Age and growth of bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) from the Azores

D Abecasis; Ana Rita Costa Abecasis; Pereira, J.G.; Pinho, M.R.; Pedro G. Lino; Monteiro, P.; J. M. S. Gonçalves; Ribeiro, J.; Karim Erzini; Abecasis, David; Santos, Miguel Neves dos; Karim Erzini; Alonso, Hany; Falcón, Jesús M.; Henriques, Filipe; Catry, Paulo; Cabral, Henrique; Biscoito, Manuel; Almada, Vitor C.; Eddy, Tyler D.; França, Filipe M.; Gardner, Jonathan P. A.; Harris, Bradley P.; Huusko, Ari; Jones, Ian L.; Kelaher, Brendan P.; Kotiaho, Janne S.; López-Baucells, Adrià; Major, Heather L.; Mäki-Petäys, Aki; Martín, Beatriz; Martín, Carlos A.; Martin, Philip A.; Mateos-Molina, Daniel; McConnaughey, Robert A.; Meroni, Michele; Meyer, Christoph F. J.; Mills, Kade; Montefalcone, Monica; Noreika, Norbertas; Palacín, Carlos; Pande, Anjali; Pitcher, C. Roland; Ponce, Carlos; Rinella, Matt; Rocha, Ricardo; Ruiz-Delgado, María C.; Schmitter-Soto, Juan J.; Shaffer, Jill A.; Sharma, Shailesh; Sher, Anna A.; Stagnol, Doriane; Stanley, Thomas R.; Stokesbury, Kevin D. E.; Torres, Aurora; Tully, Oliver; Vehanen, Teppo; Watts, Corinne; Zhao, Qingyuan; Sutherland, William J.

David Maria Aguiar Abecasis

Position

Researcher

Academic Degree

Doutoramento

Group

Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conservation

Based at

Faro, Gambelas Campus, UAlg

Office Nr

2.40

dabecassis@ualg.pt

Keywords

telemetria

ORCID ID

ResearchGate

Scopus

Organiza

Projects

Projects Coordination

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Financiamento	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
STRAITS	Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas	David Maria Aguiar Abecasis	01/2023	12/2026	Comissão Europeia		3285945k€
Arraybida	Multi-dimensional dynamics of an elasmobranch-assemblage in a marine park	David Maria Aguiar Abecasis, Sebastian Kraft	11/2020	10/2023	Comissão Europeia Fundación "La Caixa"	115092k€
BECORV	BECORV	David Maria Aguiar Abecasis	06/2018	06/2022	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	185001k€	239993k€

Projects Membership

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
STRAITS	Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas	David Maria Aguiar Abecasis	01/2023	12/2026		3285945k€
BECORV	BECORV	David Maria Aguiar Abecasis	06/2018	06/2022	185001k€	239993k€
InforBiomares	InforBiomares	Ester Serrão	02/2018	02/2020	66444k€	132813k€

Activities

Type of Event

Seminar

Seminar: BECORV - Ecological bases for the sustainable management of meagre

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

Group

Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conservation

February 13, 2019

Room 2.31 I Building 7 I Gambelas Campus

Type of Event

Other Events

MSc Thesis Presentations

Check out this week's thesis defense program and come support the master students and future researchers.

November 10, 2021 to November 11, 2021

Online | Zoom platform

News

Postcard from Arendal, Norway

David Abecasis, Bárbara Horta e Costa and Inês Sousa went to Arendal, Norway to participate in the 5^th International Conference on Fish Telemetry.

David Abecasis a bordo do Santa Maria Manuela

David Abecasis is working in the Blue Azores Expedition promoted by the Blue Ocean Foundation and the National Geographic Society. He told us about the expedition and how is life on board.

Our researcher, David Abecasis, participated in the researchers/divers team of the recent documentary “Exploring and working to protect the Azores underwater ecosystem” from National Geographic Society, which was premiered on November 22nd.

Between the 6^th and 18^th of December 9 students of the Master in Marine Biology will defend their thesis.

Sebastian was one of the winners who had the opportunity to choose where to carry out his PhD. Among the more than 800 offers that the research centres provided, Sebastian chose to do his PhD at CCMAR.

The study reveals that marine fish species exploited by commercial fishing tend to have less genetic differentiation between their populations, which may influence their ability to adapt to environmental changes.

An important study conducted by our researchers relates, for the first time, the targets set by the Paris Agreement and North Atlantic commercial fisheries.

Records show that the animal swam in the waters of the Professor Luiz Saldanha marine park, a part of the Arrábida Natural Park (Setubal) in the beginning of August last year, where it roamed for almost a week.

CCMAR is one of the partners of the STRAITS project that will equip all four corners of Europe with acoustic receivers o track aquatic life in an effort to better understand their biology and ecology.

