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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)
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).
Our second-day sessions of the #REDUCE #RegionalOnboardObserversWorkshop "Training for Marine Megafauna Bycatch Data Collection and Mitigation" are focused on bycatch of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and marine mammals.
#bycatch #ETPmarinemegafauna #ETPBycatchReduction
The first day of the #REDUCE #RegionalOnboardObserversWorkshop "Training for Marine Megafauna Bycatch Data Collection and Mitigation" has come to an end. Participants have acquired updated knowledge on bycatch of Sea turtles and Seabirds. #bycatch #ETPmarinemegafauna #ETPBycatchReduction
From sixgills to baskings! Our new #maximus_SHARK project is up and running, and we're visiting the Catalan fishing guilds to start a new collaboration with their fishermen. Together, we'll try to broaden the ecological knowledge of this species in the NW Mediterranean. @manelgazo.bsky.social
Manel Gazo
Ignasi Nuez, Dr.
Ignasi Nuez, Dr.
REDUCE project
REDUCE project
REDUCE project
REDUCE project
Ignasi Nuez, Dr.
It’s kick-off time for our Second Annual Meeting 2025! Over the next 3 days REDUCE partners will share progress so far on our collaborative work to minimise #ETP species #bycatch in ECAO fisheries, incl. trials with #fishers & workshops.
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
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📊 Over 80% of the specimens had ingested microplastics — mostly PET and cellophane fibres, the kind found in countless everyday products.
Even more than in sharks from other Mediterranean areas like the Tyrrhenian, Ligurian or Balearic seas. Why?
