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Deepwater red shrimp fishery in the eastern–central Mediterranean Sea: AIS-observed monthly fishing effort and frequency over 4 years
Jacopo Pulcinella
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources
and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
Almawave SpA, Rome, Italy
Enrico Nicola Armelloni
National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources
and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
(BiGeA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Carmen Ferrà
National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources
and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
(BiGeA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Scarcella
National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources
and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
Anna Nora Tassetti
National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources
and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
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Deep-sea fishery in the Mediterranean Sea was historically driven by the commercial profitability of deepwater red shrimps. Understanding spatiotemporal dynamics of fishing is key to comprehensively evaluate the status of these resources and prevent stock collapse. The observed monthly fishing effort and frequency dataset released by the automatic identification system (AIS) may help researchers as well as those involved in fishery management and in the update of existing management plans.
Deep-sea fishery in the Mediterranean Sea was historically driven by the commercial...
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