Primera aplicación del Índice de grandes peces (IGP) al Mediterráneo oriental

The composition and structure of fish assemblages caught by trawl in the Levantine Sea (eastern Mediterranean) were summarized using a fishing-sensitive univariate indicator. This metric, called the ‘Large Fish Index’ (LFI), has been developed in the North Sea since 2000 and is applied and adapted here for the first time in the eastern Mediterranean. It was defined as the fish biomass fraction above a pre-determined length threshold, expressed as proportion of the total fish biomass. Trawl-caught assemblages in the warm, oligotrophic, highly invaded Levant were found to be characterized by small fishes. ‘Large fish’ were thus delineated as 20-30 cm (total length) for this region, as opposed to 40 cm set in the North Sea. Desired minimum LFI proportions were set as 0.5 for fishes longer than 20 cm and 0.3 for fishes longer than 30 cm and the actual values found in Israeli bottom trawl surveys from 2008 to 2012 were 0.3 and 0.155 respectively. These low LFI values for the small fishes caught by trawlers attest to the ecological unsustainability and economic inefficiency of bottom trawling in Israel and provide a tool for managers with which to assess the state of the fishery and the general health of the ecosystem.La composición y estructura de las comunidades de peces capturados por arrastre en el mar de Levante (Mediterráneo Oriental) se expresó mediante un indicador univariado sensible a la pesca. Esta medida, denominada “Índice de grandes peces” (IGP), se desarrolló en el Mar del Norte desde 2000 y se aplica y se adapta por primera vez al Mediterráneo oriental. Se define como la fracción de biomasa de peces por encima de un umbral de longitud predeterminada, expresada como proporción de la biomasa total. Se encontró que los conjuntos de peces capturados en el mar de Levante, cálido, oligotrófico, y con muchas especies invasoras se caracterizan por estar formados de peces pequeños. Se definieron los “peces grandes” para esta región aquellos superiores a 20 o 30 cm de longitud total, en lugar de los 40 cm establecidos en el Mar del Norte. Las proporciones mínimas deseables de IGP se establecen en 0.5 para peces de más de 20 cm y 0.3 para los peces de más de 30 cm mientras que los valores reales que se encuentran en las campañas de arrastre de fondo israelíes 2008-2012 fueron 0.3 y 0.155, respectivamente. Estos bajos valores señalan la insostenibilidad ecológica y la ineficiencia económica de la pesca de arrastre en Israel y proporcionan una herramienta para los gestores con los que evaluar el estado de la pesca y la salud general del ecosistema

Patrones espacio-temporales de la captura y los descartes de pesquería de arrastre mediterránea israelí al inicio de la década de los noventa: perspectivas ecológicas y de conservación

The spatiotemporal patterns of discards and catch composition of Israeli trawlers were examined using a 4-year (1990-1994), 324 haul dataset. Haul depth was found to be the main grouping variable for hauls, although significant seasonal differences were also found. 28.3% of the total catch was discarded, and there was a 40.1% discard percentage in shallow hauls. According to these figures, annual discards for the Israeli trawl fleet for the study period are estimated at ca. 440 to 700 t. Both the biomass and the number of discarded specimens peaked in summer, as well as the percentage of juvenile fish of commercial species. These findings suggest that a summer moratorium on trawling would reduce discards. The percentage of specimens of Indo-Pacific origin decreased from 51% in depths shallower than 37 m to 24% between 38 and 73 m, and 8% in deeper strata. Discards along the Israeli coast were comparable to those observed elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The findings presented here are the first quantitative account of fish community assemblages in the nearshore waters of the easternmost part of the Mediterranean, and thus provide valuable information for comparisons with more current datasets that are currently being assembled.Se analizaron los patrones espacio-temporales de los descartes y la composición de la captura de la flota de arrastre de Israel utilizando datos de 4 años (1990-1994), 324 caladas. La profundidad resultó ser el principal factor en la agrupación de las caladas, si bien se encontraron asimismo diferencias significativas entre estaciones. Se descartó el 28.3% de la captura total, alcanzándose el 40.1% en las caladas realizadas en las aguas más someras. Según estos porcentajes, se estimó una captura anual descartada por la flota de Israel en ese período de 440-700 t. La biomasa, el número de ejemplares descartados, así como el porcentaje de juveniles de especies comerciales fue mayor en verano. Estos resultados sugieren que una veda de arrastre en verano favorecería la disminución de la captura descartada. El porcentaje de ejemplares de origen indo-pacífico descendió desde 51% en aguas de una profundidad inferior a 37 m, al 24% entre 38-73 m y al 8% en el estrato más profundo. Los descartes en la costa israelí fueron similares a los observados en otras zonas del Mediterráneo. Se presentan por primera vez resultados cuantitativos relativos a comunidades de las aguas costeras del extremo oriental del Mediterráneo, aportándose información para su comparación con datos más recientes que en la actualidad están siendo obtenidos

