Highly productive and vulnerable habitats such as maerl crinoid beds are subject to severe impacts from trawling in Mediterranean Sea. One of the most valuable target species that inhabit these is red mullet, Mullus barbatus, which can achieve there optimum feeding conditions based on infauna, provide some Fatty Acids (FAs) Polyunsaturated (PUFAs) essential shaping life history traits growth re...

We examined how the trophic ecology of nine economically important marine taxa varied across three distinct areas Adriatic Sea. These included species demersal fishes (European hake Merluccius merluccius , red mullet Mullus barbatus black-bellied angler Lophius budegassa ) and two decapod crustaceans (Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus deep-water rose shrimp Parapenaeus longirostris four pelagi...

Sagittal otolith shape analysis is one of the most widespread techniques worldwide to discriminate fish stock units, as this proxy integrates both environmental and genetic factors. All previous studies have been carried out using two-dimensional (2D) images, a partial representation whole otolith. However, prior identification unit boundaries, influence other potential drivers controlling must...

Heavy metal accumulation in aquatic organisms has been an important issue due to environmental pollution resulting from anthropogenic activities. In this study, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn in the selected fish species (Mullus barbatus, Solea solea, and Siganus rivulatus) from three consecutive bays (İskenderun, Mersin, and Antalya from North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea) were considered to provide some...

We estimated the current level of knowledge concerning several biological characteristics of the Mediterranean marine fishes by carrying out a gap analysis based on information extracted from the literature, aiming to identify research trends and future needs in the field of Mediterranean fish biology that can be used in stock assessments, ecosystem modeling and fisheries management. Based on t...