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BCpbP: Blue Circular Post-Branding Project, a local Portuguese case study for a...
Duarte, Carlos; Farinha, Isabel; Miguel, Rui; Pestana, Gabriel; Leal, Nuno Sá; Seixas, Sónia; Robalo, JoséPortugal has committed itself to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. Since its creation, Portugal has prioritised the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean. Promoting these goals is a key strategic priority for Portugal. According to BCpbP data, around 2400 tons of fishing gear are destroyed or abandoned every year in Portugal, based on fishing a...
Integrating prey monitoring and stable isotope analysis to assess the diet of O...
Seixas, Sónia; Baeta, Alexandra; Marques, João CarlosThis study explores the feeding ecology of Octopus vulgaris in the Cascais region through a combined approach of long-term prey monitoring and stable isotope analysis. Over several months, we worked with local fishermen to observe and record prey items found in octopus pots and those carried by octopuses at the time of capture. These field observations enabled the identification of key prey species, which were ...
Workshop on fourth generation ecosystem overviews (WKEO4; outputs from 2025 mee...
Abril, Catarina; Bailey, Jennifer; Belgrano, Andrea; Bellomo, Ilaria; Bentley, Jacob; Campuzano, Francisco; Chan, Andrea; Clay, Patricia M.Ecosystem Overviews (EOs) are central products in the ICES approach to support Ecosystem Based Management, through providing the ecoregion context, identifying main pressures, associated human activities and impacts on ecosystem state. The Workshop on fourth generation ecosystem overviews (WKEO4) reviewed and updated priority topic lists for the EOs, discussed and advanced climate change impacts, and social and...
Recomendações para a Promoção do Bem-Estar Digital nas Escolas
Cosmi, Nada; Simão, Ana Margarida Veiga; Monteiro, Angélica; Lázaro, Cecília; Magalhães, Ceestino; Ponte, Cristina; Patrão, Ivone; Brites, Maria JoséEm 2020, a União Europeia (UE) lançou o Plano de Ação para a Educação Digital (2021-2027) – Reconfigurar a educação e a formação para a era digital – numa iniciativa política que pretende apoiar a adaptação dos sistemas de ensino dos Estados-Membros à designada era digital, e no sentido de assegurar uma educação digital de elevada qualidade, inclusiva e acessível na Europa: Em Portugal está em curso um Programa...
Exploring the effects of crustacean fishing on cold-water coral and gorgonian e...
Seixas, Sónia; Parrinha, Joaquim; Gomes, PedroCrustacean fishing has significant impacts on cold-water coral and gorgonian communities. These coldwater corals include Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) such as Dendrophyllia ramea and D. cornigera. Our observations indicate that fishing gear used to capture crustaceans like lobster, brown crab, and European crab along the western coast of Portugal is frequently abandoned or anchored in rocky areas. When th...
The reproductive ecology of Loligo squids (Cephalopoda: Myopsida) in Lusitanian...
Laptikhovsky, Vladimir; Moreno, Ana; Oesterwind, Daniel; Perales-Raya, C.; Pierce, Graham; Robin, J.-P.; Sobrino, Ignacio; Valls, M.; Villanueva, R.Analysis of the temporal and spatial distribution of 686 records of egg masses and egg mass groups from (i) recreational divers and posted in the various public media, (ii) scientific survey data collected during research programs and (iii) publications in peer-reviewed literature plus published and unpublished information on the seasonality of the occurrence of mature females, demonstrated that the reproductio...
Potential for trophic transfer of microplastics in the smallspotted catshark’s ...
Pica, Rodrigo; Fernandes, João; Seixas, Sónia; Martins, MartaMicroplastics (MPs) are increasingly prevalent pollutants in marine environments, raising concerns about their potential to transfer across trophic levels. However, the extent and significance of such transfer remain uncertain. This study aimed to (i) characterise MPs in the digestive tracts (GITs) of three ecologically connected species — the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), pouting (Trisopterus...
Workshop to compile evidence on the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fis...
Alexander, Karen; Akimova, Anna; Aonghusa, Catriona; Schreiber, Arias; Arjona, Yolanda; Arrigan, Michael; Balestri, Elena; Beerman, JanThis report provides a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the current state-of-the art in available evidence and science concerning the economic, social, and ecological impacts of offshore wind farms (OWF) and floating offshore wind farms (FLOW) on fisheries in the Baltic Sea, Celtic Seas, and Greater North Sea. It describes the observed and potential economic, social, ecological and cumulative impacts of...
Putting fishing communities on the map in ICES ecoregions
Kraan, Marloes; Himes-Cornell, Amber; Pedreschi, Debbi; Motova, Arina; Hamon, Katell; Pita, Cristina; Ballesteros, Marta; Barz, Fanny; Fonseca, TerezaThis paper highlights the importance of identifying fishing communities for fisheries and ecosystem-based management, which often focuses on fleets and ecological impacts rather than on the communities where fishers live and land their catches. Fishing communities are key to understanding the broader impacts and benefits of fishing, as they support many livelihoods in fleet and trade-related activities. Recogni...
Workshop on the operational use of food web indicators and information (WKFoodW...
Belgrano, Andrea; Winter, Anna-Marie; Bauer, Barbara; Planque, Benjamin; Faithfull, Carolyn; Howell, Daniel; Pedreschi, Debbi; Szalaj, DorotaThe Workshop on the operational use of Food Web indicators and information (WKFoodWeb), held in Copenhagen from February 19–21, 2024, focused on the future integration of food web information into ICES advice and progress towards Ecosystem-Based Management and Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM). Key iscussions focused on how food web and ecosystem information could compliment the existing ICES advisory...