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Orejas, Covadonga; Vinha, Beatriz; Ainsworth, Gillian B.; Saldanha, Sarah; Militão, Teresa; Mohn, Christian; Hansteen, Thor H.; Ratão, Sara S.; Hoving, Henk-Jan; Amaro, Teresa; Anderson, Dominique M. J.; Araújo, Deusa; Correia, Ana Mafalda; Berrow, Simon; Dinis, Herculano A.; Freitas, Rui; Lopes, Evandro; Lopes, Vanessa; Lopez, Pedro; Macedo, Thais; March, David; Martins, Samir; Matos, Diana M.; Medrano, Fernando; Melo, Tommy; Monteiro, Gilda; Giménez, Ángela Mosquera; Paiva, Vitor H.; Queiroz, Nuno; Schütte, Florian; Stauffer, Julian B.; Taxonera, Albert; Weelden, Celine Van; González-Solís, Jacob; Huvenne, Veerle A. I. Seamounts of Cabo Verde: A review of their ecological and economic significance, anthropogenic impacts, and conservation needs Journal Article In: Progress in Oceanography, vol. 240, pp. 103579, 2026, ISSN: 0079-6611. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Biodiversity, Biological oceanography, Cabo Verde, IOS4DOM, Macaronesia, Management, Marine protected areas, Protection socioeconomics, Vulnerable marine ecosystems, Webnesia Ruiz-García, David; Barría, Claudio; Raga, Juan A.; March, David Key drivers of at-vessel mortality in demersal sharks Journal Article In: Conservation Biology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. e70100, 2026. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: árboles de regresión potenciada, arrastre de fondo, boosted regression trees, bottom trawl, bycatch mitigation, elasmobranch, elasmobranquios, fisheries management, gestión de pesquerías, handling practices, IOS4DOM, mitigación de la pesca incidental, prácticas de manejo Jankauskaite, Greta; Zúñiga, Irati Abascal; Menéndez-Blázquez, Javier; Pérez, Clara Cánovas; Conti, Sofia; Sagarminaga, Ricardo; Raga, Juan Antonio; March., David Data from: Multi-platform deployments of low-cost devices for cetacean passive acoustic monitoring Bachelor Thesis 2025. Harvey-Carroll, Jessica; Carroll, Daire; Crespo-Picazo, Jose Luis; García-Párraga, Daniel; March, David Using accelerometers for tracking loggerhead and green sea turtle behaviour Journal Article In: Animal Biotelemetry, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 20, 2025, ISSN: 2050-3385. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IOS4DOM Harvey-Carroll, Jessica; Menéndez-Blázquez, Javier; Crespo-Picazo, Jose Luis; Sagarminaga, Ricardo; March, David Unlocking sea turtle diving behaviour from low-temporal resolution time-depth recorders Journal Article In: Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 19934, 2025, ISSN: 2045-2322. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IOS4DOM Carroll, Jessica; March, David; Menéndez-Blázquez, Javier SpatialMarine/seaturtle-diving: R code -
seaturtle-diving software 2025. Bas, Maria; Ouled-Cheikh, Jazel; Fuster-Alonso, Alba; Julià, Laura; March, David; Ramírez, Francisco; Cardona, Luis; Coll, Marta Potential Spatial Mismatches Between Marine Predators and Their Prey in the Southern Hemisphere in Response to Climate Change Journal Article In: Global Change Biology, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. e70080, 2025, (e70080 GCB-24-3556.R1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: boosted regression trees, Climate change, IOS4DOM, predator, prey, Southern Hemisphere, spatial overlap, trophic mismatch Ruiz-García, David; March, David; Raga, Juan A; Barría, Claudio At-vessel mortality and health assessments reveal management priorities for chondrichthyan bycatch in trawl fisheries Journal Article In: ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 82, no. 12, pp. fsaf228, 2025, ISSN: 1054-3139. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IOS4DOM Menéndez-Blázquez, Javier; Segovia, Mara; March, David Leveraging Earth Observation Data to Monitor Boat-Based Recreational Fishing Journal Article In: Fish and Fisheries, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 1065-1074, 2025. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: automated identification system, fisheries management, IOS4DOM, leisure fishing, planet labs, remote sensing, vessel detection Navarro-Herrero, Leia; March, David; Militão, Teresa; Saldanha, Sarah; Medrano, Fernando; Vicente-Sastre, Diego; Ouled-Cheikh, Jazel; Ramos, Raül; Matos, Diana; Rodrigues, Isabel; Paiva, Vítor H.; Granadeiro, José P.; Catry, Paulo; Leal, Andreia; Dinis, Herculano A.; González-Solís, Jacob Seabird-vessel interactions in industrial fisheries of Northwest Africa: Implications for international bycatch management Journal Article In: Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 2814-2831, 2025. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Automatic Identification System (AIS), boosted regression trees, Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME), fine-scale tracking assessment, IOS4DOM, multispecies, transboundary policy, vessel attraction Otero, Pablo; Menéndez-Blázquez, Javier; March, David Challenges of passive citizen science in ecology within a shifting social media landscape Journal Article In: Ecological Informatics, vol. 90, pp. 103278, 2025, ISSN: 1574-9541. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Biodiversity, Ecology, IOS4DOM, Passive citizen science, Social networks Ruiz-García, David; Barría, Claudio; Colmenero, Ana I.; Raga, Juan A.; March, David Predicting Potential Spawning Areas: a novel framework for elasmobranch conservation and spatial management Journal Article In: bioRxiv, 2025. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IOS4DOM Ruiz-García, David; March, David; Raga, Juan A; Barría, Claudio At-vessel mortality and health assessments reveal management priorities for chondrichthyan bycatch in trawl fisheries Journal Article In: ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 82, no. 12, pp. fsaf228, 2025, ISSN: 1054-3139. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IOS4DOM Bas, Maria; Ouled-Cheikh, Jazel; Julià, Laura; Fuster-Alonso, Alba; March, David; Ramírez, Francisco; Cardona, Luis; Coll, Marta Fish and tips: Historical and projected changes in commercial fish species' habitat suitability in the Southern Hemisphere Journal Article In: Science of The Total Environment, vol. 948, pp. 174752, 2024, ISSN: 0048-9697. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Climate change, Commercial fish species, Hake, IOS4DOM, Small pelagic fishes, Southern Hemisphere, Species distribution models Navarro-Herrero, Leia; Saldanha, Sarah; Militão, Teresa; Vicente-Sastre, Diego; March, David; González-Solís, Jacob Use of bird-borne radar to examine shearwater interactions with legal and illegal fisheries Journal Article In: Conservation Biology, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. e14224, 2024. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: “非法、瞒报及无管制捕鱼”(IUU), África Occidental, AIS, aves marinas, biologging, fisheries, Global Fishing Watch, IOS4DOM, IUU, Mar Mediterráneo, Mediterranean sea, pesquerías, seabirds, West Africa, 全球渔业观察, 地中海, 海鸟, 渔业, 生物记录, 自动识别系统(AIS), 西非 Feria-Rodríguez, A.; March, D.; Mourre, B.; Hendriks, I. E.; Vázquez-Luis, M. Sink-source connectivity for restocking of Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean Sea Journal Article In: Marine Environmental Research, vol. 197, pp. 106428, 2024, ISSN: 0141-1136. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Bivalve, Conservation, Dispersal, Genetic resistance, IOS4DOM, Mass mortality event, Repopulation Fabbri, Federico; Druon, Jean-Noël; Godley, Brendan J.; March, David Geospatial identification of stakeholders to support dynamic ocean management in transboundary areas Journal Article In: Marine Policy, vol. 161, pp. 106035, 2024, ISSN: 0308-597X. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Bluefin tuna, Dynamic ocean management, Fin whale, IOS4DOM, Marine spatial planning, Mediterranean sea, Stakeholder identification Harvey-Carroll, Jessica; Crespo-Picazo, Jose-Luis; Saubidet, Mariana; Robinson, Nathan J.; García-Párraga, Daniel; March, David Brushes and Shelters as Low-Cost Environmental Enrichment Devices for Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) During Rehabilitation Journal Article In: Chelonian Conservation and Biology, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 213 – 219, 2024. Links | BibTeX | Tags: assisted resting, enrichment, environmental enrichment devices, IOS4DOM, Loggerhead turtle, preference testing, welfare Ruiz-García, D.; Raga, J. A.; March, D.; Colmenero, A. I.; Quattrocchi, F.; Company, J. B.; Recasens, L.; Barría, C. Spatial distribution of the demersal chondrichthyan community from the western Mediterranean trawl bycatch Journal Article In: Frontiers in Marine Science, no. 10, 2023. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Mediterranean sea Mazaris, A. D.; Dimitriadis, C.; Papazekou, M.; Schofield,; March, D. and Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change. Journal Article In: Journal of Environmental Management, no. 339, 2023. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Mediterranean sea Roast, Michael J.; Martins, Samir; Fernández-Peralta, Lourdes; Báez, José Carlos; Diame, Ahmed; March, David; Ouled-Cheikh, Jazel; Marco, Adolfo; González-Solís, Jacob; Cardona, Luis Hidden demographic impacts of fishing and environmental drivers of fecundity in a sea turtle population Journal Article In: Conservation Biology, vol. 37, no. 5, 2023, (All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access). Mazaris, Antonios D.; Dimitriadis, Charalampos; Papazekou, Maria; Schofield, Gail; Doxa, Aggeliki; Chatzimentor, Anastasia; Turkozan, Oguz; Katsanevakis, Stelios; Lioliou, Aphrodite; Abalo-Morla, Sara; Aksissou, Mustapha; Arcangeli, Antonella; Attard, Vincent; Hili, Hedia Attia El; Atzori, Fabrizio; Belda, Eduardo J.; Nakhla, Lobna Ben; Berbash, Ali A.; Bjorndal, Karen A.; Broderick, Annette C.; Camiñas, Juan A.; Candan, Onur; Cardona, Luis; Cetkovic, Ilija; Dakik, Nabigha; Lucia, Giuseppe Andrea; Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G.; Diryaq, Salih; Favilli, Costanza; Fortuna, Caterina Maria; Fuller, Wayne J.; Gallon, Susan; Hamza, Abdulmaula; Jribi, Imed; Ismail, Manel Ben; Kamarianakis, Yiannis; Kaska, Yakup; Korro, Kastriot; Koutsoubas, Drosos; Lauriano, Giancarlo; Lazar, Bojan; March, David; Marco, Adolfo; Minotou, Charikleia; Monsinjon, Jonathan R.; Naguib, Nahla M.; Palialexis, Andreas; Piroli, Vilma; Sami, Karaa; Sönmez, Bektaş; Sourbès, Laurent; Sözbilen, Doğan; Vandeperre, Frederic; Vignes, Pierre; Xanthakis, Michail; Köpsel, Vera; Peck, Myron A. Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change Journal Article In: Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 339, 2023, (All Open Access, Green Open Access). Campbell, Elizabeth; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; Mangel, Jeffrey C.; Mena, Jose Luis; Thurstan, Ruth H.; Godley, Brendan J.; March, David Satellite-monitored movements of the Amazon River dolphin and considerations for their conservation Journal Article In: ORYX, 2023, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access). Ruiz-García, David; Raga, Juan A.; March, David; Colmenero, Ana I.; Quattrocchi, Federico; Company, Joan B.; Recasens, Laura; Barría, Claudio Spatial distribution of the demersal chondrichthyan community from the western Mediterranean trawl bycatch Journal Article In: Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 10, 2023, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Links | BibTeX | Tags: IOS4DOM Abalo-Morla, S.; Belda, E. J.; March, D.; Revuelta, O.; Cardona, L.; Giralt, S.; Crespo-Picazo, J. L.; Hochscheid, S.; Marco, A.; Merchán, M.; Sagarminaga, R.; Swimmer, Y.; Tomás, J. Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean. Journal Article In: Global Ecology and Conservation, no. 38, 2022. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Mediterranean sea, Research lines Newton, Alice; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; March, David; Goela, Priscila; Cristina, Sónia; Zacarias, Marta; Icely, John Assessing the effectiveness of management measures in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal Journal Article In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 10, 2022, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Girard, Fanny; Girard, Alexandre; Monsinjon, Jonathan; Arcangeli, Antonella; Belda, Eduardo; Cardona, Luis; Casale, Paolo; Catteau, Sidonie; David, Léa; Dell’Amico, Florence; Gambaiani, Delphine; Girondot, Marc; Jribi, Imed; Lauriano, Giancarlo; Luschi, Paolo; March, David; Mazaris, Antonios D.; Miaud, Claude; Palialexis, Andreas; Sacchi, Jacques; Sagarminaga, Ricardo; Tepsich, Paola; Tomás, Jesús; Vandeperre, Frederic; Claro, Françoise Toward a common approach for assessing the conservation status of marine turtle species within the european marine strategy framework directive Journal Article In: Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 9, 2022, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Compa, Montserrat; Wilcox, Chris; Hardesty, Britta Denise; Alomar, Carme; March, David; Deudero, Salud Quantifying the risk of plastic ingestion by ichthyofauna in the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean Sea) Journal Article In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 183, 2022, (All Open Access, Green Open Access). Abalo-Morla, Sara; Belda, Eduardo J.; March, David; Revuelta, Ohiana; Cardona, Luis; Giralt, Silvia; Crespo-Picazo, Jose Luis; Hochscheid, Sandra; Marco, Adolfo; Merchán, Manuel; Sagarminaga, Ricardo; Swimmer, Yonat; Tomás, Jesús Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean Journal Article In: Global Ecology and Conservation, vol. 38, 2022, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). DiMatteo, Andrew; Cañadas, Ana; Roberts, Jason; Sparks, Laura; Panigada, Simone; Boisseau, Olivier; Moscrop, Anna; Fortuna, Caterina Maria; Lauriano, Giancarlo; Holcer, Draško; Peltier, Hélène; Ridoux, Vincent; Raga, Juan Antonia; Tomás, Jesús; Broderick, Annette C.; Godley, Brendan J.; Haywood, Julia; March, David; Snape, Robin; Sagarminaga, Ricardo; Hochscheid, Sandra Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys Journal Article In: Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 9, 2022, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access). Bates, Amanda E.; others, Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment Journal Article In: Biological Conservation, vol. 263, pp. 109175, 2021, ISSN: 0006-3207. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Biodiversity, Global monitoring, Pandemic, Restoration March, David; Metcalfe, Kristian; Tintoré, Joaquin; Godley, Brendan J. Tracking the global reduction of marine traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal Article In: Nature Communications, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). McMahon, Clive R.; Roquet, Fabien; Baudel, Sophie; Belbeoch, Mathieu; Bestley, Sophie; Blight, Clint; Boehme, Lars; Carse, Fiona; Costa, Daniel P.; Fedak, Michael A.; Guinet, Christophe; Harcourt, Robert; Heslop, Emma; Hindell, Mark A.; Hoenner, Xavier; Holland, Kim; Holland, Mellinda; Jaine, Fabrice R. A.; du Dot, Tiphaine Jeanniard; Jonsen, Ian; Keates, Theresa R.; Kovacs, Kit M.; Labrousse, Sara; Lovell, Philip; Lydersen, Christian; March, David; Mazloff, Matthew; McKinzie, Megan K.; Muelbert, Mônica M. C.; O’Brien, Kevin; Phillips, Lachlan; Portela, Esther; Pye, Jonathan; Rintoul, Stephen; Sato, Katsufumi; Sequeira, Ana M. M.; Simmons, Samantha E.; Tsontos, Vardis M.; Turpin, Victor; Wijk, Esmee; Vo, Danny; Wege, Mia; Whoriskey, Frederick Gilbert; Wilson, Kenady; Woodward, Bill Animal Borne Ocean Sensors – AniBOS – An Essential Component of the Global Ocean Observing System Journal Article In: Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 8, 2021, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Compa, Montserrat; Alomar, Carme; Mourre, Baptiste; March, David; Tintoré, Joaquín; Deudero, Salud Nearshore spatio-temporal sea surface trawls of plastic debris in the Balearic Islands Journal Article In: Marine Environmental Research, vol. 158, 2020, (cited By 44). March, David; Boehme, Lars; Tintoré, Joaquín; Vélez-Belchi, Pedro Joaquín; Godley, Brendan J. Towards the integration of animal-borne instruments into global ocean observing systems Journal Article In: Global Change Biology, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 586 – 596, 2020, (All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access). Uribarren, Alberto Abad; Ortega-García, Sofía; March, David; Brahms, Cecilia Quiroga; Magaña, Felipe Galván; Díaz, Germán Ponce In: Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 113 – 125, 2020, (All Open Access, Bronze Open Access). Heslop, Emma; Tintoré, Joaquín; Rotllan, Paz; Álvarez-Berastegui, Diego; Fontera, Biel; Mourre, Baptiste; Gómez-Pujol, Lluís; March, David; Casas, Benjamin; Nolan, Glenn; Durand, Dominique SOCIB integrated multi-platform ocean observing and forecasting: from ocean data to sector-focused delivery of products and services Journal Article In: Journal of Operational Oceanography, vol. 12, no. sup2, pp. S67 – S79, 2019, (All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access). Abad-Uribarren, Alberto; Ortega-García, Sofía; March, David; Medina, Antonio Modeling environmental influence on Atlantic bluefin tuna bycatch by Mexican longliners in the Gulf of Mexico Journal Article In: Fisheries Oceanography, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 672 – 685, 2019, (cited By 1). Tintoré, Joaquín; Pinardi, Nadia; Álvarez-Fanjul, Enrique; Aguiar, Eva; Álvarez-Berastegui, Diego; Bajo, Marco; Balbin, Rosa; Bozzano, Roberto; Nardelli, Bruno Buongiorno; Cardin, Vanessa; Casas, Benjamin; Charcos-Llorens, Miguel; Chiggiato, Jacopo; Clementi, Emanuela; Coppini, Giovanni; Coppola, Laurent; Cossarini, Gianpiero; Deidun, Alan; Deudero, Salud; D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio; Drago, Aldo; Drudi, Massimiliano; Serafy, Ghada El; Escudier, Romain; Farcy, Patrick; Federico, Ivan; Fernández, Juan Gabriel; Ferrarin, Christian; Fossi, Cristina; Frangoulis, Constantin; Galgani, Francois; Gana, Slim; Lafuente, Jesús García; Sotillo, Marcos García; Garreau, Pierre; Gertman, Isaac; Gómez-Pujol, Lluis; Grandi, Alessandro; Hayes, Daniel; Hernández-Lasheras, Jaime; Herut, Barak; Heslop, Emma; Hilmi, Karim; Juza, Melanie; Kallos, George; Korres, Gerasimos; Lecci, Rita; Lazzari, Paolo; Lorente, Pablo; Liubartseva, Svitlana; Louanchi, Ferial; Malacic, Vlado; Mannarini, Gianandrea; March, David; Marullo, Salvatore; Mauri, Elena; Meszaros, Lorinc; Mourre, Baptiste; Mortier, Laurent; Muñoz-Mas, Cristian; Novellino, Antonio; Obaton, Dominique; Orfila, Alejandro; Pascual, Ananda; Pensieri, Sara; Gómez, Begoña Pérez; Rubio, Susana Pérez; Perivoliotis, Leonidas; Petihakis, George; Villéon, Loic Petit; Pistoia, Jenny; Poulain, Pierre-Marie; Pouliquen, Sylvie; Prieto, Laura; Raimbault, Patrick; Reglero, Patricia; Reyes, Emma; Rotllan, Paz; Ruiz, Simón; Ruiz, Javier; Ruiz, Inmaculada; Ruiz-Orejón, Luis Francisco; Salihoglu, Baris; Salon, Stefano; Sammartino, Simone; Arcilla, Agustín Sánchez; Sánchez-Román, Antonio; Sannino, Gianmaria; Santoleri, Rosalia; Sardá, Rafael; Schroeder, Katrin; Simoncelli, Simona; Sofianos, Sarantis; Sylaios, Georgios; Tanhua, Toste; Teruzzi, Anna; Testor, Pierre; Tezcan, Devrim; Torner, Marc; Trotta, Francesco; Umgiesser, Georg; Schuckmann, Karina; Verri, Giorgia; Vilibic, Ivica; Yucel, Mustafa; Zavatarelli, Marco; Zodiatis, George Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea Journal Article In: Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 6, 2019, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Compa, Montserrat; March, David; Deudero, Salud Spatio-temporal monitoring of coastal floating marine debris in the Balearic Islands from sea-cleaning boats Journal Article In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 141, pp. 205 – 214, 2019, (All Open Access, Green Open Access). Garmendia, M.; Sauzade, D.; Beaumont, N.; Boteler, B.; Pascual, M.; Boudine, T.; Breil, M.; Furlan, E.; Kontogianni, A.; Krüger, I.; Tellier, J. Le; Gileva, E.; March, D.; Roeleveld, G.; Ronco, P.; Shivarov, A.; Skourtos, M.; Markandya, A. The Adaptive Marine Policy (AMP) toolbox: Supporting