Article
Environmental Sciences
Iestyn Lloyd Penry-Williams, Ioanna Kalantzi, Eleni Tzempelikou, Manolis Tsapakis
Summary: This study investigates the spatial impact of commercial aquaculture on local meso-zooplankton communities and the bio-accumulation of aquaculturally-derived metals within zooplankton samples. The results show that aquaculture has an impact on zooplankton community composition and that metals are rapidly accumulated at lower trophic levels near aquaculture stations, and then dispersed to greater distances while ascending the trophic chain.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Vahid Morshedi, Bartosz Bojarski, Shirin Hamedi, Hasan Torahi, Ghasem Hashemi, Caterina Faggio
Summary: The study showed that supplementing the diet of Asian sea bass with 800 mg Lf kg(-1) significantly increased innate immune parameters and affected serum albumin and glucose concentrations. However, increasing dietary Lf supplementation also resulted in oxidative stress in the liver.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2021)
Article
Area Studies
Burcu Degerli Cifci, Tuzin Baycan
Summary: This paper investigates the crucial role of marine trade in Southeast Europe, reveals the main characteristics and integrating role of ports, analyzes the international networks of ports, and identifies some prominent ports. These ports play an important role in directing foreign trade and marine traffic, and promoting economic cooperation in the region.
SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN AND BLACK SEA STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Kalavathy Gengiah, Baskar Gurunathan, Naveenkumar Rajendran, Jeehoon Han
Summary: This study used seaweed Codium tomentosum as a source for biodiesel production and achieved maximum oil recovery through ultrasound-assisted pretreatment. The transesterification of extracted oil using a solid-solid nanocatalyst resulted in a maximum biodiesel conversion rate of 90.5%. Techno-economic analysis indicated a positive investment return for biodiesel production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Stefania A. Ciliberti, Eric Jansen, Giovanni Coppini, Elisaveta Peneva, Diana Azevedo, Salvatore Causio, Laura Stefanizzi, Sergio Creti, Rita Lecci, Leonardo Lima, Mehmet Ilicak, Nadia Pinardi, Atanas Palazov
Summary: This work describes the design, implementation and validation of the Black Sea physics analysis and forecasting system, which provides analyses and forecasts of temperature, salinity, sea surface height, mixed layer depth and currents for the entire Black Sea basin, excluding the Azov Sea.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Fisheries
Benni Winding Hansen, Soren Moller
Summary: Aquaculture research is crucial for industry development, but there is a gap in effective communication of research findings to practitioners. The decline in importance of live feed in research articles may hinder innovation and diversification in marine finfish and shrimp production.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Fisheries
Morag Clinton, David E. K. Ferrier, Samuel A. M. Martin, Andrew S. Brierley
Summary: This review summarizes the impact of gelatinous plankton on finfish aquaculture, focusing on the effects of cnidarians on fish health. Current monitoring and mitigation strategies are presented, along with identified critical knowledge gaps.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bayoumy Mohamed, Omneya Ibrahim, Hazem Nagy
Summary: This study investigates the marine heatwaves (MHWs) and their characteristics in the Black Sea using high-resolution remote-sensing data. The results show that the SST warming rate has increased, and there is a significant increase in MHW frequency and duration. The occurrence of MHWs is closely related to the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Article
Fisheries
Benjamin Geffroy, Leydy Sandoval-Vargas, Myriam Boyer-Clavel, Maritza Perez-Atehortua, Stephane Lallement, Ivan Valdebenito Isler
Summary: Rapid environmental changes, including more frequent extreme events such as marine heatwaves, will pose major challenges for biota in the near future.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Mary Akers, Henry Quinlan, Andrew Johnson, Edward Baker, Amy Welsh
Summary: The objective of this study was to compare paternal representation and genetic diversity between the two stocking strategies. Parentage analysis based on genetic data determined that none of the family groups in the hatchery had equal paternal representation, while wild-produced offspring had equal paternal representation. Despite the larger number of breeders contributing to the wild-caught larvae, there was no significant difference in genetic diversity between the wild-caught larvae and representative hatchery-produced offspring.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
A. Rahmani, L. Parizadeh, M. Baud, Y. Francois, A. Bazire, S. Rodrigues, Y. Fleury, H. Cuny, E. Debosse, J. Cabon, L. Louboutin, L. Bellec, M. Danion, T. Morin
Summary: This study investigated the potential probiotic effect of marine Pseudoalteromonas bacterial strains on European sea bass, and found that some strains were able to reduce infection rates and inhibit biofilm development. The study highlights the potential of marine bacteria for preventing fish infections and biofilm formation.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2023)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Athanasios Samaras
Summary: This study reviewed and analyzed published data on circulating cortisol levels in European sea bass. The study aimed to provide normal values and ranges of plasma cortisol in this species in both basal and post-stress conditions. Results showed high heterogeneity between studies and calculated pooled levels and confidence intervals of cortisol. Factors such as assay type and anesthesia were found to affect cortisol levels.
Article
Oceanography
Tao Xu, Jingxuan Dong, Dan Qiao
Summary: With the rapid growth of the global economy, the demand for the ocean as a major driver of economic development is increasing. This study conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate marine economic efficiency in China and identified several factors influencing the results. The findings suggest that there is still room for improvement in marine economic efficiency and that policies should focus on technological innovation, balancing resource use and environmental conservation, and optimizing the marine industry structure for better quality and benefit.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Magie Aiken, Elena Gladilina, Canan Cakirlarc, Serhii Telizhenko, Youri van den Hurk, Luminita Bejenaru, Morten Tange Olsen, Pavel Gol'din
Summary: By synthesizing zooarchaeological data from 27 sites around the Black Sea, researchers found that the exploitation of marine mammals in the Black Sea lasted for 8500 years from the Neolithic to the Medieval period. This suggests a longer history of human impact on the Black Sea marine fauna and pushes back the timeline of marine mammal exploitation.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Hannah J. Tidbury, Angela Muench, Philip D. Lamb, Kieran Hyder
Summary: The importance of considering social and economic factors in addition to biological factors in fisheries management is increasingly recognized, but there is limited exploration of trade-offs between these factors in European fisheries. A system dynamics model framework was developed to explore the impact of catch allocations on trade-offs between biological sustainability and economic impact in European sea bass fisheries under different recruitment scenarios. Recruitment was found to have a significant impact on fish population dynamics and sector viability, highlighting the importance of considering recruitment in fisheries management to achieve a balance between sectors.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
