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Deep-Sea Ecosystem Management

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2021) | Viewed by 7033

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Dr. Roberto Carlucci

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Department of Bioscience, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy
Interests: ecological modeling; marine trophic webs; fishery stock assessment; marine mammal conservation; marine biodiversity; ecosystem services
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Dear Colleagues,

Despite deep-sea ecosystems sustaining important functions and services spanning from nutrient regeneration and carbon sequestration to biological and mineral resources, these environments remain among the least known on the planet. Consequently, the limited understanding of the composition, diversity and functioning of many deep-sea ecosystems restricts the effective possibility to develop robust ecosystem-based management, which is necessary to balance resource use and conservation. Climate regime shifts and increasing human pressures have already been documented as causes of major changes in these marine ecosystems at regional and global scales. Therefore, a set of effective management tools that can ensure these vulnerable ecosystems are healthy and resilient is urgently needed for these services to survive in the mid to long term.

This Special Issue aims to foster key advances in:

  • Understanding the structure and functioning of deep-sea ecosystems;
  • Assessing deep-sea ecosystem changes at different temporal and spatial scales;
  • Exploring indicators and metrics informing about deep-sea ecosystem services for decision making, mitigation measures, and recommendations for management systems.

Dr. Roberto Carlucci
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • biodiversity
  • ecosystem services
  • assessment
  • indicators
  • conservation

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Morphological Traits and Capture Depth of the Norwegian Skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881)) from Two Mediterranean Populations
by Pierluigi Carbonara, Andrea Bellodi, Walter Zupa, Marilena Donnaloia, Palma Gaudio, Cosmidano Neglia and Maria Cristina Follesa
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(12), 1462; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse9121462 - 20 Dec 2021
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The Norwegian skate Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) has only recently been recorded in the western-central Mediterranean Sea. It was hypothesized a more ancient presence of the species, which has not been detected due to a misidentification with other species of the same genus. [...] Read more.
The Norwegian skate Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) has only recently been recorded in the western-central Mediterranean Sea. It was hypothesized a more ancient presence of the species, which has not been detected due to a misidentification with other species of the same genus. This situation could lead to underestimate the risk of a dramatic decline of the spawning stock. In the IUCN Red List, the species is listed as near threatened and considered rare in both the northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean areas. In the Mediterranean Sea, Norwegian skates were repeatedly caught mostly in two areas between 2005 and 2020: Sardinia Seas and Adriatic-Ionian Seas. In total, 58 specimens were caught, and 28 morphological length measurements were taken on all specimens. The Canonical Discriminant Analysis proved the presence of significant differences only for assemblages made on the basis of the specimen’s area of capture, but not on the basis of sex or ontogenetic development. This analysis could be the first step to highlight the differences between the populations of Norwegian skate in the Mediterranean basin. Moreover, a preliminary analysis of depth of capture was performed as a first step to study this species vertical distribution. Full article
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Addressing Cetacean–Fishery Interactions to Inform a Deep-Sea Ecosystem-Based Management in the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea)
by Pasquale Ricci, Elisabetta Manea, Giulia Cipriano, Daniela Cascione, Gianfranco D’Onghia, Maurizio Ingrosso, Carmelo Fanizza, Porzia Maiorano, Angelo Tursi and Roberto Carlucci
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(8), 872; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse9080872 - 13 Aug 2021
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Understanding of cetaceans’ trophic role and the quantification of their impacts on the food web is a critical task, especially when data on their prey are linked to deep-sea ecosystems, which are often exposed to excessive exploitation of fishery resources due to poor [...] Read more.
Understanding of cetaceans’ trophic role and the quantification of their impacts on the food web is a critical task, especially when data on their prey are linked to deep-sea ecosystems, which are often exposed to excessive exploitation of fishery resources due to poor management. This aspect represents one of the major issues in marine resource management, and trade-offs are needed to simultaneously support the conservation of cetaceans and their irreplaceable ecological role, together with sustainable fishing yield. In that regard, food web models can represent useful tools to support decision-making processes according to an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach. This study provides a focus on the feeding activity occurrence and the trophic interactions between odontocetes and the fishery in the marine food web of the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea), by zooming in on cetaceans’ prey of commercial interest. In particular, the quantification of trophic impacts is estimated using a food web mass-balance model that integrates information on the bathymetric displacement of both cetaceans’ prey and fishing activity. The results are discussed from a management perspective to guide future research and knowledge enhancement activities as well as support the implementation of an EBM approach. Full article
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