policy-makers developing adaptive policies in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Journal Article In: Marine Policy, vol. 84, pp. 99 – 109, 2017, (All Open Access, Green Open Access). Ojea, Elena; Pascual, Marta; March, David; Bitetto, Isabella; Melià, Paco; Breil, Margaretha; Claudet, Joachim; Markandya, Anil Socioeconomic Impacts of Networks of Marine Protected Areas Book 2017, (cited By 4). Baktoft, Henrik; Zajicek, Petr; Klefoth, Thomas; Svendsen, Jon C.; Jacobsen, Lene; Pedersen, Martin Wæver; Morla, David March; Skov, Christian; Nakayama, Shinnosuke; Arlinghaus, Robert In: PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 5, 2015, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Gilbert, Alison J.; Alexander, Karen; Sardá, Rafael; Brazinskaite, Raminta; Fischer, Christian; Gee, Kira; Jessopp, Mark; Kershaw, Peter; Los, Hans J.; Morla, David March; O'Mahony, Cathal; Pihlajamäki, Mia; Rees, Siân; Varjopuro, Riku Marine spatial planning and Good Environmental status: A perspective on spatial and temporal dimensions Journal Article In: Ecology and Society, vol. 20, no. 1, 2015, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Cabanellas-Reboredo, Miguel; Alós, Josep; March, David; Palmer, Margarita; Jordà, Gabriel; Palmer, Miquel Where and when will they go fishing? Understanding fishing site and time choice in a recreational squid fishery Journal Article In: ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 71, no. 7, pp. 1760 – 1773, 2014, (cited By 21). Cinnirella, Sergio; Sardà, Rafael; Vivero, Juan Luis Suárez; Brennan, Ruth; Barausse, Alberto; Icely, John; Luisetti, Tiziana; March, David; Murciano, Carla; Newton, Alice; O’higgins, Tim; Palmeri, Luca; Palmieri, Maria Giovanna; Raux, Pascal; Rees, Sian; Albaigés, Joan; Pirrone, Nicola; Turner, Kerry Steps toward a shared governance response for achieving Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea Journal Article In: Ecology and Society, vol. 19, no. 4, 2014, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). Sardá, Rafael; Serrano, Letzy; Labrune, Céline; Gil, João; March, David; Amouroux, Jean Michel; Taboada, Sergi; Bonifácio, Paulo; Grémare, Antoine Shallow-water polychaete assemblages in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea and its possible use in the evaluation of good environmental state Journal Article In: Memoirs of Museum Victoria, vol. 71, pp. 289 – 301, 2014, (All Open Access, Bronze Open Access, Green Open Access). Vázquez-Luis, M.; March, D.; Alvarez, E.; Alvarez-Berastegui, D.; Deudero, S. Spatial distribution modelling of the endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in a Marine Protected Area Journal Article In: Mediterranean Marine Science, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 626 – 634, 2014, (All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access). March, David; Alós, Josep; Palmer, Miquel Geospatial assessment of fishing quality considering environmental and angler-related factors Journal Article In: Fisheries Research, vol. 154, pp. 63 – 72, 2014, (cited By 7). March, D.; Alós, J.; Cabanellas-Reboredo, M.; Infantes, E.; Jordi, A.; Palmer, M. A bayesian spatial approach for predicting seagrass occurrence Journal Article In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 131, pp. 206 – 212, 2013, (cited By 16).2026
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title = {Seamounts of Cabo Verde: A review of their ecological and economic significance, anthropogenic impacts, and conservation needs},
author = {Covadonga Orejas and Beatriz Vinha and Gillian B. Ainsworth and Sarah Saldanha and Teresa Militão and Christian Mohn and Thor H. Hansteen and Sara S. Ratão and Henk-Jan Hoving and Teresa Amaro and Dominique M. J. Anderson and Deusa Araújo and Ana Mafalda Correia and Simon Berrow and Herculano A. Dinis and Rui Freitas and Evandro Lopes and Vanessa Lopes and Pedro Lopez and Thais Macedo and David March and Samir Martins and Diana M. Matos and Fernando Medrano and Tommy Melo and Gilda Monteiro and Ángela Mosquera Giménez and Vitor H. Paiva and Nuno Queiroz and Florian Schütte and Julian B. Stauffer and Albert Taxonera and Celine Van Weelden and Jacob González-Solís and Veerle A. I. Huvenne},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079661125001673},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103579},
issn = {0079-6611},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-01},
urldate = {2026-01-01},
journal = {Progress in Oceanography},
volume = {240},
pages = {103579},
abstract = {The deep-sea areas of the Cabo Verde Archipelago remain largely unexplored, with seamounts standing out as the most prominent and abundant geomorphological features. The ecological significance of these underwater structures is well-documented in various regions of the planet, as they often serve as biodiversity hotspots, stepping stones for species connectivity and, in some cases, areas with high levels of endemism. However, the biology and ecology of the seamounts around Cabo Verde are still largely unknown. Preliminary studies of the geomorphology, oceanographic characteristics and ecology of specific features suggest that the Cabo Verde seamount network — comprising 14 known conspicuous seamounts as well as smaller elevations less than 1000 m — harbours high biological diversity. That biodiversity associated with the Cabo Verde seamounts spans a wide range of forms, from microscopic organisms to cetaceans, encompassing both pelagic and benthic communities. Commercial activities associated with seamounts, in particular fishing, are a critical aspect to consider for ecosystem management. Evaluating their current uses, future prospects, and the existing and potential threats the Cabo Verde seamounts face is essential for effective and sustainable marine spatial planning. This study reviews and synthesises the current knowledge on the Cabo Verde seamounts within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), focusing on their environmental and biological aspects, including geology, oceanography, and associated biological communities. Key topics include primary production, zooplankton communities, benthic organisms, large vertebrates such as elasmobranchs, sea turtles, seabirds, and cetaceans, as well as microbes and trophic linkages. Additionally, this review explores the socio-economic dimensions linked to seamounts, highlighting their importance to the local economy and emphasizing the need for effective marine spatial management plans. These considerations are crucial for balancing conservation efforts with sustainable use, ensuring the long-term health of these vital underwater ecosystems.},
keywords = {Biodiversity, Biological oceanography, Cabo Verde, IOS4DOM, Macaronesia, Management, Marine protected areas, Protection socioeconomics, Vulnerable marine ecosystems, Webnesia},
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@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70100,
title = {Key drivers of at-vessel mortality in demersal sharks},
author = {David Ruiz-García and Claudio Barría and Juan A. Raga and David March},
url = {https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.70100},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70100},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-01},
urldate = {2026-01-01},
journal = {Conservation Biology},
volume = {40},
number = {1},
pages = {e70100},
abstract = {Abstract Chondrichthyans are highly vulnerable to fisheries overexploitation, and postcapture mortality poses a significant threat to most species. Global bycatch mitigation guidelines recommend adopting hierarchical decision-making approaches tailored to species-specific vulnerabilities and socioeconomic and regulatory contexts. Effective implementation of such strategies requires robust understanding of the factors driving vulnerability to postcapture mortality. To address this need, we developed a machine learning method to identify key drivers of at-vessel mortality (AVM) based on a broad set of biological, environmental, and fishing-related parameters. We sought to reveal interactions among predictors, nonlinear responses between these variables and mortality risk, and threshold values beyond which the likelihood of mortality increased markedly. We applied this approach to trawl bycatch data on small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) and blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) in the western Mediterranean. Body size, air temperature, and on-deck time emerged as the primary AVM drivers. Mortality risk increased substantially at temperatures above 20°C for S. canicula and 16°C for G. melastomus, with on-deck exposure exceeding 15 min, and when body size was below 40 and 55 cm, respectively. Identification of these drivers and thresholds provides valuable insights for bycatch mitigation; can inform strategies for more threatened, closely related, or physiologically and ecologically similar species; and may support management authorities in adopting targeted bycatch avoidance strategies, gear selectivity, and mortality reduction measures. Such measures can be tailored to specimens, areas, and periods of heightened mortality risk to maximize effectiveness. Furthermore, our scalable modeling approach offers a robust tool for identifying critical AVM drivers across regions and species, and its applicability can be extended to broader fisheries management and global conservation efforts.},
keywords = {árboles de regresión potenciada, arrastre de fondo, boosted regression trees, bottom trawl, bycatch mitigation, elasmobranch, elasmobranquios, fisheries management, gestión de pesquerías, handling practices, IOS4DOM, mitigación de la pesca incidental, prácticas de manejo},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2025
@bachelorthesis{jankauskaite_2025_17282717,
title = {Data from: Multi-platform deployments of low-cost devices for cetacean passive acoustic monitoring},
author = {Greta Jankauskaite and Irati Abascal Zúñiga and Javier Menéndez-Blázquez and Clara Cánovas Pérez and Sofia Conti and Ricardo Sagarminaga and Juan Antonio Raga and David March.
