions (intentionally or not). Results allow the discrimination of collaborative and non-collaborative ships, playing a key role in detecting potential suspect behaviors especially in close proximity of managed areas.

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Alessandro Galdelli; Adriano Mancini; Carmen Ferrà; Anna Tassetti. A Synergic Integration of AIS Data and SAR Imagery to Monitor Fisheries and Detect Suspicious Activities. Sensors 2021, 21, 2756 .

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Alessandro Galdelli, Adriano Mancini, Carmen Ferrà, Anna Tassetti. A Synergic Integration of AIS Data and SAR Imagery to Monitor Fisheries and Detect Suspicious Activities. Sensors. 2021; 21 (8):2756.

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Alessandro Galdelli; Adriano Mancini; Carmen Ferrà; Anna Tassetti. 2021. "A Synergic Integration of AIS Data and SAR Imagery to Monitor Fisheries and Detect Suspicious Activities." Sensors 21, no. 8: 2756.

Journal article
Published: 24 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Human pressures on marine ecosystems significantly increased during last decades. Among the intense anthropic activities, industrial fisheries have caused the alteration of habitats, the reduction of biodiversity and the main fish stocks. The aim of this research, carried out in the Adriatic Sea, was to test a repeatable Marine Spatial Planning framework aimed at enhancing fisheries sustainability through the application of Decision Support Tools and the composition of a catalog of possible measures. The use of these tools proved very useful to identify possible criticalities and facilitate an effective exchange with fisheries stakeholders, local authorities, and fishermen, whose involvement was an indispensable step in the process. Tool-based analyses allowed to assess the spatial footprint of a range of anthropogenic pressures from human activities (e.g., fisheries, maritime traffic, and aquaculture). Within this multi-pressure scenario, special attention was paid to fishing-related disturbances and potential conflicts across different fishing métier and with other sectors. Specifically, results highlighted the spatial features of the major fishing pressures (e.g., abrasion from trawling) affecting essential fish habitats, marine mammals and turtles in the study area. A portfolio of possible management measures is identified for the study area. It provides clear evidence that, in order to mitigate emerging conflicts and cumulative impacts, it is necessary to combine and integrate different types of measures: spatial measures modulated over time, monitoring and control, actions to fill knowledge gaps, concertation—involvement—co-management actions, improvement of governance systems, actions to support innovation in the sector, etc. Given the complex set of measures discussed, this work can provide a useful contribution to the management of fisheries both at local and regional level, fostering the transition to sustainable fisheries.

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Giulio Farella; Anna Tassetti; Stefano Menegon; Martina Bocci; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; Amedeo Fadini; Otello Giovanardi; Gianna Fabi; Saša Raicevich; Andrea Barbanti. Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy). Sustainability 2021, 13, 1211 .

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Giulio Farella, Anna Tassetti, Stefano Menegon, Martina Bocci, Carmen Ferrà, Fabio Grati, Amedeo Fadini, Otello Giovanardi, Gianna Fabi, Saša Raicevich, Andrea Barbanti. Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy). Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1211.

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Giulio Farella; Anna Tassetti; Stefano Menegon; Martina Bocci; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; Amedeo Fadini; Otello Giovanardi; Gianna Fabi; Saša Raicevich; Andrea Barbanti. 2021. "Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy)." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1211.

Journal article
Published: 08 January 2021 in Oceans
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Temperature is often an important variable influencing the vertical position of fish larvae in the water column. The same species may show different vertical distributions in areas with a strong near-surface seasonal thermocline compared to isothermal near-surface regions. In areas with a strong surface thermocline, tuna larvae show a significant preference for the near-surface warmer layers. Little is known regarding larval tuna vertical distribution in isothermal waters and on the vertical distribution of the associated larval fish assemblages. We conducted vertical stratified sampling using the same methodology and fishing device (MOCNESS) in the two major spawning areas of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT): western Mediterranean Sea (MED), characterized by a surface thermocline, and the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) which lacks thermal stratification. Tuna larvae occupied the upper 30 m in both areas, but the average larval depth distribution was consistently deeper in the GOM. In the MED, vertical distribution of larval fish assemblages was explained by temperature, and species such as BFT, Thunnus alalunga, and Ceratoscopelus maderensis, among others, coexist above the thermocline and are separated from species such as Cyclothone braueri and Hygophum spp. (found below the thermocline). In the GOM, the environmental correlates of the vertical distribution of the larvae were salinity and fluorescence. Mesopelagic taxa such as Ceratoscopelus spp. and Cyclothone spp., among others, had a shallower average distribution than Lampanyctus spp., Hygophum spp., and Myctophum spp.

