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Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conservation

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The main objectives of the group are to contribute to the improved management and sustainable exploitation of the multi-species resources of the Algarve coastal waters.

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Fishing and fishing related activities are of considerable importance in the Algarve (southern Portugal), which is the Portuguese region with the highest percentage of the working population directly or indirectly involved in fisheries. The main objectives of the group are to contribute to the improved management and sustainable exploitation of the multi-species resources of the Algarve coastal waters. In recent years, the fisheries sector has been under considerable pressure, with a decline in landings of many of the most important species.

 

 

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Abecasis D, Ogden R, Winkler AC, et al. Multidisciplinary estimates of connectivity and population structure suggest the use of multiple units for the conservation and management of meagre, Argyrosomus regius. Scientific Reports. 2024;14(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-50869-9
Priester CR, Dierking J, Hansen T, Abecasis D, Fontes JM, Afonso P. Trophic ecology and coastal niche partitioning of two sympatric shark species in the Azores (mid-Atlantic). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2024;726:113 - 130. doi:10.3354/meps14487
Abecasis D, Fragkopoulou E, Claro B, Assis J. Biophysical modelling and graph theory identify key connectivity hubs in the Mediterranean marine reserve network. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2023;9. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.100068710.3389/fmars.2022.1000687.s001
Kraft S, Gandra M, Lennox RJ, Mourier J, Winkler AC, Abecasis D. Residency and space use estimation methods based on passive acoustic telemetry data. Movement Ecology. 2023;11(1). doi:10.1186/s40462-022-00364-z
Kraft S, Winkler AC, Abecasis D. Small coastal marine protected areas offer recurring, seasonal protection to the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). Ocean & Coastal Management. 2023;246:106891. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106891
Winkler AC, Bovim L, Macena BCL, et al. Depth and temperature preferences of meagre, Argyrosomus regius, as revealed by satellite telemetry. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(11):e0288706. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288706
Gouvêa LP, Horta PA, Fragkopoulou E, et al. Phenotypic Plasticity in Sargassum Forests May Not Counteract Projected Biomass Losses Along a Broad Latitudinal Gradient. Ecosystems. 2023;26(1):29 - 41. doi:10.1007/s10021-022-00738-9
Gouvêa LP, Fragkopoulou E, Cavanaugh K, et al. Oceanographic connectivity explains the intra-specific diversity of mangrove forests at global scales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023;120(14). doi:10.1073/pnas.2209637120
Balogh V, Fragkopoulou E, Serrão EA, Assis J. A dataset of cold-water coral distribution records. Data in Brief. 2023;48:109223. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2023.109223
Fragkopoulou E, Gupta ASen, Costello MJohn, et al. Marine biodiversity exposed to prolonged and intense subsurface heatwaves. Nature Climate Change. 2023. doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01790-6
Fragkopoulou E, Assis J. Intense and prolonged subsurface marine heatwaves pose risk to biodiversity. Nature Climate Change. 2023. doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01796-0
Giacalone VM, Pipitone C, Abecasis D, Badalamenti F, D’Anna G. Movement ecology of the white seabream Diplodus sargus across its life cycle: a review. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 2022. doi:10.1007/s10641-022-01258-0
Alós J, Aarestrup K, Abecasis D, et al. Toward a decade of ocean science for sustainable development through acoustic animal tracking. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(19):5630 - 5653. doi:10.1111/gcb.v28.1910.1111/gcb.16343
Pereñíguez JM, Venerus LA, Gutiérrez-Cánovas C, et al. Acoustic telemetry and accelerometers: a field comparison of different proxies for activity in the marine environmentAbstract. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2022. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsac190
Fragkopoulou E, Serrão EA, De Clerck O, et al. Global biodiversity patterns of marine forests of brown macroalgae. Tittensor D, ed. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2022;31(4):636 - 648. doi:10.1111/geb.13450