},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17282717},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17282717},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-01},
urldate = {2025-11-01},
publisher = {Zenodo},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {bachelorthesis}
}
@article{Harvey-Carroll2025,
title = {Using accelerometers for tracking loggerhead and green sea turtle behaviour},
author = {Jessica Harvey-Carroll and Daire Carroll and Jose Luis Crespo-Picazo and Daniel García-Párraga and David March},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-025-00415-3},
doi = {10.1186/s40317-025-00415-3},
issn = {2050-3385},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-18},
urldate = {2025-06-18},
journal = {Animal Biotelemetry},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
pages = {20},
abstract = {Understanding animal behaviour is critical for the design of effective conservation and management strategies. Animal-borne tri-axial accelerometers constitute a type of biologging device which have the potential to provide continuous high-resolution behavioural data. For marine animals, device attachment position may influence both the accuracy of behavioural predictions and the hydrodynamic profile of the animal. We present a case study on the use of accelerometers for the behavioural classification of two sea turtle species in captivity: the loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) turtle. Accelerometers were placed on the first and third scute to represent extreme placement scenarios. We trained Random Forest (RF) models to classify behaviour and assessed the impact of placement and sampling frequency on accuracy. In addition, we assessed the impact of device position on carapace drag coefficient using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).},
keywords = {IOS4DOM},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Harvey-Carroll2025b,
title = {Unlocking sea turtle diving behaviour from low-temporal resolution time-depth recorders},
author = {Jessica Harvey-Carroll and Javier Menéndez-Blázquez and Jose Luis Crespo-Picazo and Ricardo Sagarminaga and David March},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05336-y},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-05336-y},
issn = {2045-2322},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-06},
urldate = {2025-06-06},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
volume = {15},
number = {1},
pages = {19934},
abstract = {Biologging is a rapidly advancing field providing information on previously unexplored aspects of animal ecology, including the vertical movement dimension. Understanding vertical behaviour through the use of time-depth recorders (TDRs) in marine vertebrates is critical to aid conservation and management decisions. However, using TDRs can be particularly problematic to infer animal behaviour from elusive animals, when tags are difficult to recover and collected data is satellite-relayed at lower temporal frequencies. Here, we present a novel method to process low-resolution TDR data at 5-minute intervals and infer diving behaviour from loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) during their elusive pelagic life stage spanning extended periods (>þinspace250 days). Using a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) we identify four behavioural states, associated with resting, foraging, shallow exploration, and deep exploration. Three of the four behavioural states were found to have strong seasonal patterns, corroborating with known sea-turtle biology. The results presented provide a novel way of interpreting low-resolution TDR data and provide a unique insight into sea turtle ecology.},
keywords = {IOS4DOM},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@software{jessica_carroll_2025_15582972,
title = {SpatialMarine/seaturtle-diving: R code -
seaturtle-diving},
author = {Jessica Carroll and David March and Javier Menéndez-Blázquez},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15582972},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.15582972},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-01},
publisher = {Zenodo},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {software}
}
@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70080,
title = {Potential Spatial Mismatches Between Marine Predators and Their Prey in the Southern Hemisphere in Response to Climate Change},
author = {Maria Bas and Jazel Ouled-Cheikh and Alba Fuster-Alonso and Laura Julià and David March and Francisco Ramírez and Luis Cardona and Marta Coll},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.70080},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70080},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {Global Change Biology},
volume = {31},
number = {2},
pages = {e70080},
abstract = {ABSTRACT Global change is rapidly reshaping species' habitat suitability ranges, hence leading to significant shifts in the distribution of marine life. Contrasting distributional responses among species can alter the spatial overlap between predators and prey, potentially disrupting trophic interactions and affecting food web dynamics. Here, we evaluate long-term changes in the spatial overlap of habitat suitability ranges for trophically related species, including crustaceans, fish, penguins, and pinnipeds across 12 Large Marine Ecosystems from the Southern Hemisphere, merged into three primary regions: South America, Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. To this aim, we first use Boosted Regression Trees (BRTs) to hindcast and project species-specific changes in suitable habitat from 1850 to 2100 under two future climate scenarios: SSP1-2.6 (low climate forcing) and SSP5-8.5 (high climate forcing). We then analyze changes in species habitat suitability and potential predator–prey spatial overlaps. Findings reveal that marine species generally exhibit changes in their suitable habitats, with pronounced shifts towards higher latitudes under the SSP5-8.5 scenario. However, contrasting trends emerge among predators across functional groups and regions of South America, Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. These variations highlight the need for species and regional-specific management responses. We also project contrasting spatial mismatches between predators and prey: predators experiencing declines in suitable habitat tend to exhibit greater overlap with their prey in future scenarios, whereas those with expanding suitable habitat show reduced spatial overlap with their prey. This study provides valuable insights that can inform spatial management strategies in response to climate change and illustrate how climate change may weaken species' ability to adapt to climate-driven environmental changes due to trophic disruptions.},
note = {e70080 GCB-24-3556.R1},
keywords = {boosted regression trees, Climate change, IOS4DOM, predator, prey, Southern Hemisphere, spatial overlap, trophic mismatch},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{10.1093/icesjms/fsaf228,
title = {At-vessel mortality and health assessments reveal management priorities for chondrichthyan bycatch in trawl fisheries},
author = {David Ruiz-García and David March and Juan A Raga and Claudio Barría},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf228},
doi = {10.1093/icesjms/fsaf228},
issn = {1054-3139},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {ICES Journal of Marine Science},
volume = {82},
number = {12},
pages = {fsaf228},
abstract = {Discard mortality poses a major yet largely unquantified threat to demersal chondrichthyans in bottom trawl fisheries, remaining largely unaddressed in management frameworks. We assessed at-vessel mortality (AVM) and health condition through a qualitative index for 17 species caught in bottom trawl fisheries in the western Mediterranean. Approximately 90% of chondrichthyans were discarded, while over 50% were dead upon release, and 75% of survivors were in compromised or critical health condition, with strong interspecific differences. To identify vulnerability drivers, we modelled AVM and health condition against biological, environmental, and operational variables, revealing nonlinear effects and distinct species- and fishery-level susceptibilities. Small-bodied and deepwater species, characterized by limited anaerobic capacity and low metabolic scope, exhibited the highest AVM rates and poorest health condition. Both metrics deteriorated progressively with time on deck, the main mortality driver, and declined further with rising air temperature, particularly above 16°C. Beyond approximately 40 min on deck, AVM increased nonlinearly with tow duration, with highest mortality for hauling times beyond 3 h. Predictions of AVM risk under four standardized fishing scenarios, defined by representative combinations of deck exposure time and tow duration, revealed increased risks in deepwater areas and during summer, driven by higher temperatures and the distribution of vulnerable species assemblages. These findings underscore the need for adaptive, spatiotemporally dynamic bycatch mitigation frameworks combining (1) bycatch avoidance via area-based measures and dynamic closures, (2) escape enabling through gear modifications, and (3) mortality reduction by minimizing capture stress via immediate release, improved handling, and onboard infrastructure. Integrated within dynamic ocean management plans, these measures may provide a practical pathway to align fishery regulations with species vulnerability and environmental variability, advancing evidence-based strategies to mitigate bycatch impacts and enhance marine ecosystem resilience.},
keywords = {IOS4DOM},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.70017,
title = {Leveraging Earth Observation Data to Monitor Boat-Based Recreational Fishing},
author = {Javier Menéndez-Blázquez and Mara Segovia and David March},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/faf.70017},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.70017},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {Fish and Fisheries},
volume = {26},
number = {6},
pages = {1065-1074},
abstract = {ABSTRACT Recreational fishing is widespread in coastal zones and exerts significant ecological, fisheries-related and socio-economic pressures. Unlike commercial fishing, small-scale recreational fleets are challenging to monitor because they lack enforced use of vessel tracking systems such as the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Recently, remote sensing technologies have emerged as promising alternatives for monitoring marine activities. Here, we assess the potential of high spatio-temporal resolution satellite imagery to monitor daily changes in recreational fishing boats during a temporal fishing ban within a marine protected area. By comparing satellite-derived boat detections with AIS records, we demonstrate that satellite data can reliably capture daily changes in recreational fishing activity missed by AIS, including a marked increase immediately following the end of the ban. These findings confirm that satellite observations can consistently detect small fishing boats and reveal their fine-scale spatio-temporal patterns. When complemented with local knowledge, this approach enhances our capacity to contribute to the spatial planning and ecosystem-based management of recreational fisheries.},
keywords = {automated identification system, fisheries management, IOS4DOM, leisure fishing, planet labs, remote sensing, vessel detection},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70139,
title = {Seabird-vessel interactions in industrial fisheries of Northwest Africa: Implications for international bycatch management},
author = {Leia Navarro-Herrero and David March and Teresa Militão and Sarah Saldanha and Fernando Medrano and Diego Vicente-Sastre and Jazel Ouled-Cheikh and Raül Ramos and Diana Matos and Isabel Rodrigues and Vítor H. Paiva and José P. Granadeiro and Paulo Catry and Andreia Leal and Herculano A. Dinis and Jacob González-Solís},
