Εξειδίκευση τύπου :	Άρθρο σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
Τίτλος:	Combining methods for detection of bycatch hotspot areas of marine megafauna species in and around critical rookeries and foraging areas
Δημιουργός/Συγγραφέας:	Simantiris, Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Charalampos Xirouchakis, Stavros Voulgaris, Marios-Dimitrios Beka, Evangelia Vardaki, Martha Z Karris, Georgios
Ημερομηνία:	2025-06-16
Γλώσσα:	Αγγλικά
ISSN:	01411136
DOI:	10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107299
Άλλο:	40541111
Περίληψη:	Bycatch, the incidental catch of non-target species, threatens marine megafauna such as sea turtles and sea birds in the Mediterranean region. Identifying bycatch hotspots is essential to guide mitigation measures and target audiences. In the Mediterranean Sea, South Ionian Sea in Greece is a major marine habitat, including critical nesting areas, for sea turtles, and an important breeding and foraging habitat for sea birds. This work combined methodologies to identify bycatch hotspots through a vulnerability assessment and questionnaire surveys utilising both scientific data and local ecological knowledge (LEK). The study determined the major bycatch hotspots for sea turtles and sea birds, evaluated the potential impact on both species, and discussed mitigation measures to reduce the impact of bycatch and effectively protect this economically and ecologically important ecosystem. Our approach and outcomes may well contribute to a science-based and LEK included, adaptive management framework regarding the establishment or revision of Marine Protected Areas in the study area and elsewhere across critical marine habitats for sea turtles and sea birds.
Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης:	Marine environmental research
Τόμος/Κεφάλαιο:	210
Θεματική Κατηγορία:	[EL] Επιστήμες περιβάλλοντος[EN] Environmental sciences [EL] Οικολογία[EN] Ecology [EL] Διαχειριστικά συστήματα ελέγχου[EN] Managerial control systems
Λέξεις-Κλειδιά:	bycatch mitigation strategies satellite data sea birds sea turtles vulnerability assessment
Χρηματοδότης:	WWF Greece
Χρηματοδοτικό πρόγραμμα:	Caretta2Zakynthos project
Κάτοχος πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων:	© 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Όροι και προϋποθέσεις δικαιωμάτων:	Under the Creative Commons CC BY license.
Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση στον εκδότη (link):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107299
Εμφανίζεται στις συλλογές:	Ινστιτούτο Χημικής Βιολογίας - Επιστημονικό έργο