Fish nutritional value is a complex trait, highly influenced by fatty acid composition, which is correspondingly affected by a variety of factors, such as seasonality, abiotic conditions, and genetic background. Herein, the seasonal variations in lipid metabolism and the composition of fatty acids in three economically important mullet species (Chelon auratus, Chelon ramada, and Mugil cephalus) in an appropriate fisheries mode...

The Rion–Antirion Strait (Greece, 50–100 m depth) hosts rich Marine Animal Forests (MAFs), formed by several species of anthozoans, sponges, bryozoans and tunicates. Using twelve video transects collected in 2019 and 2023 and a Regional Oceanographic Modelling System (ROMS) hydrodynamic model, we characterized the assemblages’ biological composition, geomorphology, and physical drivers. Strong bidirectional bottom currents (0....

The present study aimed to address the issue of pressure on the remaining populations of the critical endangered species, fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, in the Eastern Mediterranean. Marine professional (shell/fish farmers, divers, fishers, administrators, etc.) stakeholders’ knowledge (n = 151) in Greece reports that there was a reduction (81.6%) of the P. nobilis individuals during the last 15 years, especially in the years 2010...