Pojava lesepsijskog migranta Lutjanus argentimaculatus u Sredozemlju, (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) prvi zapis s obale Izraela

Two specimens of the Lessepsian migrant, the Mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus are reported from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. L. argentimaculatus was first recorded in the Mediterranean in 1979 by a single specimen. Over three decades later and only in the last two years four specimens, including the two reported herein, were recorded. This pattern strongly suggests that L. argentimaculatus has established a sustainable population in the Mediterranean.U radu se opisuje prvi nalaz dva primjerka lesepsijskog migranta Lutjanus argentimaculatus na Izraelskoj obali. Prvi nalaz jednog primjerka vrste Lutjanus argentimaculatus zabilježen je 1979. godine u Sredozemnom moru. Trideset godina nakon tog nalaza i to u posljednje dvije godine zabi-lježen je nalaz četiri primjerka uključujući dva navedena u ovom radu. Na temelju nalaza izvidno je da je vrsta Lutjanus argentimaculatus uspostavila populaciju u Sredozemlju

Dugoročno istraživanje ulova (1949-2010) i ribolovnog napora izraelskih koćarica u istočnom dijelu Sredozemlja

The trawl fishery of the Mediterranean coast of Israel was analyzed vis á vis catch and fishing effort for the years 1949-2010. The Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) was calculated using the Fox surplus-yield model and was found to be 1,413 ton per annum using 1,415 units of effort (fishing days X engine power divided by 1000). Only during nine years (1997-2005) did fishing effort exceed the value for which the yield is the MSY by an average of 184.9 units of effort, but the yield was similar to that of the previous years. During 10 years the catch exceeded the MSY by an average of 153±119 tons. This result was used to justify the “freezing” of the local trawl fleet at the beginning of the 1990’s.Koćarski ulov na sredozemnoj obali Izraela analiziran je s obzirom na ulov i ribolovni napor od 1949. do 2010. godine. Maksimalni održivi prinos (MSY) izračunat je primjenom Fox modela za viši prekomjerni ulov i utvrđeno je da iznosi 1.413 tona godišnje koristeći 1.415 jedinica napora (dani ribolova x motorna snaga podijeljena s 1000). Tijekom devet godina (1997.- 2005.) ribolovni napor premašuje vrijednost čiji maksimalni održivi prinos (MSY) iznosi u prosjeku 184,9 jedinica, dok je prinos bio sličan onome prethodnih godina. Tijekom 10 godina ulov je premašio, maksimalni održivi prinos (MSY) za prosječno 153 ± 119 tona. Taj rezultat je bio upotrebljen kao argument za „zamrzavanje“ lokalne kočarske flote početkom 1990-ih godina

Phenological shift in swarming patterns of Rhopilema nomadica in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Jellyfish (JF) swarms impact human wellbeing and marine ecosystems. Their global proliferation is a matter of concern and scientific debate, and the multitude of factors affecting (and affected by) their density and distribution merits long-term monitoring of their populations. Here we present an eight-year time series for Rhopilema nomadica, the most prominent JF species swarming the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Reports were submitted by the public and within it a group of trained participants via an internet website between June 2011 and June 2019. Data collected included species, size, location, ranked amount and stinging. Swarms of R. nomadica prevailed in July and ended in August but were also prominent in winter from January to March. Both observations deviate from past swarming patterns described in the late 1980s, when summer swarms persevered until October and winter swarms were not documented. Climate change (increasing water temperature) and the westwards up-current spread of R. nomadica are discussed as possible explanations for this phenological shift

