Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, has been experiencing a gradual population decline over recent decades due to anthropogenic pressures on its ecosystems. However, since 2016, its populations have suffered significant reductions because of pathological issues affecting the species across all its habitats. Aquaculture techniques to support the limited natural recruitment P. nobilis efforts is examined. Artificial...

The marine environment and its physicochemical parameters play a pivotal role in the context of fish farming. Fundamental physicochemical factors of water, including temperature (T°C), salinity (S psu), dissolved oxygen (D.O. mg/l), and pH, exert a profound influence on the physiology of farmed aquatic animals and the composition of microbial communities. This study aimed to establish correlations between documented disease oc...

The Mediterranean endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis is suffering an ongoing basin-scale mass mortality event (MME) since 2016. As most Mediterranean populations have collapsed, the species has been declared as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of threatened species. In an effort to track the progress of the MME and provide updated information on the status of the species in the Greek seas, we compiled data collected th...