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Itziar Alvarez; Leif K. Rasmuson; Trika Gerard; Raul Laiz-Carrion; Manuel Hidalgo; John T. Lamkin; Estrella Malca; Carmen Ferrà; Asvin P. Torres; Diego Alvarez-Berastegui; Francisco Alemany; Jose M. Quintanilla; Melissa Martin; Jose M. Rodriguez; Patricia Reglero. Influence of the Seasonal Thermocline on the Vertical Distribution of Larval Fish Assemblages Associated with Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Spawning Grounds. Oceans 2021, 2, 64 -83.

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Itziar Alvarez, Leif K. Rasmuson, Trika Gerard, Raul Laiz-Carrion, Manuel Hidalgo, John T. Lamkin, Estrella Malca, Carmen Ferrà, Asvin P. Torres, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Francisco Alemany, Jose M. Quintanilla, Melissa Martin, Jose M. Rodriguez, Patricia Reglero. Influence of the Seasonal Thermocline on the Vertical Distribution of Larval Fish Assemblages Associated with Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Spawning Grounds. Oceans. 2021; 2 (1):64-83.

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Itziar Alvarez; Leif K. Rasmuson; Trika Gerard; Raul Laiz-Carrion; Manuel Hidalgo; John T. Lamkin; Estrella Malca; Carmen Ferrà; Asvin P. Torres; Diego Alvarez-Berastegui; Francisco Alemany; Jose M. Quintanilla; Melissa Martin; Jose M. Rodriguez; Patricia Reglero. 2021. "Influence of the Seasonal Thermocline on the Vertical Distribution of Larval Fish Assemblages Associated with Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Spawning Grounds." Oceans 2, no. 1: 64-83.

Original research article
Published: 27 November 2020 in Frontiers in Marine Science
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In the past decades, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) has been employed in numerous research fields as a valuable tool for, among other things, Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Spatial Planning. In contrast, its use in fisheries management is hampered by coverage and transmission gaps. Transmission gaps may be due to technical limitations (e.g., weak signal or interference with other signals) or to deliberate switching off of the system, to conceal fishing activities. In either case such gaps may result in underestimating fishing effort and pressure. This study was undertaken to map and analyze bottom trawler transmission gaps in terms of duration and distance from the harbor with a view to quantifying unobserved fishing and its effects on overall trawling pressure. Here we present the first map of bottom trawler AIS transmission gaps in the Mediterranean Sea and a revised estimate of fishing effort if some gaps are considered as actual fishing.

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Carmen Ferrà; Anna Nora Tassetti; Enrico Nicola Armelloni; Alessandro Galdelli; Giuseppe Scarcella; Gianna Fabi. Using AIS to Attempt a Quantitative Evaluation of Unobserved Trawling Activity in the Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science 2020, 7, 1 .

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Carmen Ferrà, Anna Nora Tassetti, Enrico Nicola Armelloni, Alessandro Galdelli, Giuseppe Scarcella, Gianna Fabi. Using AIS to Attempt a Quantitative Evaluation of Unobserved Trawling Activity in the Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2020; 7 ():1.