url = {https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.70139},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70139},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Applied Ecology},
volume = {62},
number = {10},
pages = {2814-2831},
abstract = {Abstract Fisheries have been recognised as a significant global threat to seabird populations through overfishing and bycatch. Yet, seabird–fishing interactions remain understudied in West African waters despite rich seabird biodiversity and intensive fishing activity occurring in the region. Using high-resolution tracking data of seabirds and fishing and nonfishing vessels, we investigated the dynamics of interactions between nine seabird species and industrial fisheries in Northwest African waters. We also assessed the underlying factors (seabird breeding status; fishing vessel density, gear type, length and operational status; and environmental features) influencing seabird–fishing interactions. Furthermore, we pinpointed the relevant political stakeholders in such seabird–fishing interactions by identifying the type of fisheries, vessel nation flags and maritime zones involved. We found that, for each species, more than 70% of individuals encountered vessels within 30 km, with most of these encounters involving nonfishing vessels. However, Cape Verde shearwaters (Calonectris edwardsii), to a lesser extent, Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) and Audouin's gulls (Ichthyaetus audouinii) frequently approached fishing vessels within 1.5 km, exhibiting clear attending behaviour. Specifically, 66% of Cape Verde shearwaters, 27% of Cory's shearwaters and 50% of Audouin's gulls showed this close-range association with fishing vessels. The probability of a seabird attending a fishing vessel was influenced by specific vessel features and environmental conditions (i.e. large vessels near the coast). Furthermore, we identified a range of flags within national waters, showing that nearly 20% of the interactions involved foreign-flagged fishing vessels from Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. Policy implications. This study provides guidance for seabird conservation by identifying high-risk bycatch species and priority fishing fleets where mitigation should be targeted. It also demonstrates the potential of environmental variables to predict seabird–fishing interactions and underscores the political responsibilities essential for effective management in Northwest African waters.},
keywords = {Automatic Identification System (AIS), boosted regression trees, Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME), fine-scale tracking assessment, IOS4DOM, multispecies, transboundary policy, vessel attraction},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{OTERO2025103278,
title = {Challenges of passive citizen science in ecology within a shifting social media landscape},
author = {Pablo Otero and Javier Menéndez-Blázquez and David March},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954125002870},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103278},
issn = {1574-9541},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {Ecological Informatics},
volume = {90},
pages = {103278},
abstract = {Effective conservation relies on comprehensive ecological data, including detailed species occurrences, to track distribution shifts, detect invasive species, and assess wildlife-human interactions. Despite recent technological advancements, environmental and biodiversity monitoring still faces financial and logistical limitations. Passive citizen science, which gathers data from social media platforms, provides a complementary approach that has proven effective in monitoring plants, insects, coral reefs, birds, recreational fishing, or marine pollution, among others. However, the rapid transformation of established social media platforms, the emergence of new distributed networks, and the rise of misinformation are reshaping the social media landscape and casting uncertainty on the future of this method. In this Viewpoint article, we review the current challenges of passive citizen science and call for strengthening this valuable approach for regional solutions that consider linguistic diversity, multiple data sources, fluctuating user engagement, and the integration of artificial intelligence tools for supervising and classifying images and text. At the policy level, a collaborative effort between platform providers and policymakers is essential to democratize research data access.},
keywords = {Biodiversity, Ecology, IOS4DOM, Passive citizen science, Social networks},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Ruiz-García2025.02.11.637670,
title = {Predicting Potential Spawning Areas: a novel framework for elasmobranch conservation and spatial management},
author = {David Ruiz-García and Claudio Barría and Ana I. Colmenero and Juan A. Raga and David March},
url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2025/02/15/2025.02.11.637670},
doi = {10.1101/2025.02.11.637670},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {bioRxiv},
publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory},
abstract = {Defining and protecting critical habitats for elasmobranchs (sharks and rays), such as spawning areas, is essential for mitigating anthropogenic pressures that threaten their populations, primarily driven by fisheries and habitat degradation. This study presents a novel modelling-based framework to identify Potential Spawning Areas (PSAs) - habitats offering optimal conditions for oviposition. Using fisheries-dependent trawl bycatch data combined with environmental and anthropogenic predictors, we applied machine-learning models to delineate PSAs for the smallspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) and skates (Raja spp.) in the western Mediterranean. Static environmental predictors, including depth and slope, were primary drivers, while dynamic predictors, including sea bottom temperature and salinity played seasonally relevant roles. Trawl fishing pressure also influenced importantly the distribution of PSAs, revealing a concerning positive feedback loop between exploitation and habitat degradation. While PSAs experienced lower fishing effort than the rest of the study area, a substantial proportion of egg case bycatch still occurs within them. The current network of Marine Protected Areas in the region fails to adequately safeguard these habitats due to limited coverage and enforcement. Our findings underscore significant gaps in spatial management and the urgent need for targeted conservation measures. The PSA framework provides a robust, scalable tool for identifying critical habitats across regions and species, offering actionable insights for marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management. This adaptable approach can support global conservation efforts for elasmobranchs and their ecosystems.Significance Sharks and rays are vital to marine ecosystems but face alarming extinction risks due to overfishing and habitat loss. Identifying critical reproductive habitats, such as spawning areas, is essential for protection but remains a significant challenge. This study introduces a novel framework for identifying Potential Spawning Areas (PSAs) - habitats offering optimal conditions for oviposition - using machine-learning and fisheries bycatch data. Applied in the western Mediterranean for the smallspotted catshark and skates, it demonstrates how environmental factors and fishing pressures shape these habitats, highlighting significant management gaps. The PSAs framework offers a scalable approach to guide the establishment of marine protected areas and fisheries management plans, providing a novel approach for conserving vulnerable marine species and their habitats.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.},
keywords = {IOS4DOM},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{10.1093/icesjms/fsaf228b,
title = {At-vessel mortality and health assessments reveal management priorities for chondrichthyan bycatch in trawl fisheries},
author = {David Ruiz-García and David March and Juan A Raga and Claudio Barría},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf228},
doi = {10.1093/icesjms/fsaf228},
issn = {1054-3139},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-01-01},
urldate = {2025-01-01},
journal = {ICES Journal of Marine Science},
volume = {82},
number = {12},
pages = {fsaf228},
abstract = {Discard mortality poses a major yet largely unquantified threat to demersal chondrichthyans in bottom trawl fisheries, remaining largely unaddressed in management frameworks. We assessed at-vessel mortality (AVM) and health condition through a qualitative index for 17 species caught in bottom trawl fisheries in the western Mediterranean. Approximately 90% of chondrichthyans were discarded, while over 50% were dead upon release, and 75% of survivors were in compromised or critical health condition, with strong interspecific differences. To identify vulnerability drivers, we modelled AVM and health condition against biological, environmental, and operational variables, revealing nonlinear effects and distinct species- and fishery-level susceptibilities. Small-bodied and deepwater species, characterized by limited anaerobic capacity and low metabolic scope, exhibited the highest AVM rates and poorest health condition. Both metrics deteriorated progressively with time on deck, the main mortality driver, and declined further with rising air temperature, particularly above 16°C. Beyond approximately 40 min on deck, AVM increased nonlinearly with tow duration, with highest mortality for hauling times beyond 3 h. Predictions of AVM risk under four standardized fishing scenarios, defined by representative combinations of deck exposure time and tow duration, revealed increased risks in deepwater areas and during summer, driven by higher temperatures and the distribution of vulnerable species assemblages. These findings underscore the need for adaptive, spatiotemporally dynamic bycatch mitigation frameworks combining (1) bycatch avoidance via area-based measures and dynamic closures, (2) escape enabling through gear modifications, and (3) mortality reduction by minimizing capture stress via immediate release, improved handling, and onboard infrastructure. Integrated within dynamic ocean management plans, these measures may provide a practical pathway to align fishery regulations with species vulnerability and environmental variability, advancing evidence-based strategies to mitigate bycatch impacts and enhance marine ecosystem resilience.},
keywords = {IOS4DOM},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2024
@article{BAS2024174752,
title = {Fish and tips: Historical and projected changes in commercial fish species' habitat suitability in the Southern Hemisphere},
author = {Maria Bas and Jazel Ouled-Cheikh and Laura Julià and Alba Fuster-Alonso and David March and Francisco Ramírez and Luis Cardona and Marta Coll},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724049015},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174752},
issn = {0048-9697},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Science of The Total Environment},
volume = {948},
pages = {174752},
