From sixgills to baskings! Our new #maximus_SHARK project is up and running, and we're visiting the Catalan fishing guilds to start a new collaboration with their fishermen. Together, we'll try to broaden the ecological knowledge of this species in the NW Mediterranean. @manelgazo.bsky.social

The first day of the #REDUCE #RegionalOnboardObserversWorkshop "Training for Marine Megafauna Bycatch Data Collection and Mitigation" has come to an end. Participants have acquired updated knowledge on bycatch of Sea turtles and Seabirds. #bycatch #ETPmarinemegafauna #ETPBycatchReduction

Our second-day sessions of the #REDUCE #RegionalOnboardObserversWorkshop "Training for Marine Megafauna Bycatch Data Collection and Mitigation" are focused on bycatch of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and marine mammals. #bycatch #ETPmarinemegafauna #ETPBycatchReduction

Presentations evolve around biology, ecology and species identification of these taxa. Attendees are also dealing with interactions with fisheries, mitigation techniques and best practices for safe handling & release of bycatch specimens (sea turtles, seabirds, sharks & rays and marine mammals).

Follow @reduce-project.bsky.social to check news and progress of these last three days of Annual Meeting 2025.

REDUCE project@reduce-project.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It’s kick-off time for our Second Annual Meeting 2025! Over the next 3 days REDUCE partners will share progress so far on our collaborative work to minimise #ETP species #bycatch in ECAO fisheries, incl. trials with #fishers & workshops.

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Manel Gazo@manelgazo.bsky.social · last yr.

you can find the study in this link▶️: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... a work conducted with #MiquelCanals, #NuriaGonzáles @ignasinr14.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social @marinemegafauna.bsky.social @ub.edu - @irbio-ub.bsky.social - @biologiaub.bsky.social - @cienciesterraub.bsky.social

We’ve recently finished our #Bocadolça project, the main aim of which was to determine presence and seasonality of the bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) in the deep waters off Catalonia (NW Mediterranean). @manelgazo.bsky.social (1/3)

Our new research paper is out. We found microplastic ingestion by the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) in the canyoned continental margins of the Gulf of Lion was high, more than in other parts of the Mediterranean and was influenced by the role of those canyoned margins. Full thread 👇🏻🦈

Manel Gazo@manelgazo.bsky.social · last yr.

📊 Over 80% of the specimens had ingested microplastics — mostly PET and cellophane fibres, the kind found in countless everyday products. Even more than in sharks from other Mediterranean areas like the Tyrrhenian, Ligurian or Balearic seas. Why?

🦈 Sharks deep-dining... with a side of plastic Yes. We’ve just published a new study in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social- MER showing the presence of microplastics in the digestive tract of the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus), a deep-living species from the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean).

You can call it a scavenger of the deep... but the circles at the corners of its mouth tell another story....🦑 #Hexanchus_griseus #Bocadolça #Shark

🔵🔵 Nova publicació sobre aquelles espècies comunes a casa nostra, però de difícil observació, el que no significa que no siguin també afectades per impactes antropogènics @marinemegafauna.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social @craiubbiologia.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social

Out of Sight, out of Mind? Evidence of Human‐Induced Threats in the Elusive Ziphius cavirostris of the Mediterranean Sea

This study documents a rare sighting of a Ziphius cavirostris with a severe dorsal injury in the Western Mediterranean likely linked to human activity. The observation, made during a ferry-based moni...

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La UB analiza el impacto de los microplásticos en pingüinos, focas y lobos marinos de la Antártida

Con muestras de crustáceos, excrementos de fauna marina y agua, los científicos intentan saber cómo se distribuyen y cómo afectan al ecosistema

elpais.com

Our study suggests dynamic protection zones for surface species & static closures for deep divers like beaked whales. Tailored conservation for diverse marine life. #SustainableSeas #OceanPolicy

🌱 Distribution of species like striped dolphins & loggerhead turtles is driven by chlorophyll & current patterns, highlighting their link to surface ocean productivity. #BluePlanet #EcosystemScience

🐋 Though outnumbered, sperm whales and fin whales dominate the community biomass in this marine protected area. Size matters in the deep! #MegaFauna #MarineLife