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Carmen Ferrà; Anna Nora Tassetti; Enrico Nicola Armelloni; Alessandro Galdelli; Giuseppe Scarcella; Gianna Fabi. 2020. "Using AIS to Attempt a Quantitative Evaluation of Unobserved Trawling Activity in the Mediterranean Sea." Frontiers in Marine Science 7, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 12 August 2020 in Marine Environmental Research
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Research on abundance and composition of fish assemblages surrounding offshore extraction platforms is essential to evaluate their impact as well as to understand relationships between natural and artificial habitats. Also decommissioning practice, which belongs to the lifecycle of these structures, can be encouraged or discouraged if fish school behaviour in the close proximity of the platform is well understood. In this context, this study drafts a work plan that can be used to investigate fish presence and abundance, school movement and qualitative species composition around a platform over long time periods. It integrates fishing captures, multibeam echosounder (MBES) investigations, and drop camera shootings to overcome the limitations of the individual methods. Monthly samplings were conducted at a three-leg gas extraction platform placed at ∼80 m depth in the central Adriatic Sea, for one year after its installation. MBES completely insonified the studied area, providing data on school shape, volume, surface area and position throughout the water column. Fishing captures were useful for MBES targets' identification by measuring the presence/abundance of nekto-benthic and pelagic species both in the nearby of the structure and in the open sea, while drop camera shootings added evidence of a few species in close proximity to the poles, which were not censused by the other methods. Results underlined the strong attraction exerted by the platform and the significant influence of the explanatory variable distance on the schools’ nominal volume. With thousands of platforms to be decommissioned around the world in coming decades, understanding such dynamic interactions is key to improve spatial management of marine ecosystems.

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Anna Nora Tassetti; Annalisa Minelli; Carmen Ferrà; Stefano Guicciardi; Annalisa Gaetani; Gianna Fabi. An integrated approach to assess fish spatial pattern around offshore gas platforms: A pilot study in the Adriatic Sea. Marine Environmental Research 2020, 162, 105100 .

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Anna Nora Tassetti, Annalisa Minelli, Carmen Ferrà, Stefano Guicciardi, Annalisa Gaetani, Gianna Fabi. An integrated approach to assess fish spatial pattern around offshore gas platforms: A pilot study in the Adriatic Sea. Marine Environmental Research. 2020; 162 ():105100.

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Anna Nora Tassetti; Annalisa Minelli; Carmen Ferrà; Stefano Guicciardi; Annalisa Gaetani; Gianna Fabi. 2020. "An integrated approach to assess fish spatial pattern around offshore gas platforms: A pilot study in the Adriatic Sea." Marine Environmental Research 162, no. : 105100.

Conference paper
Published: 18 August 2019 in Volume 9: 15th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications
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Descriptive and spatially-explicit information on fisheries plays a key role for an efficient integrated management of the maritime activities and the sustainable use of marine resources. However, this information is today still hard to obtain and, consequently, is a major issue for implementing Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). Since 2002, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) has been undergoing a major development allowing now for a real time geo-tracking and identification of equipped vessels of more than 15m in length overall (LOA) and, if properly processed, for the production of adequate information for MSP. Such monitoring systems or other low-cost and low-burden solutions are still missing for small vessels (LOA < 12m), whose catches and fishing effort remain spatially unassessed and, hence, unregulated. In this context, we propose an architecture to process vessel tracking data, understand the behaviour of trawling fleets and map related fishing activities. It could be used to process not only AIS data but also positioning data from other low cost systems as IoT sensors that share their position over LoRa and 2G/3G/4G links. Analysis gives back important and verified data (overall accuracy of 92% for trawlers) and opens up development perspectives for monitoring small scale fisheries, helping hence to fill fishery data gaps and obtain a clearer picture of the fishing grounds as a whole.

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A. Galdelli; A. Mancini; Anna Nora Tassetti; Carmen Ferrà; E. Armelloni; Giuseppe Scarcella; G. Fabi; P. Zingaretti. A Cloud Computing Architecture to Map Trawling Activities Using Positioning Data. Volume 9: 15th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications 2019, 1 .

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A. Galdelli, A. Mancini, Anna Nora Tassetti, Carmen Ferrà, E. Armelloni, Giuseppe Scarcella, G. Fabi, P. Zingaretti. A Cloud Computing Architecture to Map Trawling Activities Using Positioning Data. Volume 9: 15th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications. 2019; ():1.

