Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

Abstract Floating Offshore Wind Farms (FOWFs) are the most promising renewable energy
resource. Floating turbines are installed at progressively increasing water depths, interacting …

A new cold-water coral (CWC) province has been identified in the Mediterranean Sea in the
Capo Spartivento canyon system offshore the southern coast of Sardinia. The 'Sardinia cold …

Abstract Recent ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) exploration and bottom sampling in the
southern Adriatic Sea (Apulian and Montenegrin margins) resulted in the discovery of …

Cold-water corals are recognised as a key component of Mediterranean deep-sea
ecosystems but the knowledge of their associated biodiversity is still limited. To date, the …

Mesophotic habitats, hosting benthic assemblages totally unknown and unexpected in the
early 2000s, are attracting an increasing interest from scientists. Realizing that many long …

The largest semi-enclosed basin in the world, the Mediterranean Sea, is characterized by
high biodiversity and heavy human pressure on the coastal system. The Strait of Sicily (SoS) …

Macro-and megafauna were recorded in the submarine Bari Canyon (southern Adriatic Sea,
Mediterranean Sea) during an oceanographic cruise carried out in May-June 2012 and an …

Abstract The Balearic Archipelago (western Mediterranean) is an area of great ecological
interest due to the combination of complex geomorphology, highly oligotrophic waters and …

Hyperspectral imagers enable the collection of high-resolution spectral images exploitable
for the supervised classification of habitats and objects of interest (OOI). Although this is a …