Publications

Year of Publication
2024	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 Read more about Multidisciplinary estimates of connectivity and population structure suggest the use of multiple units for the conservation and management of meagre, Argyrosomus regius Google Scholar PT DOI
2024	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 Read more about Trophic ecology and coastal niche partitioning of two sympatric shark species in the Azores (mid-Atlantic) Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	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 Read more about Residency and space use estimation methods based on passive acoustic telemetry data Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	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 Read more about Small coastal marine protected areas offer recurring, seasonal protection to the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	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 Read more about Depth and temperature preferences of meagre, Argyrosomus regius, as revealed by satellite telemetry Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	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 Read more about Biophysical modelling and graph theory identify key connectivity hubs in the Mediterranean marine reserve network Google Scholar DOI
2022	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 Read more about Movement ecology of the white seabream Diplodus sargus across its life cycle: a review Google Scholar DOI
2022	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 Read more about Toward a decade of ocean science for sustainable development through acoustic animal tracking Google Scholar DOI
2022	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 Read more about Acoustic telemetry and accelerometers: a field comparison of different proxies for activity in the marine environmentAbstract Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	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 Read more about The impact of trammel nets as an MPA soft bottom monitoring method Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	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 Read more about Weak biodiversity connectivity in the European network of no-take marine protected areas Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	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 Read more about Reserve effect of a small North‐East Atlantic marine protected area (Arrábida, Portugal) on soft‐sediment fish species Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	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 Read more about Biologically meaningful distribution models highlight the benefits of the Paris Agreement for demersal fishing targets in the North Atlantic Ocean Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	Abecasis D, Afonso P. Conspecific agonistic behaviour in the Mediterranean parrotfish. acta ethologica. 2021. doi:10.1007/s10211-021-00373-y Read more about Conspecific agonistic behaviour in the Mediterranean parrotfish Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	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/ Read more about Potential Biodiversity Connectivity in the Network of Marine Protected Areas in Western AfricaData Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	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 Read more about A fine-tuned global distribution dataset of marine forests Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	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 Read more about Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	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 Read more about Reduced Global Genetic Differentiation of Exploited Marine Fish Species Google Scholar PT DOI
2019	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 Read more about Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes Google Scholar DOI
2019	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 Read more about Facultative cleaning behaviour of juvenile Diplodus sargus (Sparidae) and its ecological role in marine temperate waters Google Scholar DOI
2019	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 Read more about An integrated approach for the design of a marine protected area network applied to mainland Portugal Google Scholar DOI
2018	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 Read more about Diel and seasonal changes in the spatial behaviour of a soft-sediment fish ( Solea senegalensis ) inside a marine reserve Google Scholar DOI
2018	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 Read more about A review of acoustic telemetry in Europe and the need for a regional aquatic telemetry network Google Scholar DOI
2018	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 Read more about ‘Solo datasets’: unexpected behavioural patterns uncovered by acoustic monitoring of single individuals Google Scholar DOI
2017	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 Read more about An ecological framework for the development of a national MPA network Google Scholar DOI
2016	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 Read more about Contrasting movements and residency of two serranids in a small Macaronesian MPA Google Scholar DOI
2015	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 Read more about Toward adaptive management of coastal MPAs: The influence of different conservation targets and costs on the design of no-take areas Google Scholar DOI
2015	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 Read more about Ichthyofauna of the Selvagens Islands. Do small coastal areas show high species richness in the northeastern Atlantic? Google Scholar DOI
2015	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 Read more about Early reserve effects linked to small home ranges of a commercial fish, Diplodus sargus, Sparidae Google Scholar DOI
2015	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 Read more about First report of cleaning behaviour in white sea bream ( Diplodus sargus ) Google Scholar DOI
2015	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 Read more about Changes in movements of white seabream (Diplodus sargus) during the reproductive season Google Scholar DOI
2014	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 Read more about Combining multispecies home range and distribution models aids assessment of MPA effectiveness Google Scholar DOI
2014	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 Read more about Can small MPAs protect local populations of a coastal flatfish, Solea senegalensis ? Google Scholar DOI
2013	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 Read more about Herbivores strongly influence algal recruitment in both coral- and algal-dominated coral reef habitats Google Scholar DOI
2013	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 Read more about Residency, movements and habitat use of adult white seabream (Diplodus sargus) between natural and artificial reefs Google Scholar DOI
2013	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 Read more about Small MPAs do not protect cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Google Scholar DOI
2012	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 Read more about Macrofauna assemblages in a XVIIth century shipwreck: comparison with those on natural reefs and sandy bottoms Google Scholar DOI
2012	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 Read more about Movements of Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sparidae) in a coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, Portugal) Google Scholar DOI
2009	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 Read more about Comparative Behavior of Wild and Hatchery Reared White Sea Bream (Diplodus sargus) Released on Artificial Reefs Off the Algarve (Southern Portugal) Google Scholar DOI
2009	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 Read more about New records on the ichthyofauna of the Gorringe seamount (Northeastern Atlantic) Google Scholar DOI
2009	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 Read more about Home range, residency and movements of Diplodus sargus and Diplodus vulgaris in a coastal lagoon: Connectivity between nursery and adult habitats Google Scholar DOI
2008	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 Read more about Ageing seabreams: A comparative study between scales and otoliths Google Scholar DOI
2008	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 Read more about Site fidelity and movements of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) in a coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, Portugal) Google Scholar DOI
2008	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 Read more about First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal) Google Scholar DOI
2006	Abecasis D, Abecasis ARita Costa, Pereira JG, Pinho MR. Age and growth of bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) from the Azores. Fisheries Research. 2006;79(1-2):148 - 154. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2006.02.010 Read more about Age and growth of bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) from the Azores Google Scholar DOI