abstract = {Global warming has significantly altered fish distribution patterns in the ocean, shifting towards higher latitudes and deeper waters. This is particularly relevant in high-latitude marine ecosystems, where climate-driven environmental changes are occurring at higher rates than the global average. Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are increasingly being used for predicting distributional shifts in habitat suitability for marine species as a response to climate change. Here, we used SDMs to project habitat suitability changes for a range of high-latitude, pelagic and benthopelagic commercial fish species and crustaceans (10 species); from 1850 to two future climate change scenarios (SSP1–2.6: low climate forcing; and SSP5–8.5: high climate forcing). The study includes 11 Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) spanning South America, Southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. We identified declining and southward-shifting patterns in suitable habitat areas for most species, particularly under the SSP5–8.5 scenario and for some species such as Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in South America, or snoek (Thyrsites atun) off Southern Africa. Geographical constraints will likely result in species from Southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand facing the most pronounced habitat losses due to rising sea surface temperatures (SST). In contrast, South American species might encounter greater opportunities for migrating southward. Additionally, the SSP5–8.5 scenario predicts that South America will be more environmentally stable compared to other regions. Overall, our findings suggest that the Patagonian shelf could serve as a climate refuge, due to higher environmental stability highlighting the importance of proactive management strategies in this area for species conservation. This study significantly contributes to fisheries and conservation management, providing valuable insights for future protection efforts in the Southern Hemisphere.},
keywords = {Climate change, Commercial fish species, Hake, IOS4DOM, Small pelagic fishes, Southern Hemisphere, Species distribution models},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14224,
title = {Use of bird-borne radar to examine shearwater interactions with legal and illegal fisheries},
author = {Leia Navarro-Herrero and Sarah Saldanha and Teresa Militão and Diego Vicente-Sastre and David March and Jacob González-Solís},
url = {https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.14224},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14224},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Conservation Biology},
volume = {38},
number = {3},
pages = {e14224},
abstract = {Abstract Seabirds interact with fishing vessels to consume fishing discards and baits, sometimes resulting in incidental capture (bycatch) and the death of the bird, which has clear conservation implications. To understand seabird–fishery interactions at large spatiotemporal scales, researchers are increasing their use of simultaneous seabird and fishing vessel tracking. However, vessel tracking data can contain gaps due to technical problems, illicit manipulation, or lack of adoption of tracking monitoring systems. These gaps might lead to underestimating the fishing effort and bycatch rates and jeopardize the effectiveness of marine conservation. We deployed bird-borne radar detector tags capable of recording radar signals from vessels. We placed tags on 88 shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea, Calonectris borealis, and Calonectris edwardsii) that forage in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. We modeled vessel radar detections registered by the tags in relation to gridded automatic identification system (AIS) vessel tracking data to examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of seabird–vessel interactions and identify unreported fishing activity areas. Our models showed a moderate fit (area under the curve >0.7) to vessel tracking data, indicating a strong association of shearwaters to fishing vessels in major fishing grounds. Although in high-marine-traffic regions, radar detections were also driven by nonfishing vessels. The tags registered the presence of potential unregulated and unreported fishing vessels in West African waters, where merchant shipping is unusual but fishing activity is intense. Overall, bird-borne radar detectors showed areas and periods when the association of seabirds with legal and illegal fishing vessels was high. Bird-borne radar detectors could improve the focus of conservation efforts.},
keywords = {“非法、瞒报及无管制捕鱼”(IUU), África Occidental, AIS, aves marinas, biologging, fisheries, Global Fishing Watch, IOS4DOM, IUU, Mar Mediterráneo, Mediterranean sea, pesquerías, seabirds, West Africa, 全球渔业观察, 地中海, 海鸟, 渔业, 生物记录, 自动识别系统(AIS), 西非},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{FERIARODRIGUEZ2024106428,
title = {Sink-source connectivity for restocking of Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean Sea},
author = {A. Feria-Rodríguez and D. March and B. Mourre and I. E. Hendriks and M. Vázquez-Luis},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113624000898},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106428},
issn = {0141-1136},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Marine Environmental Research},
volume = {197},
pages = {106428},
abstract = {The critically endangered endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis from the Mediterranean Sea suffered a sudden population decline after a mass mortality event in early autumn 2016. Conservation efforts aimed at preventing extinction included safeguarding resistant individuals and implementing a breeding plan to contribute to the repopulation of the species. This study utilized a model combining Lagrangian dispersion and connectivity analyses to pinpoint optimal restocking sites in the Western Mediterranean. Our approach allowed to identify locations capable of sustaining and generating larvae for broader repopulation in key areas of the Western Mediterranean Sea prior to the mass mortality event. Six important repopulation locations from Murcia, Valencia and Balearic Islands were selected for reintroduction efforts. The results obtained in this study show how the network could be self-sufficient and able to self-replenish itself of recruits. Overall, our work can be used to direct the reintroduction of resistant animals in the Western Mediterranean Sea.},
keywords = {Bivalve, Conservation, Dispersal, Genetic resistance, IOS4DOM, Mass mortality event, Repopulation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{FABBRI2024106035,
title = {Geospatial identification of stakeholders to support dynamic ocean management in transboundary areas},
author = {Federico Fabbri and Jean-Noël Druon and Brendan J. Godley and David March},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X24000332},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106035},
issn = {0308-597X},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Marine Policy},
volume = {161},
pages = {106035},
abstract = {Dynamic ocean management (DOM), a new frontier in the field of operational ecology for marine resource management, is a means of protecting the dynamic features and species in the ocean by allowing management measures to move and adapt in space and time. Most DOM applications have been implemented within the jurisdictional waters of single nations, avoiding the potential issues and challenges arising from coordination in transboundary regions, which can be challenging due to the overlap of multiple and diverse jurisdictions and governance systems. This study focuses on the implementation of DOM in transboundary regions. A novel approach is presented using a geospatial information system to automatically identify relevant stakeholders from two sectors (i.e., marine traffic and marine fisheries) across multiple maritime boundaries. The objective of this study was to test the geospatial information system and examine the variability of stakeholder networks when DOM was applied in a transboundary marine region. We tested our approach in a complex geopolitical region, the Western Mediterranean Sea, building on simulated management strategies for two highly mobile species, the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). Substantial differences in stakeholder networks were identified depending on the focal species, highlighting the widespread responsibility among marine users for bluefin tuna compared to fin whale. Potential issues and solutions for identifying the most suitable stakeholder and governance frameworks are discussed, allowing recommendations to support the implementation of DOM in complex geopolitical contexts.},
keywords = {Bluefin tuna, Dynamic ocean management, Fin whale, IOS4DOM, Marine spatial planning, Mediterranean sea, Stakeholder identification},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{10.2744/CCB-1596.1,
title = {Brushes and Shelters as Low-Cost Environmental Enrichment Devices for Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) During Rehabilitation},
author = {Jessica Harvey-Carroll and Jose-Luis Crespo-Picazo and Mariana Saubidet and Nathan J. Robinson and Daniel García-Párraga and David March},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1596.1},
doi = {10.2744/CCB-1596.1},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Chelonian Conservation and Biology},
volume = {22},
number = {2},
pages = {213 – 219},
publisher = {Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy},
keywords = {assisted resting, enrichment, environmental enrichment devices, IOS4DOM, Loggerhead turtle, preference testing, welfare},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2023
@article{nokey,
title = {Spatial distribution of the demersal chondrichthyan community from the western Mediterranean trawl bycatch},
author = {Ruiz-García, D. and Raga, J. A. and March, D. and Colmenero, A. I. and Quattrocchi, F. and Company, J. B. and Recasens, L. and Barría, C.},
editor = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1145176/full},
doi = {10.3389/fmars.2023.1145176 },
year = {2023},
date = {2023-09-01},
urldate = {2023-09-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
number = {10},
keywords = {Mediterranean sea},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{MAZARIS2023117805,
title = {Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change.},
author = {Mazaris, A. D. and Dimitriadis, C. and Papazekou, M. and Schofield and March, D. and et al.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117805},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-09-01},
urldate = {2023-09-01},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Management},
number = {339},
keywords = {Mediterranean sea},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Roast2023,
title = {Hidden demographic impacts of fishing and environmental drivers of fecundity in a sea turtle population},
author = {Michael J. Roast and Samir Martins and Lourdes Fernández-Peralta and José Carlos Báez and Ahmed Diame and David March and Jazel Ouled-Cheikh and Adolfo Marco and Jacob González-Solís and Luis Cardona},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166415070&doi=10.1111%2fcobi.14110&partnerID=40&md5=495974bcfffda68ab0700f1db7f78c6b},
doi = {10.1111/cobi.14110},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-01},
journal = {Conservation Biology},
volume = {37},
number = {5},
note = {All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Mazaris2023,
title = {Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change},
author = {Antonios D. Mazaris and Charalampos Dimitriadis and Maria Papazekou and Gail Schofield and Aggeliki Doxa and Anastasia Chatzimentor and Oguz Turkozan and Stelios Katsanevakis and Aphrodite Lioliou and Sara Abalo-Morla and Mustapha Aksissou and Antonella Arcangeli and Vincent Attard and Hedia Attia El Hili and Fabrizio Atzori and Eduardo J. Belda and Lobna Ben Nakhla and Ali A. Berbash and Karen A. Bjorndal and Annette C. Broderick and Juan A. Camiñas and Onur Candan and Luis Cardona and Ilija Cetkovic and Nabigha Dakik and Giuseppe Andrea Lucia and Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos and Salih Diryaq and Costanza Favilli and Caterina Maria Fortuna and Wayne J. Fuller and Susan Gallon and Abdulmaula Hamza and Imed Jribi and Manel Ben Ismail and Yiannis Kamarianakis and Yakup Kaska and Kastriot Korro and Drosos Koutsoubas and Giancarlo Lauriano and Bojan Lazar and David March and Adolfo Marco and Charikleia Minotou and Jonathan R. Monsinjon and Nahla M. Naguib and Andreas Palialexis and Vilma Piroli and Karaa Sami and Bektaş Sönmez and Laurent Sourbès and Doğan Sözbilen and Frederic Vandeperre and Pierre Vignes and Michail Xanthakis and Vera Köpsel and Myron A. Peck},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85152599378&doi=10.1016%2fj.jenvman.2023.117805&partnerID=40&md5=abfdb6d681a40311058105b2d69b6677},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117805},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Management},