Assis J, Serrão EA, Duarte CM, Fragkopoulou E, Krause-Jensen D. Major Expansion of Marine Forests in a Warmer Arctic. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2022;9. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.850368
Marquez L, Fragkopoulou E, Cavanaugh KC, Houskeeper HF, Assis J. Artificial intelligence convolutional neural networks map giant kelp forests from satellite imagery. Scientific Reports. 2022;12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-26439-w
Assis J, Failler P, Fragkopoulou E, et al. Potential Biodiversity Connectivity in the Network of Marine Protected Areas in Western AfricaData. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2021;8. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.76505310.3389/
Parreira F, Martínez-Crego B, Afonso CManuel Lou, et al. Biodiversity consequences of Caulerpa prolifera takeover of a coastal lagoon. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2021;255:107344. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107344
Fragkopoulou E, Serrão EA, Horta PA, Koerich G, Assis J. Bottom Trawling Threatens Future Climate Refugia of Rhodoliths Globally. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2021;7. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.594537
C. Priester R, Martínez-Ramírez L, Erzini K, Abecasis D. The impact of trammel nets as an MPA soft bottom monitoring method. Ecological Indicators. 2021;120:106877. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106877
Assis J, Fragkopoulou E, Serrão EA, B. Costa He, Gandra M, Abecasis D. Weak biodiversity connectivity in the European network of no-take marine protected areas. Science of The Total Environment. 2021;773:145664. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145664
Martínez‐Ramírez L, C. Priester R, Sousa I, Erzini K, Abecasis D. Reserve effect of a small North‐East Atlantic marine protected area (Arrábida, Portugal) on soft‐sediment fish species. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2021. doi:10.1002/aqc.3577
Martins MR, Assis J, Abecasis D. Biologically meaningful distribution models highlight the benefits of the Paris Agreement for demersal fishing targets in the North Atlantic Ocean. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2021. doi:10.1111/geb.13327
Abecasis D, Afonso P. Conspecific agonistic behaviour in the Mediterranean parrotfish. acta ethologica. 2021. doi:10.1007/s10211-021-00373-y
D’Andrea L, Campos A, Erzini K, et al. The MINOUWApp: a web-based tool in support of by-catch and discards managementAbstract. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2020;192(12). doi:10.1007/s10661-020-08704-5
Assis J, Fragkopoulou E, Frade D, et al. A fine-tuned global distribution dataset of marine forests. Scientific Data. 2020;7(1). doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0459-x
Christie AP, Abecasis D, Adjeroud M, et al. Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences. Nature Communications. 2020;11(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20142-y
Gandra M, Assis J, Martins MR, Abecasis D. Reduced Global Genetic Differentiation of Exploited Marine Fish Species. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2020. doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa299
Veiga-Malta T, Szalaj D, Angélico MM, et al. First representation of the trophic structure and functioning of the Portuguese continental shelf ecosystem: insights into the role of sardine. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2019;617-618:323 - 340. doi:10.3354/meps12724
Stratoudakis Y, Hilário A, Ribeiro C, et al. Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes. Global Ecology and Conservation. 2019;17:e00545. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00545
Neto J, Vieira D, Abecasis D, et al. Facultative cleaning behaviour of juvenile Diplodus sargus (Sparidae) and its ecological role in marine temperate waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2019. doi:10.3354/meps13105
Timonet-Serrano D, Abecasis D. An integrated approach for the design of a marine protected area network applied to mainland Portugal. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2019:105014. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.105014
Correia AM, Gandra M, Liberal M, et al. A dataset of cetacean occurrences in the Eastern North AtlanticAbstract. Scientific Data. 2019;6(1). doi:10.1038/s41597-019-0187-2
Millar RB, Barros L, Fonseca P, Santos PT, Campos A. Further improvements in sorting grids for the crustacean trawl fishery off the Southern coast of Portugal. Fisheries Research. 2019;219:105329. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105329
Marçalo A, Guerreiro PM, Bentes L, et al. Effects of different slipping methods on the mortality of sardine (Sardinapilchardus) after purse-seine capture off the Portuguese Southern coast (Algarve). PLoS One. 2018;13(5).