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A. Galdelli; A. Mancini; Anna Nora Tassetti; Carmen Ferrà; E. Armelloni; Giuseppe Scarcella; G. Fabi; P. Zingaretti. 2019. "A Cloud Computing Architecture to Map Trawling Activities Using Positioning Data." Volume 9: 15th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 09 April 2019 in Ocean & Coastal Management
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The currently existing Biological Protection Areas (BPAs) are Italian conservation measures specifically oriented to preserve/recover commercial fish stocks through the regulation or ban of few fishing activities. Although BPAs have been well identified/designed within the Italian national waters, neither data on their effects on fishery resources nor on the fishers’ compliance with these no-take regulations are yet available. In this context, the present study was aimed to investigate how AIS data processing could be used to map patterns in fishing activity within/around small regulated areas and rate the effectiveness of the conservation measures in place. To do this, it was impossible not to address the issue surrounding well-known and substantial gaps in data coverage and attempt an estimate of them by flagging events when AIS had been switched off within/around BPAs. Results highlighted that almost all the BPAs are illegally trawled and that, unless additional legislation is effected to regulate the use of AIS by fishing vessels, it may provide a useful source of information to map fishing activities stated that the data are interpreted in an appropriate way.

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A.N. Tassetti; C. Ferrà; G. Fabi. Rating the effectiveness of fishery-regulated areas with AIS data. Ocean & Coastal Management 2019, 175, 90 -97.

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A.N. Tassetti, C. Ferrà, G. Fabi. Rating the effectiveness of fishery-regulated areas with AIS data. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2019; 175 ():90-97.

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A.N. Tassetti; C. Ferrà; G. Fabi. 2019. "Rating the effectiveness of fishery-regulated areas with AIS data." Ocean & Coastal Management 175, no. : 90-97.

Journal article
Published: 13 December 2018 in Marine Pollution Bulletin
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Macrozoobenthos living around several pipelines placed at different depths and sediment types in the Western Adriatic Sea was investigated for three years after structures' deployment to detect possible effects due to their installation and presence. Three environmental habitats were considered based on the grain size (silty clay, clayey silt and sand). Samplings were taken within a radius of 100 m from the pipelines and at control sites. Multivariate and univariate analysis showed peculiarities of the three habitats due to the different sediment type, without differences between pipelines and controls inside each group. Silty clay and clayey silt communities appeared quite similar, being mainly represented by opportunistic species typical of the Adriatic coastal area. Benthic populations found at the offshore relict sand were characterized by a higher percentage of sensitive species. Independently of sediment typology, pipelines' installation seems to not affect the benthic populations that appear more influenced by environmental features.

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A. Spagnolo; C. Cuicchi; A.M. De Biasi; Carmen Ferrà; L. Montagnini; E. Punzo; V. Salvalaggio; A. Santelli; P. Strafella; G. Fabi. Effects of the installation of offshore pipelines on macrozoobenthic communities (northern and central Adriatic Sea). Marine Pollution Bulletin 2018, 138, 534 -544.

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A. Spagnolo, C. Cuicchi, A.M. De Biasi, Carmen Ferrà, L. Montagnini, E. Punzo, V. Salvalaggio, A. Santelli, P. Strafella, G. Fabi. Effects of the installation of offshore pipelines on macrozoobenthic communities (northern and central Adriatic Sea). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2018; 138 ():534-544.

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A. Spagnolo; C. Cuicchi; A.M. De Biasi; Carmen Ferrà; L. Montagnini; E. Punzo; V. Salvalaggio; A. Santelli; P. Strafella; G. Fabi. 2018. "Effects of the installation of offshore pipelines on macrozoobenthic communities (northern and central Adriatic Sea)." Marine Pollution Bulletin 138, no. : 534-544.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2018 in Marine Policy
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A growing concern about the depletion of marine resources due to fishing overexploitation and degradation of ecosystems has been demonstrated over the last decade. Monitoring the spatial and temporal distribution of fishing activities is an important tool for fisheries management which can also be used by other sectors such as fisheries science, public authorities, policy-makers and marine spatial planning. In this paper we introduce the first map of fishing activity at a Mediterranean scale of EU and non-EU fishing vessels, extracted using Automatic Identification System ship tracking data. Fishing activity maps were produced for three different years with a spatial resolution of 0.01° × 0.01°. As a main result, for the first time, changes of bottom trawl fishing activities between two consecutive years were map for the whole Mediterranean Sea. The results confirmed the suitability of this monitoring system to obtain reliable information on the extent of bottom trawl fishing activities.