Prevenção do câncer de colo uterino

O câncer do colo uterino constitui um grave problema de saúde pública, atingindo todas as camadas sociais e regiões geoeconômicas do país. Definido como afecção progressiva, o câncer de colo uterino é caracterizado por alterações intra-epiteliais cervicais, que podem se desenvolver para um estágio invasivo em longo prazo, tendo etapas bem definidas e de lenta evolução, sendo que este tipo de câncer permite sua interrupção a partir de um diagnóstico precoce e do tratamento oportuno que poderá apresentar custos reduzidos. Assim, as medidas de prevenção são consideradas de suma importância e envolvem o rastreamento de lesões na população sintomática e assintomática, podendo ser identificado o grau das mesmas e o tratamento ser adequado. Neste estudo foi realizado uma revisão narrativa, de trabalhos vinculados a Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, realizados no período de 2000 a 2012 com o objetivo de discorrer sobre aspectos epidemiológicos, fisiopatológicos e de prevenção do câncer de colo uterino. O PSF se torna, cada vez mais, um instrumento de estratégia no combate ao câncer do colo do útero. Os profissionais devem aproveitar todas as oportunidades de contato com as mulheres para reforçar orientações, sanar dúvidas, conhecimentos, direitos em relação a sua saúde, sendo assim, atenção especial à educação em saúde. Há ainda muitas barreiras que impedem as mulheres ao acesso a educação e promoção da saúde, principalmente quanto ao câncer de colo de útero. Este fato mostra que as campanhas de prevenção e ou detecção precoce desta doença não têm sido bem sucedidas, apesar do amplo conhecimento que este tipo de câncer continua sendo uma séria ameaça para a população brasileira

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (December 2019)

This paper is a collection of novel distributional records of 20 species belonging to 8 phyla (Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Chordata) from 11 Mediterranean countries, namely, Spain: an additional record of the Canary dentex Dentex canariensis is reported from Spain (Valencia), this is the northernmost record of this species in the Mediterranean; Algeria: the first documented record of Caulerpa chemnitzia is reported from the Algerian coast; France: the first record of the Spotted sea hare Aplysia dactylomela is reported from the eastern coast of Corsica; Italy: the first records of the Lessepsian polychaete Dorvillea similis and the alien bivalve Isognomon legumen are reported from Italian waters while additional records of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the south Adriatic are provided;  Libya: the first record of an alien mollusc Crepidula fornicata is reported from Libyan waters; Malta: multiple sightings of gelatinous species Apolemia uvaria, Phacellophora camtschatica and Physophora hydrostatica are reported for the first time from Maltese waters, as well as the first tentative record of the Orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus cfr. coioides; Greece: an occurrence of a rare Bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus is reported from Hellenic Ionian waters, while the first records of the alien Mertens’ prawn-goby Vanderhorstia mertensi, the recently described cyclopoid copepod Oithona davisae and the alien red seaweed Asparagopsis armata are reported from the Aegean Sea. The presence of the micromollusc Euthymella colzumensis is confirmed for Greece; Cyprus: the first record of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba is reported from Cyprus; Turkey: the first record of the alien jellyfish Marivagia stellata is reported from south-eastern Turkey; Israel: the first records of the sea nettle Chrysaora sp. in the Levant are reported

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene.

MotivationThe BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These data enable users to calculate temporal trends in biodiversity within and amongst assemblages using a broad range of metrics. BioTIME is being developed as a community-led open-source database of biodiversity time series. Our goal is to accelerate and facilitate quantitative analysis of temporal patterns of biodiversity in the Anthropocene.Main types of variables includedThe database contains 8,777,413 species abundance records, from assemblages consistently sampled for a minimum of 2 years, which need not necessarily be consecutive. In addition, the database contains metadata relating to sampling methodology and contextual information about each record.Spatial location and grainBioTIME is a global database of 547,161 unique sampling locations spanning the marine, freshwater and terrestrial realms. Grain size varies across datasets from 0.0000000158 km2 (158 cm2) to 100 km2 (1,000,000,000,000 cm2).Time period and grainBioTIME records span from 1874 to 2016. The minimal temporal grain across all datasets in BioTIME is a year.Major taxa and level of measurementBioTIME includes data from 44,440 species across the plant and animal kingdoms, ranging from plants, plankton and terrestrial invertebrates to small and large vertebrates.Software format.csv and .SQL

A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas : the PERSEUS experience

PERSEUS project aims to identify the most relevant pressures exerted on the ecosystems of the Southern European Seas (SES), highlighting knowledge and data gaps that endanger the achievement of SES Good Environmental Status (GES) as mandated by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). A complementary approach has been adopted, by a meta-analysis of existing literature on pressure/impact/knowledge gaps summarized in tables related to the MSFD descriptors, discriminating open waters from coastal areas. A comparative assessment of the Initial Assessments (IAs) for five SES countries has been also independently performed. The comparison between meta-analysis results and IAs shows similarities for coastal areas only. Major knowledge gaps have been detected for the biodiversity, marine food web, marine litter and underwater noise descriptors. The meta-analysis also allowed the identification of additional research themes targeting research topics that are requested to the achievement of GES. 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license.peer-reviewe