This study presents the development of a three-dimensional, Wisconsin-type bioenergetic/population model, two-way coupled with a biogeochemical model (POM-ERSEM) that simulates physical, chemical, and biological processes in the marine environment, to investigate the dynamics of anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus ) and sprat ( Sprattus sprattus )—the two most ecologically and economically significant fish species in the Black Se...

Marine pollution from debris is a major issue nowadays, since every year large amounts of litter enter into the sea. Under the Horizon 2020 framework and within the Cleaning Litter by developing and Applying Innovative Methods in European Seas (CLAIM) project, innovative devices were designed, developed, tested and applied in laboratory and in the field. These consisted of a system named CLEAN TRASH for the prevention of macro...

We present the development of a 3D full-lifecycle, individual-based model (IBM) for anchovy and sardine, online coupled to an existing hydrodynamic/biogeochemical low-trophic level (LTL) model for the North Aegean Sea. It was built upon an existing 1D model for the same species and area, with the addition of a horizontal movement scheme. In the model, both species evolve from the embryonic stage (egg+yolk sac larva) to the lar...