We analysed data collected on board commercial purse seine vessels in the Aegean and Ionian Seas (eastern Mediterranean Sea, Greece) in 13 seasonal sampling periods from 2003 to 2008 in order to describe the composition of the retained and discarded catch and shed light on discarding practices. In each area, five species constituted the majority of the marketable catch (> 97%): sardine (Sardina pilchardus), anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), bogue (Boops boops) (in both areas), mackerel (Scomber japonicus; in the Aegean Sea) and picarel (Spicara smaris; in the Ionian Sea). Discarded quantities were on average 4.6% and 2.2% of the total catch in terms of weight in the Aegean and Ionian Seas respectively. ...
The high species richness, coupled with high proportion of endemism, makes the Mediterranean one of ...
The knowledge of the juvenile distribution in fisheries is essential to better manage the fishing ef...
Within the framework of a European Union (UE) contract and with voluntary participation of commercia...
Scientific observer records were used to estimate the retained and discarded catch composition of th...
Although boat seines have a significant share in the total fish landings in Greece, there is little ...
In the Canary Islands, the small-scale fleet performs daily fishing trips, being the small pelagic s...
This short-term study on commercial discards was carried out in fishing grounds around Gökçeada Isla...
The spatiotemporal patterns of discards and catch composition of Israeli trawlers were examined usin...
The cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) trammel net fishery is one of the most important small-scale fish...
Patterns in the mesoscale distribution of larval fish in the coastal waters of central Greece, an ar...
The sustainable use of aquatic living resources is the cornerstone of the ecosystem approach to fish...
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) are two of the most important species ...
Fishing in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve (511 ha, including a no-take zone and a buffer area) was...
The fisheries catch statistics that member countries report annually to the Food and Agriculture Org...
9 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables, supplementary data http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/72/9/2600...
The high species richness, coupled with high proportion of endemism, makes the Mediterranean one of ...
The knowledge of the juvenile distribution in fisheries is essential to better manage the fishing ef...
Within the framework of a European Union (UE) contract and with voluntary participation of commercia...
Scientific observer records were used to estimate the retained and discarded catch composition of th...
Although boat seines have a significant share in the total fish landings in Greece, there is little ...
In the Canary Islands, the small-scale fleet performs daily fishing trips, being the small pelagic s...
This short-term study on commercial discards was carried out in fishing grounds around Gökçeada Isla...
The spatiotemporal patterns of discards and catch composition of Israeli trawlers were examined usin...
The cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) trammel net fishery is one of the most important small-scale fish...
Patterns in the mesoscale distribution of larval fish in the coastal waters of central Greece, an ar...
The sustainable use of aquatic living resources is the cornerstone of the ecosystem approach to fish...
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) are two of the most important species ...
Fishing in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve (511 ha, including a no-take zone and a buffer area) was...
The fisheries catch statistics that member countries report annually to the Food and Agriculture Org...
9 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables, supplementary data http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/72/9/2600...
The high species richness, coupled with high proportion of endemism, makes the Mediterranean one of ...
The knowledge of the juvenile distribution in fisheries is essential to better manage the fishing ef...
Within the framework of a European Union (UE) contract and with voluntary participation of commercia...