Abecasis D, Steckenreuter A, Reubens J, et al. A review of acoustic telemetry in Europe and the need for a regional aquatic telemetry network. Animal Biotelemetry. 2018;6(1). doi:10.1186/s40317-018-0156-0
Eichert M, Campos A, Fonseca P, Henriques V, Castro M. Preliminary results on the use of semi-floating shrimp traps for the striped soldier shrimp, Plesionika edwardsii (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pandalidae), off the Algarve coast (southern Portugal). Scientia Marina. 2018;82(S1):209. doi:10.3989/scimar.2018.82S110.3989/scimar.04758.02A
Baeyaert J, Abecasis D, Afonso P, Graça G, Erzini K, Fontes J. ‘Solo datasets’: unexpected behavioural patterns uncovered by acoustic monitoring of single individuals. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology. 2018:1 - 19. doi:10.1080/10236244.2018.1517018
Eichert M, Campos A, Fonseca P, Lopes P, Marques L, Castro M. Effects of reallocating fishing effort from trawling to creels in a Norway lobster fishery. Marine Policy. 2018;93:142 - 149. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2018.03.026
Gamaza MA, Fonseca P, Campos A, Erzini K, Sobrino I. One device does not fit all: Limited results of using a Sort-X grid in the multi-species trawl fishery in the Gulf of Cádiz. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 2018;25(6):409 - 416. doi:10.1111/fme.2018.25.issue-610.1111/fme.12310
Gandra M, Erzini K, Abecasis D. Diel and seasonal changes in the spatial behaviour of a soft-sediment fish ( Solea senegalensis ) inside a marine reserve. Marine Environmental Research. 2018. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.01.015
Pita P, Artetxe I, Diogo H, et al. Research and management priorities for Atlantic marine recreational fisheries in Southern Europe. Marine Policy. 2017;86:1 - 8. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2017.08.030
Hyder K, Weltersbach MSimon, Armstrong M, et al. Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context-Participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, and implications for monitoring and assessment. Fish and Fisheries. 2017. doi:10.1111/faf.12251
Abecasis D, Afonso P, Erzini K. An ecological framework for the development of a national MPA network. Aquatic Living Resources. 2017;30:14. doi:10.1051/alr/2017013
Lloret J, Cowx IG, Cabral H, et al. Small-scale coastal fisheries in European Seas are not what they were: Ecological, social and economic changes. Marine Policy. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.007
Veiga P, Pita C, Rangel M, et al. The EU landing obligation and European small-scale fisheries: What are the odds for success?. Marine Policy. 2016;64:64 - 71. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.11.008
Boavida J, Paulo D, Aurelle D, et al. A Well-Kept Treasure at Depth: Precious Red Coral Rediscovered in Atlantic Deep Coral Gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 Years. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):e0147228. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147228
Villasante S, Pierce GJ, Pita C, et al. Fishers' perceptions about the EU discards policy and its economic impact on small-scale fisheries in Galicia (North West Spain). Ecological Economics. 2016;130:130 - 138. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.05.008
Boavida J, Assis J, Reed J, Serrão EA, Gonçalves JMS. Comparison of small remotely operated vehicles and diver-operated video of circalittoral benthos. Hydrobiologia. 2016;766(1):247 - 260. doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2459-y
Afonso P, Abecasis D, Santos RSerrão, Fontes J. Contrasting movements and residency of two serranids in a small Macaronesian MPA. Fisheries Research. 2016;177:59 - 70. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2015.12.014
Boavida J, Paulo D, Aurelle D, et al. A Well-Kept Treasure at Depth: Precious Red Coral Rediscovered in Atlantic Deep Coral Gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 Years. Pronzato R, ed. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(1):e0147228. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147228.s005
Oliveira F, Monteiro P, Bentes L, Henriques NSales, Aguilar R, Gonçalves JMS. Marine litter in the upper São Vicente submarine canyon (SW Portugal): Abundance, distribution, composition and fauna interactions. Mar Pollut Bull. 2015;97(1-2):401-7. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.060
Serra-Pereira B, Erzini K, Figueiredo I. Using biological variables and reproductive strategy of the undulate ray Raja undulata to evaluate productivity and susceptibility to exploitation. J Fish Biol. 2015;86(5):1471-90. doi:10.1111/jfb.12653
Pearson GA, Lago-Lestón A, Cánovas F, et al. Metatranscriptomes reveal functional variation in diatom communities from the Antarctic Peninsula. ISME J. 2015;9(10):2275-89. doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.40
Abecasis D, B Costa He, Afonso P, Gonçalves EJ, Erzini K. Early reserve effects linked to small home ranges of a commercial fish, Diplodus sargus, Sparidae. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2015;518:255 - 266. doi:10.3354/meps11054