volume = {339},
note = {All Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Campbell2023,
title = {Satellite-monitored movements of the Amazon River dolphin and considerations for their conservation},
author = {Elizabeth Campbell and Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto and Jeffrey C. Mangel and Jose Luis Mena and Ruth H. Thurstan and Brendan J. Godley and David March},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85164924057&doi=10.1017%2fS0030605322001557&partnerID=40&md5=1f41942ba9ab81a803b62bb73d704f38},
doi = {10.1017/S0030605322001557},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-01},
journal = {ORYX},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Ruiz-García2023,
title = {Spatial distribution of the demersal chondrichthyan community from the western Mediterranean trawl bycatch},
author = {David Ruiz-García and Juan A. Raga and David March and Ana I. Colmenero and Federico Quattrocchi and Joan B. Company and Laura Recasens and Claudio Barría},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85150515222&doi=10.3389%2ffmars.2023.1145176&partnerID=40&md5=5f0b8c1d1f1f15fef9eae78361f6b301},
doi = {10.3389/fmars.2023.1145176},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-01},
urldate = {2023-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
volume = {10},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {IOS4DOM},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2022
@article{nokey,
title = {Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean. },
author = {Abalo-Morla, S. and Belda, E. J. and March, D. and Revuelta, O. and Cardona, L. and Giralt, S. and Crespo-Picazo, J. L. and Hochscheid, S. and Marco, A. and Merchán, M. and Sagarminaga, R. and Swimmer, Y. and Tomás, J. },
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02196
},
doi = {10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02196},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-09-01},
urldate = {2022-09-01},
journal = {Global Ecology and Conservation},
number = {38},
keywords = {Mediterranean sea, Research lines},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Newton2022,
title = {Assessing the effectiveness of management measures in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal},
author = {Alice Newton and Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles and David March and Priscila Goela and Sónia Cristina and Marta Zacarias and John Icely},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140723360&doi=10.3389%2ffevo.2022.508218&partnerID=40&md5=ce4dcc4d4b29011f3ba7fee25ea8c241},
doi = {10.3389/fevo.2022.508218},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution},
volume = {10},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Girard2022,
title = {Toward a common approach for assessing the conservation status of marine turtle species within the european marine strategy framework directive},
author = {Fanny Girard and Alexandre Girard and Jonathan Monsinjon and Antonella Arcangeli and Eduardo Belda and Luis Cardona and Paolo Casale and Sidonie Catteau and Léa David and Florence Dell’Amico and Delphine Gambaiani and Marc Girondot and Imed Jribi and Giancarlo Lauriano and Paolo Luschi and David March and Antonios D. Mazaris and Claude Miaud and Andreas Palialexis and Jacques Sacchi and Ricardo Sagarminaga and Paola Tepsich and Jesús Tomás and Frederic Vandeperre and Françoise Claro},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140289344&doi=10.3389%2ffmars.2022.790733&partnerID=40&md5=28a743e062154eeca10da607be0bf206},
doi = {10.3389/fmars.2022.790733},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
volume = {9},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Compa2022,
title = {Quantifying the risk of plastic ingestion by ichthyofauna in the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean Sea)},
author = {Montserrat Compa and Chris Wilcox and Britta Denise Hardesty and Carme Alomar and David March and Salud Deudero},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137279586&doi=10.1016%2fj.marpolbul.2022.114075&partnerID=40&md5=e675eed0bca387ee2ba67d8cb360cdd7},
doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114075},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-01},
journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
volume = {183},
note = {All Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Abalo-Morla2022,
title = {Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean},
author = {Sara Abalo-Morla and Eduardo J. Belda and David March and Ohiana Revuelta and Luis Cardona and Silvia Giralt and Jose Luis Crespo-Picazo and Sandra Hochscheid and Adolfo Marco and Manuel Merchán and Ricardo Sagarminaga and Yonat Swimmer and Jesús Tomás},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132835674&doi=10.1016%2fj.gecco.2022.e02196&partnerID=40&md5=24b38be33cbcff25923dfdf3eab74cfd},
doi = {10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02196},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-01},
journal = {Global Ecology and Conservation},
volume = {38},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{DiMatteo2022,
title = {Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys},
author = {Andrew DiMatteo and Ana Cañadas and Jason Roberts and Laura Sparks and Simone Panigada and Olivier Boisseau and Anna Moscrop and Caterina Maria Fortuna and Giancarlo Lauriano and Draško Holcer and Hélène Peltier and Vincent Ridoux and Juan Antonia Raga and Jesús Tomás and Annette C. Broderick and Brendan J. Godley and Julia Haywood and David March and Robin Snape and Ricardo Sagarminaga and Sandra Hochscheid},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139966629&doi=10.3389%2ffmars.2022.930412&partnerID=40&md5=1667fe10cc076c84cd4d305446586cd5},
doi = {10.3389/fmars.2022.930412},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
volume = {9},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2021
@article{bates_global_2021,
title = {Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment},
author = {Amanda E. Bates and others},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320721002275},
doi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175},
issn = {0006-3207},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-11-01},
journal = {Biological Conservation},
volume = {263},
pages = {109175},
abstract = {The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities on wildlife and environmental threats during the early lockdown months of 2020, based on 877 qualitative reports and 332 quantitative assessments from 89 different studies. Hundreds of reports of unusual species observations from around the world suggest that animals quickly responded to the reductions in human presence. However, negative effects of lockdown on conservation also emerged, as confinement resulted in some park officials being unable to perform conservation, restoration and enforcement tasks, resulting in local increases in illegal activities such as hunting. Overall, there is a complex mixture of positive and negative effects of the pandemic lockdown on nature, all of which have the potential to lead to cascading responses which in turn impact wildlife and nature conservation. While the net effect of the lockdown will need to be assessed over years as data becomes available and persistent effects emerge, immediate responses were detected across the world. Thus, initial qualitative and quantitative data arising from this serendipitous global quasi-experimental perturbation highlights the dual role that humans play in threatening and protecting species and ecosystems. Pathways to favorably tilt this delicate balance include reducing impacts and increasing conservation effectiveness.},
keywords = {Biodiversity, Global monitoring, Pandemic, Restoration},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{March2021,
title = {Tracking the global reduction of marine traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic},
author = {David March and Kristian Metcalfe and Joaquin Tintoré and Brendan J. Godley},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105094216&doi=10.1038%2fs41467-021-22423-6&partnerID=40&md5=f48aef12b343dfba6afbc04c7b6e13e5},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-021-22423-6},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
journal = {Nature Communications},
volume = {12},
number = {1},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{McMahon2021,
title = {Animal Borne Ocean Sensors – AniBOS – An Essential Component of the Global Ocean Observing System},
author = {Clive R. McMahon and Fabien Roquet and Sophie Baudel and Mathieu Belbeoch and Sophie Bestley and Clint Blight and Lars Boehme and Fiona Carse and Daniel P. Costa and Michael A. Fedak and Christophe Guinet and Robert Harcourt and Emma Heslop and Mark A. Hindell and Xavier Hoenner and Kim Holland and Mellinda Holland and Fabrice R. A. Jaine and Tiphaine Jeanniard du Dot and Ian Jonsen and Theresa R. Keates and Kit M. Kovacs and Sara Labrousse and Philip Lovell and Christian Lydersen and David March and Matthew Mazloff and Megan K. McKinzie and Mônica M. C. Muelbert and Kevin O’Brien and Lachlan Phillips and Esther Portela and Jonathan Pye and Stephen Rintoul and Katsufumi Sato and Ana M. M. Sequeira and Samantha E. Simmons and Vardis M. Tsontos and Victor Turpin and Esmee Wijk and Danny Vo and Mia Wege and Frederick Gilbert Whoriskey and Kenady Wilson and Bill Woodward},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85119455835&doi=10.3389%2ffmars.2021.751840&partnerID=40&md5=85717f340c405d66cf1b979cf62d2d5a},
doi = {10.3389/fmars.2021.751840},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
volume = {8},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2020
@article{Compa2020,
title = {Nearshore spatio-temporal sea surface trawls of plastic debris in the Balearic Islands},
author = {Montserrat Compa and Carme Alomar and Baptiste Mourre and David March and Joaquín Tintoré and Salud Deudero},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082127887&doi=10.1016%2fj.marenvres.2020.104945&partnerID=40&md5=82d41bb7659d636133d73805fa43e707},
doi = {10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104945},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Marine Environmental Research},
volume = {158},
note = {cited By 44},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{March2020586,
title = {Towards the integration of animal-borne instruments into global ocean observing systems},
author = {David March and Lars Boehme and Joaquín Tintoré and Pedro Joaquín Vélez-Belchi and Brendan J. Godley},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075738170&doi=10.1111%2fgcb.14902&partnerID=40&md5=e807e31c83f97eee2f307a18fae46fee},
doi = {10.1111/gcb.14902},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Global Change Biology},
volume = {26},
number = {2},
pages = {586 – 596},
note = {All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Uribarren2020113,
title = {Exploring spatio-temporal patterns of the mexican longline tuna fishery in the gulf of Mexico: A comparative analysis between yellowfin and bluefin tuna distribution},
author = {Alberto Abad Uribarren and Sofía Ortega-García and David March and Cecilia Quiroga Brahms and Felipe Galván Magaña and Germán Ponce Díaz},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073295473&doi=10.4194%2f1303-2712-v20_2_04&partnerID=40&md5=23fe0d40664a3962ff3931f987d1e1cc},