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Carmen Ferrà; Anna Nora Tassetti; Fabio Grati; Giulio Pellini; Piero Polidori; Giuseppe Scarcella; Gianna Fabi. Mapping change in bottom trawling activity in the Mediterranean Sea through AIS data. Marine Policy 2018, 94, 275 -281.

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Carmen Ferrà, Anna Nora Tassetti, Fabio Grati, Giulio Pellini, Piero Polidori, Giuseppe Scarcella, Gianna Fabi. Mapping change in bottom trawling activity in the Mediterranean Sea through AIS data. Marine Policy. 2018; 94 ():275-281.

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Carmen Ferrà; Anna Nora Tassetti; Fabio Grati; Giulio Pellini; Piero Polidori; Giuseppe Scarcella; Gianna Fabi. 2018. "Mapping change in bottom trawling activity in the Mediterranean Sea through AIS data." Marine Policy 94, no. : 275-281.

Journal article
Published: 26 April 2018 in Marine Ecology Progress Series
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P Reglero; Edurne Blanco; F Alemany; Carmen Ferrà; D Alvarez-Berastegui; A Ortega; F De La Gándara; A Aparicio-González; A Folkvord; A Aparicio. Vertical distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus and bonito Sarda sarda larvae is related to temperature preference. Marine Ecology Progress Series 2018, 594, 231 -243.

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P Reglero, Edurne Blanco, F Alemany, Carmen Ferrà, D Alvarez-Berastegui, A Ortega, F De La Gándara, A Aparicio-González, A Folkvord, A Aparicio. Vertical distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus and bonito Sarda sarda larvae is related to temperature preference. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2018; 594 ():231-243.

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P Reglero; Edurne Blanco; F Alemany; Carmen Ferrà; D Alvarez-Berastegui; A Ortega; F De La Gándara; A Aparicio-González; A Folkvord; A Aparicio. 2018. "Vertical distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus and bonito Sarda sarda larvae is related to temperature preference." Marine Ecology Progress Series 594, no. : 231-243.

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Published: 01 March 2018 in Environmental Pollution
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Micro-plastic particles in the world's oceans represent a serious threat to both human health and marine ecosystems. Once released into the aquatic environment plastic litter is broken down to smaller pieces through photo-degradation and the physical actions of waves, wind, etc. The resulting particles may become so small that they are readily taken up by fish, crustaceans and mollusks. There is mounting evidence for the uptake of plastic particles by marine organisms that form part of the human food chain and this is driving urgent calls for further and deeper investigations into this pollution issue. The present study aimed at investigating for the first time the occurrence, amount, typology of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea and its spatial distribution in the northern and central Adriatic Sea. This benthic flatfish was selected as it is a species of high commercial interest within the FAO GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) area 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) where around 15% of the overall global Solea solea production originates. The digestive tract contents of 533 individuals collected in fall during 2014 and 2015 from 60 sampling sites were examined for microplastics. These were recorded in 95% of sampled fish, with more than one microplastic item found in around 80% of the examined specimens. The most commonly found polymers were polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, and polyamide, 72% as fragments and 28% as fibers. The mean number of ingested microplastics was 1.73 ± 0.05 items per fish in 2014 and 1.64 ± 0.1 in 2015. PVC and PA showed the highest densities in the northern Adriatic Sea, both inshore and off-shore while PE, PP and PET were more concentrated in coastal areas with the highest values offshore from the port of Rimini.

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G. Pellini; A. Gomiero; T. Fortibuoni; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; A.N. Tassetti; P. Polidori; G. Fabi; Giuseppe Scarcella. Characterization of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea. Environmental Pollution 2018, 234, 943 -952.

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G. Pellini, A. Gomiero, T. Fortibuoni, Carmen Ferrà, Fabio Grati, A.N. Tassetti, P. Polidori, G. Fabi, Giuseppe Scarcella. Characterization of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea. Environmental Pollution. 2018; 234 ():943-952.