Abecasis D, Abecasis ARita Costa. First report of cleaning behaviour in white sea bream ( Diplodus sargus ). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology. 2015;48(1):71 - 75. doi:10.1080/10236244.2014.990700
Abecasis D, Afonso P, Erzini K. Changes in movements of white seabream (Diplodus sargus) during the reproductive season. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2015;167:499 - 503. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2015.10.032
Almada F, Abecasis D, Villegas-Ríos D, et al. Ichthyofauna of the Selvagens Islands. Do small coastal areas show high species richness in the northeastern Atlantic?. Marine Biology Research. 2015;11(1):49 - 61. doi:10.1080/17451000.2014.889306
Abecasis D, Afonso P, Erzini K. Toward adaptive management of coastal MPAs: The influence of different conservation targets and costs on the design of no-take areas. Ecological Informatics. 2015;30:263 - 270. doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.08.009
Abecasis D, Afonso P, Erzini K. Combining multispecies home range and distribution models aids assessment of MPA effectiveness. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2014;513:155 - 169. doi:10.3354/meps10987
Costa BHorta e, Batista MI, Gonçalves L, et al. Fishers' behaviour in response to the implementation of a Marine Protected Area. PLoS One. 2014;8(6):e65057. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065057
B Costa He, Assis J, Franco G, et al. Tropicalization of fish assemblages in temperate biogeographic transition zones. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2014;504:241 - 252. doi:10.3354/meps10749
Serra-Pereira B, Erzini K, Maia C, Figueiredo I. Identification of potential essential fish habitats for skates based on fishers' knowledge. Environ Manage. 2014;53(5):985-98. doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0257-3
Goldenberg SU, Erzini K. Seagrass feeding choices and digestive strategies of the herbivorous fish Sarpa salpa. J Fish Biol. 2014;84(5):1474-89. doi:10.1111/jfb.12371
Abecasis D, Afonso P, Erzini K. Can small MPAs protect local populations of a coastal flatfish, Solea senegalensis ?. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 2014;21(3):175 - 185. doi:10.1111/fme.2014.21.issue-310.1111/fme.12061
Bartilotti C, A Santos dos, Castro M, Peliz A, Santos AMP. Decapod larval retention within distributional bands in a coastal upwelling ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2014;507:233 - 247. doi:10.3354/meps10817
Doropoulos C, Hyndes GA, Abecasis D, Vergés A. Herbivores strongly influence algal recruitment in both coral- and algal-dominated coral reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2013;486:153 - 164. doi:10.3354/meps10325
Abecasis D, Bentes L, Lino PG, Santos MN, Erzini K. Residency, movements and habitat use of adult white seabream (Diplodus sargus) between natural and artificial reefs. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2013;118:80 - 85. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2012.12.014
Abecasis D, Afonso P, O’Dor RK, Erzini K. Small MPAs do not protect cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Fisheries Research. 2013;147:196 - 201. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2013.05.004
Veiga P, Pita C, Leite L, et al. From a traditionally open access fishery to modern restrictions: Portuguese anglers' perceptions about newly implemented recreational fishing regulations. Marine Policy. 2013;40:53 - 63. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.12.037
Sanchez JAntonio, La-Spina M, Guirao P, Cánovas F. Inferring the population structure of Myzus persicae in diverse agroecosystems using microsatellite markers. Bull Entomol Res. 2013;103(4):473-84. doi:10.1017/S0007485313000059
Esteves AIS, Hardoim CCP, Xavier JR, Gonçalves JMS, Costa R. Molecular richness and biotechnological potential of bacteria cultured from Irciniidae sponges in the north-east Atlantic. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2013;85(3):519-36. doi:10.1111/1574-6941.12140
Ferter K, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, et al. Unexpectedly high catch-and-release rates in European marine recreational fisheries: implications for science and management. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2013;70(7):1319 - 1329. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst104
Marçalo A, Araújo J, Pousão-Ferreira P, Pierce GJ, Stratoudakis Y, Erzini K. Behavioural responses of sardines Sardina pilchardus to simulated purse-seine capture and slipping. J Fish Biol. 2013;83(3):480-500. doi:10.1111/jfb.12184
Serrão EA, Alberto F, Assis J, et al. Extant or Extinct Tipping Points - Range Edge Populations as Evolutionary Hotspots. In: Phycologia. Phycologia. ; 2013. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2216/0031-8884-52.sp4.1
Gonçalves JMS, Veiga P, Machado D, et al. Biodiversidade Do Estuário Do Rio Arade: Peixes E Invertebrados. Faro: Centre of Marine Sciences, Universidade do Algarve; 2013:256.