🐬 7 cetacean & 2 sea turtle species spotted in the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor during 2023 surveys — vital biodiversity hotspot revealed! 🌊 #MarineConservation #Mediterranean

hem publicat els resultats dels vols a zona del Corredor de Migració de cetacis..quines espècies hi ha, on son i que fa que siguin allí. més info @marinemegafauna.bsky.social 👇o a l'enllaç 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... (balenes amb gep? no en vam albirar, però #Fontiers ho edita aixi :) 🐋)

Frontiers | Cetaceans and sea turtles in the northern region of the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor: abundance and multi-model habitat suitability analysis

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Marine Megafauna UB@marinemegafauna.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Just published! -Cetaceans and sea turtles, Med. Cetacean Migration Corridor: abundance and multi-model habitat suitability analysis- 👉📄 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @submon.bsky.social @luiscardonapascual.bsky.social @manelgazo.bsky.social

No he trobat cap notícia sobre el tauró #pelegrí de #PortDeLSelva que parli de: - La mort d'una femella adulta. - D'una espècie protegida. - S’hauria d'abordar la temàtica de la captura 'accidental'? Només s'ha transmès el missatge senzill: “era molt gros, no menja nens i nenes."

Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall

Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall

Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear

scientificamerican.com

Bon vespre. Algú em pot explicar com ha quedar el tema de la desprotecció del #llop ? És cert que @juntsxcat.bsky.social s’ha afegit a la iniciativa? Gràcies

📢Reclamem a @juntsxcat.bsky.social i la resta de partits, que NO votin a favor d’aquesta esmena del PP. 🐺El llop és una espècie clau per a l’equilibri dels ecosistemes.

🚨Encara més, la proposta està plantejada des del total negacionisme científic. La caça del llop s’ha demostrat com una tècnica que té efectes nuls o, fins i tot, contraris als desitjats, en el control de la depredació. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/caz...

Un nuevo informe constata que la política del Gobierno de matar lobos para proteger rebaños no sirve para nada

Un estudio encargado por el Europarlamento sobre métodos de gestión indica que abatir ejemplares puede incluso "aumentar la tasa" de daños porque se descomponen las manadas

eldiario.es

❌És del tot inacceptable que @juntsxcat.bsky.social es plantegi demà votar a favor de la caça del llop al Congrés dels Diputats. 🧵

📢New paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SeaTurtle 🌊🐢mortality in the #CanaryCurrent, a major #bycatch hotspot: -Longliners: 6800 loggerheads, 740 olive ridleys, 3529 leatherbacks▶️mortality unknown -Trawlers: 151 greens, 95 loggerheads, 42 olive ridleys. -Purse seiners: Negligible impact

Aquest és le compte del projecte #HorizonEurope que liderem des de la @ub.edu amb @marinemegafauna.bsky.social i @seabirdecology.bsky.social Ben aviat el web :) #reduce #bycatch

REDUCE project@reduce-project.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re happy to announce that REDUCE is already in Blue Sky and running! As we´re new in this platform we´ll presenting our mission and who we are. Welcome onboard! (again)

🌊 NEREUS is out! with ocean sciences news shared by @manelgazo.bsky.social @ipesqueras.bsky.social @elpiratavell.bsky.social @ipac.bsky.social Nº 282 - 20 February 2025 💻 Read here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/3647... ✍️ Free Subscription: nereus.ub.edu#PfhDSLJfZriv...

De la feina que estem fent al projecte #microANT 🇦🇶 ▶️Una campanya de la UB analitza l’impacte dels microplàstics en la fauna marina a l’Antàrtida - @ub.edu - web.ub.edu/ca/web/actua...

Una campanya de la UB analitza l’impacte dels microplàstics en la fauna marina a l’Antàrtida

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The principal investigator of the #microANT project, Dr. Luis Cardona, presented the objectives and work carried out during the Antarctic campaign to the Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, who visited the facilities of the JCI Antarctic base on Livingston Island. @ub.edu

De la feina de marcatge que fem amb l’ @ignasinr14.bsky.social i els pescadors de Costa Brava :)

Marine Megafauna UB@marinemegafauna.bsky.social · 2y ago

Avanzamos con el proyecto #Bocadolça y el protocolo de liberación de capturas incidentales 🦈 junto con los pescadores. Proyecto con #ZooBcn #bcn_ajuntament @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social Hoy lo explicamos en @elpais.com ▶️" elpais.com/espana/catal...