This review focuses on the recent data on Mediterranean fishing fleets and landings, results
from stock assessments and ecosystem models to provide an overview of the multiple …

The MEDITS programme started in 1994 in the Mediterranean with the cooperation among
research institutes from four countries: France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Over the years, until …

Abstract The Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem (Med-LME) is a heterogeneous
system that, despite its oligotrophic nature, has high diversity of marine species and high …

One of the main drivers of marine ecosystem change is fishing activity, bottom trawling being
the most intensive fishing practice affecting benthic ecosystems worldwide. In the western …

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

Climate change has significant impacts on marine ecosystems, resulting in disruptions in
biological interactions, shifts in community composition, and changes in the physiology of …

Multiple stressors may combine in unexpected ways to alter the structure of ecological
systems, however, our current ability to evaluate their ecological impact is limited due to the …

The deep-water rose shrimp is a main resource for the GSA 6 bottom trawling fleet. In the
last decade, landings have increased without a clear understanding of the causes. This …

Climate change is affecting marine ecosystems altering the distribution and abundance of
organisms, with implications for fisheries and food security. This warming-induced reshuffle …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to reduced anthropogenic pressure on ecosystems in
several world areas, but resulting ecosystem responses in these areas have not been …