Queirolo D, Gaete E, Montenegro I, Soriguer MC, Erzini K. Behaviour of fish by-catch in the mouth of a crustacean trawl. J Fish Biol. 2012;80(7):2517-27. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03305.x
Leocádio AMaria, Whitmarsh D, Castro M. Comparing trawl and creel fishing for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus): biological and economic considerations. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e39567. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039567
Vieira RP, Christiansen B, Christiansen S, Gonçalves JMS. First record of the deep-water whalefish Cetichthys indagator (Actinopterygii: Cetomimidae) in the North Atlantic Ocean. J Fish Biol. 2012;81(3):1133-7. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03378.x
Hardoim CCP, Esteves AIS, Pires FR, et al. Phylogenetically and spatially close marine sponges harbour divergent bacterial communities. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e53029. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053029
Coelho R, Monteiro P, Abecasis D, Blot JYves, Gonçalves JMS. Macrofauna assemblages in a XVIIth century shipwreck: comparison with those on natural reefs and sandy bottoms. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography. 2012;60(4):447 - 462. doi:10.1590/S1679-87592012000400004
Abecasis D, Bentes L, Erzini K. Movements of Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sparidae) in a coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, Portugal). Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2012;28(1):126 - 129. doi:10.1111/jai.2012.28.issue-110.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01795.x
Correia AT, Gomes P, Gonçalves JMS, Erzini K, Hamer PA. Population structure of the black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus along the south-west Portuguese coast inferred from otolith chemistry. J Fish Biol. 2012;80(2):427-43. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03186.x
Guerreiro AI, Veiga P, Erzini K. Catches of the Sport Fishing Competitions Along the Algarve Coast (Portugal): Species, Sizes, Catch Rates, and Trends. Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria. 2011;41(3):165 - 169. doi:10.3750/AIP2011.41.3.03
Veiga P, Xavier JC, Assis CA, Erzini K. Diet of the blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, off the south coast of Portugal. Marine Biology Research. 2011;7(8):820 - 825. doi:10.1080/17451000.2011.578648
Veiga P, Gonçalves JMS, Erzini K. Short-term hooking mortality of three marine fish species (Sparidae) caught by recreational angling in the south Portugal. Fisheries Research. 2011;108(1):58 - 64. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2010.11.021
Ferreira R, Martins H, Bolten A, Santos M, Erzini K. Influence of environmental and fishery parameters on loggerhead sea turtle by-catch in the longline fishery in the Azores archipelago and implications for conservation. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 2011;91(08):1697 - 1705. doi:10.1017/S0025315410000846
Zardi GI, Nicastro KR, Cánovas F, Costa JFerreira, Serrão EA, Pearson GA. Adaptive traits are maintained on steep selective gradients despite gene flow and hybridization in the intertidal zone. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e19402. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019402
Cánovas F, Mota CF, Serrão EA, Pearson GA. Driving south: a multi-gene phylogeny of the brown algal family Fucaceae reveals relationships and recent drivers of a marine radiation. BMC Evol Biol. 2011;11:371. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-371
Veiga P, Ribeiro J, Gonçalves JMS, Erzini K. Quantifying recreational shore angling catch and harvest in southern Portugal (north-east Atlantic Ocean): implications for conservation and integrated fisheries management. Journal of Fish Biology. 2010;76(9):2216 - 2237. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02665.x
Veiga P, Ribeiro J, Gonçalves JMS, Erzini K. Quantifying recreational shore angling catch and harvest in southern Portugal (north-east Atlantic Ocean): implications for conservation and integrated fisheries management. J Fish Biol. 2010;76(9):2216-37. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02665.x
Lino PG, Bentes L, Abecasis D, Santos MNeves dos, Erzini K. Comparative Behavior of Wild and Hatchery Reared White Sea Bream (Diplodus sargus) Released on Artificial Reefs Off the Algarve (Southern Portugal). In: Nielsen JL, Nielsen JL, Arrizabalaga H, et al., eds. Vol. 9. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2009:23 - 34. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9640-210.1007/978-1-4020-9640-2_2
Abecasis D, Cardigos F, Almada F, Gonçalves JMS. New records on the ichthyofauna of the Gorringe seamount (Northeastern Atlantic). Marine Biology Research. 2009;5(6):605 - 611. doi:10.1080/17451000902729696
Abecasis D, Bentes L, Erzini K. Home range, residency and movements of Diplodus sargus and Diplodus vulgaris in a coastal lagoon: Connectivity between nursery and adult habitats. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2009;85(4):525 - 529. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.09.001
Veiga P, Machado D, Almeida C, et al. Weight-length relationships for 54 species of the Arade estuary, southern Portugal. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2009;25(4):493 - 496. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01230.x
Abecasis D, Erzini K. Site fidelity and movements of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) in a coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, Portugal). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2008;79(4):758 - 763. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2008.06.019
Abecasis D, Bentes L, Ribeiro J, et al. First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal). Marine Biodiversity Records. 2008;1. doi:10.1017/S175526720600248X
Abecasis D, Bentes L, Coelho R, et al. Ageing seabreams: A comparative study between scales and otoliths. Fisheries Research. 2008;89(1):37 - 48. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2007.08.013
Gonçalves JMS, Bentes L, Coelho R, et al. Non-commercial invertebrate discards in an experimental trammel net fishery. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 2008;15(3):199 - 210. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00607.x
Abecasis D, Bentes L, Ribeiro J, Machado D. First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal). Marine Biodiversity Records. 2008;1. doi:10.1017/S175526720600248X
Neiva J, Coelho R, Erzini K. Feeding habits of the velvet belly lanternshark Etmopterus spinax (Chondrichthyes: Etmopteridae) off the Algarve, southern Portugal. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 2006;86(04):835. doi:10.1017/S0025315406013762
Sá R, Bexiga C, Veiga P, Vieira L, Erzini K. Feeding ecology and trophic relationships of fish species in the lower Guadiana River Estuary and Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António Salt Marsh. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2006;70(1-2):19 - 26. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.038
Vasconcelos P, Gaspar MB, Castro M. Imposex in Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Ria Formosa lagoon (Algarve coast-southern Portugal). Mar Pollut Bull. 2006;52(3):337-41. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.11.002
Veiga P, Vieira L, Bexiga C, Sá R, Erzini K. Structure and temporal variations of fish assemblages of the Castro Marim salt marsh, southern Portugal. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2006;70(1-2):27 - 38. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.037
Streiff R, Mira S, Castro M, M. Cancela L. Multiple paternity in Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus L.) assessed with microsatellite markers. Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2004;6(1):60-6. doi:10.1007/s10126-003-0015-7
Brander K, Blom G, Borges MF, Erzini K, Henderson G. Are we seeing a coherent response to changing temperature?. In: Ices Marine Science Symposia. ICES Marine Science Symposia. ; 2003.
