Trophic niche overlap between round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and sympatric pelagic fish species in the Western Mediterranean [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The northward expansion of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) in the Mediterranean Sea, together with declines and fluctuations in biomass and landings of European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) observed in recent ...
Eneko Bachiller +8 more
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Contents of Four Species of Smoked Fish from Different Sites in Senegal [PDF]
International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2023 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are compounds resulting from any incomplete combustion process. These are pollutants that have proven toxicity due to their carcinogenic nature and can contaminate food during traditional smoking methods.
El Hadji Moussa Diop +5 more
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Health risk assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in edible tissue of seafood [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Fish is one of the most valuable foods with high-quality animal protein. However, aquaculture, or ingesting contaminated food, allows organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) to enter the fish's body, and therefore, it negatively impacted public health.
Mohamed A. Hussein +8 more
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On the Epidemiology of Xenoma-Forming Microsporidia in Wild Caught Fish from Macaronesia (FAO34) [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesMicrosporidia are a group of obligate intracellular parasites with a broad host range. These parasites can cause mild to severe harm to their hosts, making them important targets for research. However, studies on common wild-caught fish from the Atlantic
Kevin M. Santana-Hernández +7 more
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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in Cultivated and Wild Marine Fishes from Western Mediterranean with the First Detection of Zoonotic Cryptosporidium ubiquitum [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Fish not only harbor host-specific species/genotypes of Cryptosporidium, but also species like zoonotic C. parvum or anthroponotic C. hominis, which can pose a risk for fish consumers. This study aims to investigate fish cryptosporidiosis in an important
Samantha Moratal +9 more
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The Role of Dietary Fatty Acids in Modulating Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Physiology, Reproduction, and Quality Traits in Captivity [PDF]
AnimalsThe invasive blue crab is challenging the Mediterranean basin, progressively declining local populations. This reflects a lower prey availability and suitability of dietary nutrients (mainly n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA). The present study aimed
Federico Conti +7 more
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Growth characteristics of gilt sardine (Sardinella aurita Val., 1847) from Senegal [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 1981 The author presents his results on growth rate of gilt sardine (Sardinella aurita Val., 1847) obtained from scales back readings and compares them with results arrived at by other workers in order to select the most appropriate growth characteristics of ...
M. Krzeptowski
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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, 2022 This study assessed the growth, mortality and exploitation rate of Sardinella aurita in the New Calabar River. A total of 513 specimens of S. aurita were collected from artisanal fishers and assessed between March 2020 and February 2021.For statistical ...
Henry DİENYE +2 more
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Estimation of selectivity parameters for target and bycatch fishes of the trammel net fisheries in the northern Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean Sea) [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2023 The size selectivity of trammel nets was investigated in the northern Aegean Sea using 10 different inner-panel mesh sizes ranging from 16 to 70 mm nominal mesh size (bar length).
Angeliki Adamidou +3 more
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Diet overlap of immigrant narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson (Lac., 1802) and the largehead hairtail ribbonfish Trichiurus lepturus (L., 1758) in the Egyptian Mediterranean coast [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2007 The immigrant S. commerson (Lac., 1802) represents more than 2% of the total Egyptian catch and its distribution stretches from East to West along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast. The feeding habits of T. lepturus and S.
Bakhoum, S. A.
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