Comparison of demersal fish assemblages in three areas of the Strait of Sicily under different trawling pressure

Gristina, Michele; Bahri, T.; Fiorentino, Fabio; Garofalo, Germana

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2006.05.010

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“…Pizzicori et al 1995) and the higher catch rates (up 500 specimens and 21 kg in 1 hour trawling) obtained on the western side of the investigated area in the first surveys realized in 1985 (Pizzicori unpublished ** ) tend to suggest a previous wider horizontal abundance of the species. Further, it is worth noting how the present higher abundance zone on the eastern sector is located next to the Maltese exclusive fishing zone (MEFZ), where bottom trawling is lim- ited (or almost nihil) and fishing impact is considered less than the contiguous areas (Gristina et al 2006, Dimech et al 2008. As regard the depth vertical distribution and depth-length relation, present results tend to confirm that both recruits/juveniles and adults share the preferential depth range of 200-500 m although juveniles show a slight preference for the outer shelf and upper slope (around 200-300 m; Pizzicori et al 1995).…”

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Distribution and Biological Features of the African Armoured Searobin,<I> Peristedion Cataphractum</I> (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae), Off the Southern Coasts of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)

Bottari¹,

Dimech²,

Nardone³

et al. 2010

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Distribution and Biological Features of the African Armoured Searobin,<I> Peristedion Cataphractum</I> (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae), Off the Southern Coasts of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)

Bottari¹,

Dimech²,

Nardone³

et al. 2010

Acta Icth et Piscat

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“…Posteriormente, para obtener la diversidad funcional, se siguió el protocolo propuesto por Palacios (2011). Se consideraron los atributos ecológi-cos y caracteres morfológicos de cada especie en su etapa adulta (Mathieson et al, 2000;Tilman, 2001;Dumay, Tari, Tomasini, & Mouillot, 2004;Gristina, Bahri, Fiorentino, & Garofalo, 2006) relacionados con el funcionamiento del ecosistema (Somerfield, Clarke, Warwick, & Dulvy, 2008).…”

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“…Las investigaciones orientadas a la evaluación de los efectos de la pesca con enfoque ecosistémico son relativamente recientes e involucran la relación directa entre la biodiversidad y el funcionamiento de los ecosistemas (Fulton, Spith, & Punt, 2005;Gristina, Bahri. Fiorentino, & Garofalo, 2006).…”

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Diversidad taxonómica y funcional en la comunidad de peces sujetos al arrastre de camarón en el norte del Golfo de California, México

Herrera-Valdivia

López‐Martínez

Castillo‐Vargasmachuca

et al. 2016

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Taxonomic and functional diversity of the bycatch fishes community of trawl fishing from Northern Gulf of California, Mexico. The Northern Gulf of California (NGC) is a mega diverse area of high endemism with major economic interest because of the multi-specific fisheries developed, mainly shrimp. There is a lack of recent studies on bycatch fish assemblages, so during the fishing seasons from 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, on board 13 shrimp boats, 14 commercial fishing trips were performed from 5 m -90 m in depth with a total of 119 catches. The 119 catches were analyzed to assess fish community structure using taxonomic diversity indices to detect changes in the community following the taxonomic distinctness average Δ+ and the diversity index Δ* (TAXDEST of the PRIMER v6 program). To confirm the structure of functional groups, we considered similarities of ecologic and morphologic traits among species. The results showed that the indices Δ+ and Δ* were within the expected average and confidence intervals at 95%, finding significant differences between the indices. The analyses showed a well-structured community because of the great variety of forms and functions of the species within the community. In the community of the functional groups, reproduction was the ecological attribute that contributed the most to their structure. The community structure was represented by intermediate trophic levels (3-3.9), preferably primary and secondary carnivores within the trophic categories of predators of benthic ichthyo-fauna that belong to demersal species of soft bottoms and mostly fusiform body. To conclude, the NGC showed high functional redundancy according to the estimated functional groups, thus the ecosystem was considered stable and with great diversity. This type of studies should be followed using fishing and environmental effort due to the great biological and ecologic importance in the area. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64 (2): 587-602. Epub 2016 June 01.

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“…Las especies registradas en cada una de las áreas, se clasificaron en cinco grupos de tallas siguiendo la propuesta general presentada por Roger & Ellis (2000), con modificaciones de Gristina et al (2006). Considerando: I. Pequeños teleósteos (longitud total máxi-ma <29.9cm); II.…”

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Composición taxonómica y aspectos zoogeográficos de peces de profundidad (90-540m) del Golfo de California, México.

López‐Martínez

Acevedo-Cervantes²,

Herrera-Valdivia

et al. 2012

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Taxonomic composition and zoogeographical aspects of deep sea fishes (90-540m) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. The Gulf of California has a high variety of ecosystems that allow different services and the fishery resources play a prominent role in its ecology, evolution and economics. Fish coastal species have been previously reported for most coastal areas, especially those species that are subject to fishing, however, little is known on the species from deep sea zones, due to sampling difficulties. We studied the deep sea fishes collected with trawl nets during three research surveys in the Gulf of California, Mexico in 2004-2005. We provide a systematic checklist and some notes on biogeographical aspects. For this, 74 fishing hauls were done, and a total of 9 898 fishes were captured, belonging to two classes, 15 orders, 35 families, 53 genera and 70 species. The best represented families in number of species were: Paralichthyidae (eight), Serranidae (six), and Scorpaenidae and Triglidae with five species each one. The typical families from deep waters were: Ophidiidae, Moridae, Lophiidae, Scorpaenidae, Triglidae, Paralichthydae, Pleuronectidae and Cynoglossidae. Size range varied from 13cm for the Splinose searobin (Bellator xenisma) to 234cm in the Pacific Cutlassfish (Trichiurus nitens). The biogeographical affinity showed that species with affinity to the East Tropical Pacific (ETP) dominated, followed by species from San Diego-Panamic, San Diego-Panamic-Peruvian-Chilean and Oregonian-Cortes provinces, respectively. A biogeographic overlap was found in the fauna, which reflects the Gulf of California's geographical position, with distribution limits of species from temperate, tropical and warm-temperature transition affinities, divisions that characterize the Gulf of California. Taxonomic status of fish with a focus on composition, location, characterization and zoogeography are fundamental to any subject of biodiversity and fisheries management actions. Rev. Biol. Trop. 60 (1): 347-360. Epub 2012 March 01.

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Comparison of demersal fish assemblages in three areas of the Strait of Sicily under different trawling pressure

Cited by 49 publications

References 24 publications

Distribution and Biological Features of the African Armoured Searobin,<I> Peristedion Cataphractum</I> (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae), Off the Southern Coasts of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)

Distribution and Biological Features of the African Armoured Searobin,<I> Peristedion Cataphractum</I> (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae), Off the Southern Coasts of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)

Diversidad taxonómica y funcional en la comunidad de peces sujetos al arrastre de camarón en el norte del Golfo de California, México

Composición taxonómica y aspectos zoogeográficos de peces de profundidad (90-540m) del Golfo de California, México.

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