Erzini K, Gonçalves JMS, Bentes L, Lino PG, Cruz J. Species and size selectivity in a Portuguese artisanal longline fishery. . ICES Journal of Marine Science. 1996;53.
Projects
Title Coordinator Time frame Funding CCMAR All
Fundeadouros Protocolo n.º 64 - Instalação de fundeadouros na Ria Formosa (Olhão e Faro). Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 12/14/2023 to 11/30/2024 Fundo Ambiental 500.00k€
TramSel TramSel Monika Szynaka 05/01/2023 to 07/31/2024 The Schmidt Family Foundation 141,000.00k€
RAAlg 2023/2024 Apoio à Rede Nacional de Arrojamentos – Rede Regional Algarve - 2023/2024. Ana Marçalo 03/13/2023 to 12/31/2024 Fundo Ambiental 219.00k€
STRAITS Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas David Maria Aguiar Abecasis 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2026 Comissão Europeia 3.285.945,00k€
Sea2See Innovative blockchain traceability technology and Stakeholders’ Engagement strAtegy for boosting Sustainable sEafood visibility, social acceptance and consumption in Europe Karim Erzini 07/01/2022 to 06/30/2026 Comissão Europeia 378,046.25k€
Vertical Bivalves PRR: Pacto Bioeconomia Azul - Vertical Bivalves (WP 2) Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves, João Silva 10/01/2021 to 12/31/2025 IAPMEI
CetAMBICion Estratégia coordenada de avaliação, monitorização e gestão de cetáceos na sub-região do Golfo da Biscaia e Costa Ibérica Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 03/01/2021 to 02/28/2023 Comissão Europeia 1.250.000,00k€
AMPIC Comunicação e ciência para uma AMPIC Inovadora Barbara Bastos Horta e Costa 02/01/2021 to 12/31/2022 Programa MAR2020 199,348.10k€
AMPIC Comunicação e ciência para uma AMPIC Inovadora Barbara Bastos Horta e Costa 02/01/2021 to 12/31/2022 IFAP - Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas 199,348.10k€
Participesca Implementação da Cogestão para a Pesca do Polvo no Algarve Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 10/01/2020 to 06/30/2023 Fundação Oceano Azul 305,899.77k€
Participesca Implementação da Cogestão para a Pesca do Polvo no Algarve Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 10/01/2020 to 06/30/2023 Programa MAR2020 305,899.77k€
PESCARDATA2 Recolha de dados sobre a pesca recreativa em Portugal Mafalda Rangel Malheiro Dias de Oliveira 04/30/2020
RAAlg REDE REGIONAL DE ARROJAMENTOS DE CETÁCEOS E TARTARUGAS MARINHAS NO ALGARVE 2020 Ana Marçalo 03/01/2020 to 11/30/2022 Ministério do ambiente 50.000,00k€
RAAlg REDE REGIONAL DE ARROJAMENTOS DE CETÁCEOS E TARTARUGAS MARINHAS NO ALGARVE 2020 Ana Marçalo 03/01/2020 to 11/30/2022 Fundo Ambiental 50.000,00k€
PESCARDATA Recolha de dados e produção de estimativas de esforço e de capturas de pescarias recreativas em águas do continente Mafalda Rangel Malheiro Dias de Oliveira 09/01/2017 to 12/31/2018 13.00k€ 130,00k€
iNOVPESCA Redução de capturas acidentais de espécies marinhas protegidas em pescarias costeiras algarvias: inovação de procedimentos e técnicas de mitigação  Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 09/01/2017 to 03/31/2021 Programa MAR2020 193.180,44k€
FARFISH Improving knowledge and management of EU fisheries outside Europe, while contributing to sustainability and long-term profitability Karim Erzini 06/01/2017 to 05/31/2021 Comissão Europeia 130,000.00k€ 4.999.962,50k€
EMODnet European Marine Observation and Data Network Seabed Habitats Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 05/01/2017 to 05/31/2019 Comissão Europeia 50,000.00k€ 1.399.725,73k€
MARSW Information and monitoring systems of the marine biodiversity of the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Classified Areas Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 03/24/2017 to 01/30/2020 Câmara Municipal de Aljezur 343,500.00k€ 1.051.891,92k€
