Fish discards are a worldwide phenomenon resulting from fisheries and have been the subject of great concern on the part of all players in the sector, whether they are government, fishermen or scientists. Numerous species of low or no commercial value are discarded every year and most of them have a high nutritional value. However, due to economic reasons and/or consumer acceptance, they do not reach our food c...
The diversity and abundance of cleaner species have been frequently associated with ectoparasite load and ecological wealth of tropical fish communities. Cleaning behaviour in temperate regions has received less attention, with few labrid species being described as cleaners. The context and frequency of cleaning behaviour by juvenile white seabream Diplodus sargus are described. Surface observations from pontoo...