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G. Pellini; A. Gomiero; T. Fortibuoni; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; A.N. Tassetti; P. Polidori; G. Fabi; Giuseppe Scarcella. 2018. "Characterization of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea." Environmental Pollution 234, no. : 943-952.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Journal of Parasitology
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The present study provides a parasitological analysis of the elasmobranch species caught in the northern and central Adriatic Sea. A total of 62 marine leeches were recorded on 747 individuals of Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 (thornback ray), Myliobatis aquila Linnaeus, 1758 (common eagle ray), and Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 (marbled torpedo ray) caught in 56 hauls over a 5 yr period. All leeches were identified as Pontobdella muricata, which is a typical ectoparasite of benthic elasmobranchs. The prevalence of infection ranged from 7.11% in R. clavata to 12.00% in M. aquila. The intensity of infection, the preferential sites of attachment to the host, and the periodicity of infection were evaluated.

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Luca Bolognini; Simone Leoni; Piero Polidori; Fabio Grati; Giuseppe Scarcella; Giulio Pellini; Filippo Domenichetti; Carmen Ferrà; Gianna Fabi. Occurrence of the Leech,Pontobdella muricataLinnaeus, on Elasmobranch Species in the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea. Journal of Parasitology 2016, 102, 643 -645.

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Luca Bolognini, Simone Leoni, Piero Polidori, Fabio Grati, Giuseppe Scarcella, Giulio Pellini, Filippo Domenichetti, Carmen Ferrà, Gianna Fabi. Occurrence of the Leech,Pontobdella muricataLinnaeus, on Elasmobranch Species in the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea. Journal of Parasitology. 2016; 102 (6):643-645.

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Luca Bolognini; Simone Leoni; Piero Polidori; Fabio Grati; Giuseppe Scarcella; Giulio Pellini; Filippo Domenichetti; Carmen Ferrà; Gianna Fabi. 2016. "Occurrence of the Leech,Pontobdella muricataLinnaeus, on Elasmobranch Species in the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea." Journal of Parasitology 102, no. 6: 643-645.

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Published: 20 September 2016 in Mediterranean Marine Science
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Population structure and distribution of the starry ray, Raja asterias, were described based on data collected during yearly rapido trawl surveys (SoleMon), between 2005 and 2014 in the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea. A total of 306 individuals were caught, sex ratio was 1.04:1 in favor of males and length-weight relationships were obtained for the whole sample. Following the MEDITS scale, maturity was estimated, observing a higher number of immature individuals. Relative abundance significantly increased during the recent period with the highest values recorded at 5-30 m depths. Such increase could be related to the response of R. asterias to climatic change or to the decrease in fishing pressure in the area. Clear spatial segregation of individuals depending on their life stage was observed, with immature individuals inhabiting the coastal areas and adults more abundant at depths greater than 40 m. The comparison of the result of the present study with MEDITS survey outcomes in terms of distribution patterns, persistence areas of adults and juveniles and abundances indices, evidences that SoleMon survey seems to be more suitable in defining such features of the stock, likely due to the greater catchability of the rapido trawl in respect to the MEDITS trawl net. However, further investigations are needed to identify factors affecting the increasing abundance of this species, and develop an action plan for spatial management of fishing activities.

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Carmen Ferrà; G. Fabi; P. Polidori; A. N. Tassetti; S. Leoni; G. Pellini; Giuseppe Scarcella. Raja asterias population assessment in FAO GFCM GSA17 area. Mediterranean Marine Science 2016, 17, 651 .

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Carmen Ferrà, G. Fabi, P. Polidori, A. N. Tassetti, S. Leoni, G. Pellini, Giuseppe Scarcella. Raja asterias population assessment in FAO GFCM GSA17 area. Mediterranean Marine Science. 2016; 17 (3):651.

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Carmen Ferrà; G. Fabi; P. Polidori; A. N. Tassetti; S. Leoni; G. Pellini; Giuseppe Scarcella. 2016. "Raja asterias population assessment in FAO GFCM GSA17 area." Mediterranean Marine Science 17, no. 3: 651.