MARSW Information and monitoring systems of the marine biodiversity of the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Classified Areas Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 03/24/2017 to 01/30/2020 Câmara Municipal de Odemira 343,500.00k€ 1.051.891,92k€
MARSW Information and monitoring systems of the marine biodiversity of the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Classified Areas Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 03/24/2017 to 01/30/2020 PO SEUR 343,500.00k€ 1.051.891,92k€
MARSW Information and monitoring systems of the marine biodiversity of the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Classified Areas Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 03/24/2017 to 01/30/2020 Câmara Municipal de Vila de Bispo 343,500.00k€ 1.051.891,92k€
MARSW Information and monitoring systems of the marine biodiversity of the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Classified Areas Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 03/24/2017 to 01/30/2020 Fundo Ambiental 343,500.00k€ 1.051.891,92k€
MAKO-WIDE MAKO-WIDE: Estudo de larga escala inter-hemisférico e interdisciplinar para a conservação do tubarão anequim no Oceano Atlântico. Rui Coelho 10/01/2016 to 09/30/2019 FCT 118.55k€
MINOUW Science, Technology and Society Initiative to minimize Unwanted Catches in European Fisheries. Karim Erzini 03/01/2015 to 02/28/2019
ANA ANA - Biodiversity monitoring in the Ria Formosa (Ludo area) - Airport of Faro Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2018
CABFishMAN Conserving Atlantic Biodiversity by Supporting Innovative Small-scale Fisheries Co-management Comissão Europeia
Title Coordinator Time frame Funding CCMAR All
BIOMETORE Biodiversity in seamounts: the Madeira-Tore and Great Meteor. Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 06/09/2015 to 04/30/2017
CAVALA ALGARVIA Valorização de recursos pesqueiros (CAVALA ALGARVIA). Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015 IFAP - Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas 42.27k€
PESCAMAP SOTAVENTO Mapeamento de bancos de pesca e demais atividades marítimas no Algarve Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015 IFAP - Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas 44.36k€
CAVALA Valorização dos recursos pesqueiros Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 12/01/2013 to 05/31/2015 IFAP - Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas 85.84k€
PESCAMAP Mapeamento de Bancos de Pesca Algarvios Jorge Manuel dos Santos Gonçalves 12/01/2013 to 07/02/2015 IFAP - Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas 89.30k€
MEMOTRADE Memória social de práticas e profissões em comunidades costeiras: o papel do conhecimento local na adaptação às alterações climáticas Maria Margarida Miranda de Castro 12/01/2013 to 12/31/2016 FCT 7.00k€
BUFFER Partially protected areas as buffers to increase the linked social-ecological resilience Karim Erzini, Barbara Bastos Horta e Costa 10/01/2012 to 09/30/2015 FCT 40.67k€
Ecofishman Ecosystem-based Responsive Fisheries Management in Europe Karim Erzini 03/01/2011 to 02/28/2014 Comissão Europeia 127.65k€
MAST/AM Metodologias avançadas de seguimento e telemetria para estudo de animais marinhos Karim Erzini 01/01/2011 to 06/30/2014 FCT 42.84k€
BIOMARES Restoration and Management of Biodiversity in the Marine Park Site Arrábida-Espichel Karim Erzini 01/11/2007 to 06/30/2011 Comissão Europeia 1,070.61k€
LobAssess II Stocks de Lagostim em Portugal: Bases para a avaliação usando informação de produção e ecologia larvar(LobAssess). Maria Margarida Miranda de Castro 01/01/2007 to 08/31/2008 FCT 1.26k€
SPORTFISH O declínio dos recursos pesqueiros: a culpa é dos pescadores não profissionais? Karim Erzini 11/01/2005 to 06/30/2008 FCT 76.50k€