doi = {10.4194/1303-2712-v20_2_04},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences},
volume = {20},
number = {2},
pages = {113 – 125},
note = {All Open Access, Bronze Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2019
@article{Heslop2019S67,
title = {SOCIB integrated multi-platform ocean observing and forecasting: from ocean data to sector-focused delivery of products and services},
author = {Emma Heslop and Joaquín Tintoré and Paz Rotllan and Diego Álvarez-Berastegui and Biel Fontera and Baptiste Mourre and Lluís Gómez-Pujol and David March and Benjamin Casas and Glenn Nolan and Dominique Durand},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062501740&doi=10.1080%2f1755876X.2019.1582129&partnerID=40&md5=9ae273a4a0a5abd2e1235c51dae833a2},
doi = {10.1080/1755876X.2019.1582129},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Operational Oceanography},
volume = {12},
number = {sup2},
pages = {S67 – S79},
note = {All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Abad-Uribarren2019672,
title = {Modeling environmental influence on Atlantic bluefin tuna bycatch by Mexican longliners in the Gulf of Mexico},
author = {Alberto Abad-Uribarren and Sofía Ortega-García and David March and Antonio Medina},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073624040&doi=10.1111%2ffog.12446&partnerID=40&md5=e5c14f3b842fef04124a7b28063b17aa},
doi = {10.1111/fog.12446},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Fisheries Oceanography},
volume = {28},
number = {6},
pages = {672 – 685},
note = {cited By 1},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Tintoré2019,
title = {Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea},
author = {Joaquín Tintoré and Nadia Pinardi and Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul and Eva Aguiar and Diego Álvarez-Berastegui and Marco Bajo and Rosa Balbin and Roberto Bozzano and Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli and Vanessa Cardin and Benjamin Casas and Miguel Charcos-Llorens and Jacopo Chiggiato and Emanuela Clementi and Giovanni Coppini and Laurent Coppola and Gianpiero Cossarini and Alan Deidun and Salud Deudero and Fabrizio D'Ortenzio and Aldo Drago and Massimiliano Drudi and Ghada El Serafy and Romain Escudier and Patrick Farcy and Ivan Federico and Juan Gabriel Fernández and Christian Ferrarin and Cristina Fossi and Constantin Frangoulis and Francois Galgani and Slim Gana and Jesús García Lafuente and Marcos García Sotillo and Pierre Garreau and Isaac Gertman and Lluis Gómez-Pujol and Alessandro Grandi and Daniel Hayes and Jaime Hernández-Lasheras and Barak Herut and Emma Heslop and Karim Hilmi and Melanie Juza and George Kallos and Gerasimos Korres and Rita Lecci and Paolo Lazzari and Pablo Lorente and Svitlana Liubartseva and Ferial Louanchi and Vlado Malacic and Gianandrea Mannarini and David March and Salvatore Marullo and Elena Mauri and Lorinc Meszaros and Baptiste Mourre and Laurent Mortier and Cristian Muñoz-Mas and Antonio Novellino and Dominique Obaton and Alejandro Orfila and Ananda Pascual and Sara Pensieri and Begoña Pérez Gómez and Susana Pérez Rubio and Leonidas Perivoliotis and George Petihakis and Loic Petit Villéon and Jenny Pistoia and Pierre-Marie Poulain and Sylvie Pouliquen and Laura Prieto and Patrick Raimbault and Patricia Reglero and Emma Reyes and Paz Rotllan and Simón Ruiz and Javier Ruiz and Inmaculada Ruiz and Luis Francisco Ruiz-Orejón and Baris Salihoglu and Stefano Salon and Simone Sammartino and Agustín Sánchez Arcilla and Antonio Sánchez-Román and Gianmaria Sannino and Rosalia Santoleri and Rafael Sardá and Katrin Schroeder and Simona Simoncelli and Sarantis Sofianos and Georgios Sylaios and Toste Tanhua and Anna Teruzzi and Pierre Testor and Devrim Tezcan and Marc Torner and Francesco Trotta and Georg Umgiesser and Karina Schuckmann and Giorgia Verri and Ivica Vilibic and Mustafa Yucel and Marco Zavatarelli and George Zodiatis},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072837248&doi=10.3389%2ffmars.2019.00568&partnerID=40&md5=82e5e114ad7fd2088daa73b868ce3a52},
doi = {10.3389/fmars.2019.00568},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
volume = {6},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Compa2019205,
title = {Spatio-temporal monitoring of coastal floating marine debris in the Balearic Islands from sea-cleaning boats},
author = {Montserrat Compa and David March and Salud Deudero},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062144743&doi=10.1016%2fj.marpolbul.2019.02.027&partnerID=40&md5=7361bee7a75c5300cf9b717484ac7e51},
doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.027},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
volume = {141},
pages = {205 – 214},
note = {All Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2017
@article{Garmendia201799,
title = {The Adaptive Marine Policy (AMP) toolbox: Supporting policy-makers developing adaptive policies in the Mediterranean and Black Sea},
author = {M. Garmendia and D. Sauzade and N. Beaumont and B. Boteler and M. Pascual and T. Boudine and M. Breil and E. Furlan and A. Kontogianni and I. Krüger and J. Le Tellier and E. Gileva and D. March and G. Roeleveld and P. Ronco and A. Shivarov and M. Skourtos and A. Markandya},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030542352&doi=10.1016%2fj.marpol.2017.07.009&partnerID=40&md5=d92ce8a7f35b8ba7a344bb00b399c6b2},
doi = {10.1016/j.marpol.2017.07.009},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
journal = {Marine Policy},
volume = {84},
pages = {99 – 109},
note = {All Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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@book{Ojea2017103,
title = {Socioeconomic Impacts of Networks of Marine Protected Areas},
author = {Elena Ojea and Marta Pascual and David March and Isabella Bitetto and Paco Melià and Margaretha Breil and Joachim Claudet and Anil Markandya},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019399041&doi=10.1002%2f9781119075806.ch6&partnerID=40&md5=9758870aecb25f55d67cd1599398a60f},
doi = {10.1002/9781119075806.ch6},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
journal = {Management of Marine Protected Areas: A Network Perspective},
pages = {103 – 124},
note = {cited By 4},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {book}
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2015
@article{Baktoft2015,
title = {Performance assessment of two whole-lake acoustic positional telemetry systems - Is reality mining of free-ranging aquatic animals technologically possible?},
author = {Henrik Baktoft and Petr Zajicek and Thomas Klefoth and Jon C. Svendsen and Lene Jacobsen and Martin Wæver Pedersen and David March Morla and Christian Skov and Shinnosuke Nakayama and Robert Arlinghaus},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84930620858&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0126534&partnerID=40&md5=7e577860688a66877db21ecf89f9a4e8},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0126534},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
volume = {10},
number = {5},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Gilbert2015,
title = {Marine spatial planning and Good Environmental status: A perspective on spatial and temporal dimensions},
author = {Alison J. Gilbert and Karen Alexander and Rafael Sardá and Raminta Brazinskaite and Christian Fischer and Kira Gee and Mark Jessopp and Peter Kershaw and Hans J. Los and David March Morla and Cathal O'Mahony and Mia Pihlajamäki and Siân Rees and Riku Varjopuro},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84923531766&doi=10.5751%2fES-06979-200164&partnerID=40&md5=eaf2dc63e3f747780be16e8976a183fb},
doi = {10.5751/ES-06979-200164},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Ecology and Society},
volume = {20},
number = {1},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2014
@article{Cabanellas-Reboredo20141760,
title = {Where and when will they go fishing? Understanding fishing site and time choice in a recreational squid fishery},
author = {Miguel Cabanellas-Reboredo and Josep Alós and David March and Margarita Palmer and Gabriel Jordà and Miquel Palmer},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922140204&doi=10.1093%2ficesjms%2ffst206&partnerID=40&md5=ed9c0e1d848a9ac6e0b924f014b7a1d3},
doi = {10.1093/icesjms/fst206},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {ICES Journal of Marine Science},
volume = {71},
number = {7},
pages = {1760 – 1773},
note = {cited By 21},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Cinnirella2014,
title = {Steps toward a shared governance response for achieving Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea},
author = {Sergio Cinnirella and Rafael Sardà and Juan Luis Suárez Vivero and Ruth Brennan and Alberto Barausse and John Icely and Tiziana Luisetti and David March and Carla Murciano and Alice Newton and Tim O’higgins and Luca Palmeri and Maria Giovanna Palmieri and Pascal Raux and Sian Rees and Joan Albaigés and Nicola Pirrone and Kerry Turner},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84923569989&doi=10.5751%2fES-07065-190447&partnerID=40&md5=751689ff34ec30e40af92dddf4113fd2},
doi = {10.5751/ES-07065-190447},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Ecology and Society},
volume = {19},
number = {4},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Sardá2014289,
title = {Shallow-water polychaete assemblages in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea and its possible use in the evaluation of good environmental state},
author = {Rafael Sardá and Letzy Serrano and Céline Labrune and João Gil and David March and Jean Michel Amouroux and Sergi Taboada and Paulo Bonifácio and Antoine Grémare},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84918829384&doi=10.24199%2fj.mmv.2014.71.22&partnerID=40&md5=6cb5887262a9396cfa34bdaed83f3b75},
doi = {10.24199/j.mmv.2014.71.22},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Memoirs of Museum Victoria},
volume = {71},
pages = {289 – 301},
note = {All Open Access, Bronze Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{Vázquez-Luis2014626,
title = {Spatial distribution modelling of the endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in a Marine Protected Area},
author = {M. Vázquez-Luis and D. March and E. Alvarez and D. Alvarez-Berastegui and S. Deudero},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84913530762&doi=10.12681%2fmms.796&partnerID=40&md5=80c8451d7a144635928777c977e274f6},
doi = {10.12681/mms.796},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Mediterranean Marine Science},
volume = {15},
number = {3},
pages = {626 – 634},
note = {All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
@article{March201463,
title = {Geospatial assessment of fishing quality considering environmental and angler-related factors},
author = {David March and Josep Alós and Miquel Palmer},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896057884&doi=10.1016%2fj.fishres.2014.01.020&partnerID=40&md5=4907d9490c559d7d6c07339dcf929e00},
doi = {10.1016/j.fishres.2014.01.020},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Fisheries Research},
volume = {154},
pages = {63 – 72},
note = {cited By 7},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2013
@article{March2013206,
title = {A bayesian spatial approach for predicting seagrass occurrence},
author = {D. March and J. Alós and M. Cabanellas-Reboredo and E. Infantes and A. Jordi and M. Palmer},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883758774&doi=10.1016%2fj.ecss.2013.08.009&partnerID=40&md5=1e478836141e95a980a1583ffe3feb0c},
doi = {10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.009},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science},
volume = {131},
pages = {206 – 212},
note = {cited By 16},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
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