scholarly journals Macro- and megafauna recorded in the submarine Bari Canyon (southern Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea) using different tools

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D'ONGHIA ◽  
F. CAPEZZUTO ◽  
F. CARDONE ◽  
R. CARLUCCI ◽  
A. CARLUCCIO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Bathymetric Range ◽  
New Information ◽  
Coral Communities ◽  
Water Coral

Macro- and megafauna were recorded in the submarine Bari Canyon (southern Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea) during an oceanographic cruise carried out in May-June 2012 and an experimental fishing survey conducted in November 2013. During the former, a total of 20 benthic samples were taken using a Van Veen grab at depths between 268 and 770 m and 4 deployments of a baited lander, for about 43 hours of video records, were carried out at depths between 443 and 788 m. During the latter, 8 longline fishing operations were conducted from 338 down to 612 m. Eighty-five living benthic and benthopelagic species were recorded: 29 Porifera, 1 Cnidaria, 2 Mollusca, 11 Annelida, 1 Arthropoda, 19 Bryozoa, 3 Echinodermata and 19 Chordata. A total of 51 species are new records for the Bari Canyon, 29 new records for the Adriatic Sea. Among the Porifera Cerbaris curvispiculifer is a new addition for the Italian Sponge Fauna. The first certain record of living specimens for the bryozoan Crisia tenella longinodata is reported. A total of 6 Mediterranean endemic species have been identified: 4 Porifera and 2 Annelida. The bathymetric range of some species has been extended. New information acquired for deep sea species confirms their importance in the structure of cold-water coral communities. This study has updated the knowledge on the biodiversity of the Adriatic Sea, as well as of the Bari Canyon in particular, one of the sites designated as “jewels of the Mediterranean” for which urgent conservation measures are needed.

Tricase Submarine Canyon: cold-water coral habitats in the southwesternmost Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

2020 ◽  
pp. 793-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariacristina Prampolini ◽  
Lorenzo Angeletti ◽  
Valentina Grande ◽  
Marco Taviani ◽  
Federica Foglini
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Submarine Canyon ◽  
Water Coral

scholarly journals Comparing Deep-Sea Fish Fauna between Coral and Non-Coral “Megahabitats” in the Santa Maria di Leuca Cold-Water Coral Province (Mediterranean Sea)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. e44509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco D'Onghia ◽  
Porzia Maiorano ◽  
Roberto Carlucci ◽  
Francesca Capezzuto ◽  
Angela Carluccio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Sea Fish ◽  
Water Coral

Cold-water coral habitat in the Bari Canyon System, Southern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

2020 ◽  
pp. 811-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Angeletti ◽  
Mariacristina Prampolini ◽  
Federica Foglini ◽  
Valentina Grande ◽  
Marco Taviani
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Water Coral

New records of cold-water coral sites and fish fauna characterization of a potential network existing in the Mediterranean Sea

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1398-1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco D'Onghia ◽  
Crescenza Calculli ◽  
Francesca Capezzuto ◽  
Roberto Carlucci ◽  
Angela Carluccio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Water Coral

scholarly journals Seabed mapping for selecting cold-water coral protection areas on Hatton Bank, Northeast Atlantic

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 2013-2025 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Durán Muñoz ◽  
M. Sayago-Gil ◽  
J. Cristobo ◽  
S. Parra ◽  
A. Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Western Slope ◽  
Northeast Atlantic ◽  
Fisheries Science ◽  
Seabed Mapping ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
Water Coral

Abstract Durán Muñoz, P., Sayago-Gil, M., Cristobo, J., Parra, S., Serrano, A., Díaz del Rio, V., Patrocinio, T., Sacau, M., Murillo, F. J., Palomino, D., and Fernández-Salas, L. M. 2009. Seabed mapping for selecting cold-water coral protection areas on Hatton Bank, Northeast Atlantic. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 2013–2025. Research into vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) on the high seas and the impacts of bottom fishing and ad hoc management measures are high priority today thanks to UN General Assembly Resolution 61/105. An interdisciplinary methodology (specifically designed for selecting cold-water coral protection areas) and a case study focused on the Hatton Bank (NE Atlantic) are presented. This interdisciplinary approach, developed under the ECOVUL/ARPA project, was based on conventional fisheries science, geomorphology, benthic ecology, and sedimentology. It contributes to defining practical criteria for identifying VMEs, to improving knowledge of their distribution off Europe's continental shelf, and to providing advice on negative fishing impacts and habitat protection. The approach was used to identify the bottom-trawl deep-sea fishery footprint on the western slope of Hatton Bank, to map the main fishing grounds and related deep-sea habitats (1000–1500 m deep), and to study the interactions between fisheries and cold-water corals. The results lead to a proposal to close the outcrop area (4645 km2) located on the western slope of Hatton Bank as a conservation measure for cold-water corals.

New and unpublished data about the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the subfamily Trechinae of Bulgaria

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
TEODORA TEOFILOVA
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
New Records ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
New Information ◽  
First Time

Bulgarian carabid fauna is relatively well studied but there are still many species and regions in the country lacking enough research. The present paper aims at complementing the data about the distribution of the carabids from the subfamily Trechinae, containing many diverse, interesting and endemic species. Currently, 55 species of Trechini, 118 species of Bembidiini (incl. Tachyina), and 13 species of Pogonini are known in Bulgaria. This study gives new information and new records on 41 Trechinae species and 17 zoogeographical regions and subregions. The material was collected in the period from 1979 to 2020 through different sampling methods. There are 20 species recorded for the first time in different regions. Two species are reported for the second time in the regions where they were currently collected. Seventeen species haven’t been reported for more than 20 years from the Boboshevo-Simitli valley, Sandanski-Petrich valley, Rila Mts., Pirin Mts., and Slavyanka Mts., and are now discovered there again.

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