LobAssess Stocks de Lagostim em Portugal: Bases para a avaliação usando informação de produção e ecologia larvar(LobAssess). Maria Margarida Miranda de Castro 09/01/2005 to 06/30/2007 FCT 8.04k€
TELEMETRIA Sea bream spatic-temporal dynamics and habitat use in the Ria Formosa lagoon Karim Erzini 04/01/2005 to 03/31/2008 FCT 86.50k€
MicroMetaMobil Harnessing the power of the microbial metamobilome: using marine sponges as models to uncover novel biotechnological appliances from symbiont communities Rodrigo da Silva Costa
Title Coordinator Time frame Funding CCMAR All
MARHAB IMPROVING MARINE HABITAT STATUS BY CONSIDERING ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS Barbara Bastos Horta e Costa 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2027 Comissão Europeia 360.00k€
MOVE Movescapes, connectivity hotspots and eco-evolutionary dynamics: protecting the functional role of predatory coastal fisheries. Barbara Bastos Horta e Costa 03/01/2023 to 02/28/2026 FCT 79.85k€
Arraybida Multi-dimensional dynamics of an elasmobranch-assemblage in a marine park David Maria Aguiar Abecasis, Sebastian Kraft 11/01/2020 to 10/31/2023 Comissão Europeia Fundación "La Caixa" 115,092.00k€
BECORV BECORV David Maria Aguiar Abecasis 06/14/2018 to 06/13/2022 FCT 185,001.00k€ 239.992,50k€
InforBiomares InforBiomares Ester Serrão 02/01/2018 to 02/01/2020 PO SEUR 66,444.00k€ 132.813,00k€
Events
Type of Event 
Seminar
David Abecasis will be talking about ecological bases for the sustainable management of meagre. Wednesday I Feb 13 I 13:30 I Room 2.31 Bd7
February 13, 2019
at 
Room 2.31 I Building 7 I Gambelas Campus
Type of Event 
Seminar
John M. Hoenig, from Virginia Institute of Marine Science, is going to give a talk followed by an ATT (registration required), next 15th October. Don't miss it!
October 15, 2018
at 
Anf. Verde - bld 8
Type of Event 
Seminar
November 29th, at 1:30 pm on Amph. 1.8 (bd8).
November 29, 2017
at 
Anf.1.8 ( bd 8) - Gambelas Campus UAlg
Type of Event 
Seminar
24 de Novembro | 11:00 | Anfiteatro Azul
November 24, 2017
at 
Anf. Azul ( edf.1) - Gambelas Campus UAlg
Type of Event 
Seminar
November 22nd, at 1:30 pm on Amph. 1.8 (bd8).
November 22, 2017
at 
Anf.1.8 ( bd 8) - Gambelas Campus UAlg
Type of Event 
Seminar
Next week, November 15th, at 1:30 pm on Amph. 1.8 (bd8).
November 15, 2017
at 
Anf.1.8 ( bd 8) - Gambelas Campus UAlg
Type of Event 
Seminar
Next friday, November 10th, at 1:30 pm on Amph. 1.8.1. (bd8).
November 10, 2017
at 
Anf.1.8.1. ( bd 8) - Gambelas Campus UAlg
Type of Event 
Seminar
Next wednesday, October 18th, at 1:30 pm on Amph. -1.8 (bdg 8).
October 18, 2017
at 
Anf. - 1.8 ( Bdg 8) - Gambelas Campus UAlg
News
News 
Foram três dias intensivos de um Curso teórico-prático no Panamá, onde Mercedes Wangüemert, investigadora do CCMAR, foi falar sobre aplicações de genética de populações na Ecologia e gestão de recursos marinhos costeiros.
Ana Marçalo joined CCMAR on 22nd march 2017 to work with the Coastal Fisheries Research Group (CFRG). Welcome Ana!
Adriana joined us recently and is going to work with the Coastal Fisheries Research Group (cfrg). Welcome Adriana!
CCMAR presents a new digital publication about the marine species of the Gettysburg and Ormonde seamounts in the Gorringe Bank.
O objetivo do estudo é ficar a saber mais dados sobre a pesca recreativa no norte do país e Galiza. O CCMAR tem desenvolvido alguns estudos nesta área, pelo que é um dos quatro parceiros do projeto, os restantes são: Universidade...
Termina hoje, no campus de Gambelas da UAlg, a reunião do consórcio FarFish que o CCMAR integra. Este consórcio reúne 21 parceiros, incluindo nove instituições de investigação, três empresas, cinco universidades e duas...