Composition, temporal dynamics and regional characteristics of small-scale fisheries in Greece

Tzanatos, Evangelos; Dimitriou, Eleni; Katselis, George; Georgiadis, Michalis; Koutsikopoulos, Constantin

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2004.12.006

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“…Small-scale Mediterranean fisheries are highly complex and multi-species (Jabeur et al 2000, Belcari et al 2002, Colloca et al 2004, Tzanatos et al 2005, Moranta et al 2008, Caddy 2009. The métiers identified in this study are common all around the Mediterranean (e.g.…”

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A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

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A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

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“…In contrast to offshore areas of the central Aegean and Ionian Seas, where productivity is comparable to the most oligotrophic areas of the world, the neritic waters of central Greece are relatively more eutrophic (Stergiou et al, 1997;Ramfos et al, 2005), and are inhabited by a diverse assemblage of pelagic and demersal resources that are very important for the traditional fishing activities in Greece (Tzanatos et al, 2005(Tzanatos et al, , 2006Somarakis et al, 2006;Machias et al, 2008). The enclosure of most gulfs is likely to restrict offshore advection of fish larvae with positive consequences for recruitment of local stocks.…”

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Larval fish assemblages in coastal waters of central Greece: reflections of topographic and oceanographic heterogeneity

Somarakis¹,

Isari²,

Machias³

2011

Sci. Mar.

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SUMMARY: Patterns in the mesoscale distribution of larval fish in the coastal waters of central Greece, an area of high topographic and bathymetric complexity, were analysed using samples collected during two ichthyoplankton surveys in July 1998 and June 1999. Salinities were lower in the eastern (Aegean) part of the study area due to the influence of waters originating from the Black Sea. In this region, larvae of many epipelagic and benthopelagic (typically summer spawning) species were less abundant in June 1999, when waters were significantly cooler, compared to July 1998. Multivariate analyses identified 'neritic' and 'pelagic' groups of stations dominated by larvae of epipelagic/bethopelagic (typically shelf dwelling) and mesopelagic species. In the west (Ionian Sea), a prominent third group of stations located in the deep and highly enclosed Korinthiakos Gulf was also defined with very high abundances of mesopelagic fish larvae. However, the genera Cyclothone and Vinciguerria that dominated the neighbouring offshore assemblage of the Ionian Sea were absent from this gulf. In the study area, Korinthiakós Gulf (>900 m) and North Evoikos (>400 m) Gulf comprise unique 'fjord-like' ecosystems in the Mediterranean with increased productivity and significantly cooler deep waters compared to adjacent open sea basins.

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“…Small-scale fishery is of great importance to the Greek fishery contributing 57.3% to the total Greek fisheries landings (Moutopoulos and Stergiou 2012). It involves approximately 30 000 fishers characterized by low income, elementary education and living in small and isolated islands (Tzanatos et al 2005). Likewise, in the study area (Korinthiakos Gulf) the small-scale fishery component is highly contributing to providing approximately 74% of the total landings (Moutopoulos and Stergiou 2012).…”

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Length–Weight Relations of 34 Fish Species Caught by Small-Scale Fishery in Korinthiakos Gulf (Central Greece)

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Mouka³

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Body size is the most easily measured universal characteristic and its relation with body weight has been extensively documented in fisheries research (Froese et al. 2011). The Length-weight (L-W) relation of a species depends on many factors (i.e. sex, size range, habitat, food availability, and fishing pressure), but may also vary seasonally (Froese 2006, Karachle and Stergiou 2008, Liousia et al. 2012. However, studies focusing on seasonal L-W relations are rather limited compared with those on annual estimates, because most of the estimates are based on samplings conducted during short-term periods in an annual basis.In Greek fisheries, L-W relations are mostly derived from sampling conducted in open sea (using trawls and purse seines; for reviews see: Stergiou and Moutopoulos 2001, Karachle and Stergiou 2008) than in coastal waters (smallscale fishery; Moutopoulos and Stergiou 2002), despite of the multi-gear nature of the fishery. Small-scale fishery is of great importance to the Greek fishery contributing 57.3% to the total Greek fisheries landings (Moutopoulos and Stergiou 2012). It involves approximately 30 000 fishers characterized by low income, elementary education and living in small and isolated islands (Tzanatos et al. 2005). Likewise, in the study area (Korinthiakos Gulf) the small-scale fishery component is highly contributing to providing approximately 74% of the total landings (Moutopoulos and Stergiou 2012).In the presently reported study, we calculated annual and seasonal estimates of L-W relations for the most abundant fish species caught by a professional small-scale ves-

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Composition, temporal dynamics and regional characteristics of small-scale fisheries in Greece

Cited by 119 publications

References 24 publications

A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition

Larval fish assemblages in coastal waters of central Greece: reflections of topographic and oceanographic heterogeneity

Length–Weight Relations of 34 Fish Species Caught by Small-Scale Fishery in Korinthiakos Gulf (Central Greece)

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