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).
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
🦈 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).
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 👇🏻🦈
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)
@ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social
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
📢 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
🌊 Impacte dels plàstics marins sobre les aus al Delta de l'Ebre 🐦
🔬 Un estudi liderat per investigadors IRBioUB ha analitzat la distribució estai-temporal dels residus plàstics i el seu impacte sobre tres espècies de xatracs.
@marinemegafauna.bsky.social @seabirdecology.bsky.social
#ArticleIRBio L'estudi facilita dades sobre la captura accidental de tortugues marines per les principals activitats de pesca industrial a la regió N-O Àfrica, destacant la zona com a punt crític per la megafauna marina.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@marinemegafauna.bsky.social #REDUCE
#UniBarcelona | 🥇 L’activista Davi Kopenawa rep la distinció d’honor de la UB per la seva trajectòria de defensa ferma de la diversitat biològica i humana del planeta.
L’acte que a coincidit amb el Dia Internacional dels Rius, ha tingut lloc a @biologiaub.bsky.social.
tuit.cat/eugjR
#diadelsrius
📢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
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)
We are glad to announce our 7th Joint webinar on fisheries #bycatch, by Ross Wanless (University of Barcelona- REDUCE), this Friday 14 March at 12:00 CET.
We are tackling bycatch together with @CIBBRiNA and @MarineBEACON_EU !!!
#ETPmarinemegafauna, #ETPBycatchReduction, #MarineETPBycatch
this is us :)
A UB campaign analyses the impact of microplastics on marine fauna in Antarctica - Current events - University of Barcelona web.ub.edu/en/web/actua...
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.
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At Livingston Island (BAE 🇦🇶JCI), to sample the concentration and transfer of microplastics in the benthic trophic web, we use trammel nets.We have started fishing for specimens of benthic fish #Nototenia_sp #microANT #AgenciaEspañolaInvestigción @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @ubdivulga.bsky.social
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...
We leave the high latitudes of Bahía Margarita and the Gerlache Strait and return to Bransfield. Samples collected: surface water, krill 🦐, and feces from Weddell seals 🦭, crabeater seals, leopard seals, and Adélie penguins 🐧. #microANT -Ministerio Ciencia @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social
At Avian Island (Antarctica-67S),we sampled a colony of Adélie penguins.
As they feed on krill, the analysis of their feces will determine microplastics concentration and study they transfer along the food web. #microANT @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @manelgazo.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social
Hemos muestreado pingüino barbijo de Isla Decepción. Llevar EPIs permite cumplir el Protocolo #ComitéPolarEspañol Gripe Aviar. Regresaremos a muestrear lobo marino, pero estos días navegaremos Sur🔜Peninsula Antártica Proyecto #microANT #Ministerio #Ciencia @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social
We begin sampling krill and mesopelagic fish in the Bransfield Strait 🇦🇶. The stomach contents will provide us with data on microplastic ingestion and will help us understand the transfer to the rest of the marine food web. #microANT Project: @miteco.gob.es @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social
L'equip #microANT deixa Ushuaia pel Canal de Beagle i creua ara el passatge de Drake, dimecres 15 s'albiraran les Shetland del Sud i continuarem fins a península antàrtica, baixant fins a Marguerite Bay.
@miteco.gob.es @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @manelgazo.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social
The study of sediment samples and water column, feces 💩 from pinnipeds 🦭 and penguins 🐧, as well as stomach contents of fish 🐟 and crustaceans 🦐, will allow us to determine the transfer of microplastics along the food chain in the South Atlantic, in both pelagic and benthic environments.
Phase2️⃣of the sampling for the #microANT project @cienciagob.bsky.social in Camarones Bay, Gulf of San Jorge, southern Argentine Patagonia, is complete @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social #CONICETCenpat
This completes Phase1️⃣ sampling in #TierraDelFuego #CADICUshuaia. In January, Phase3️⃣ begins in Antarctica
Fieldwork at the edge of the world continues! At #BeagleChannel memebers from the #microANT project - Presence and Transference of #microplastics within the marine food web of the #SouthernOcean. 🐟🐧🦐🌊
Project by: #CienciaGOB @unibarcelona.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social #CadicUshuaia #CONICET
