BACKGROUND With the present difficulties in the conservation of sardines in the North Atlantic, it is important to investigate the local ecological knowledge (LEK) of fishermen about the biology and ecology of these fish. The ethnoecological data of European pilchard provided by local fishermen can be of importance for the management and conservation of this fishery resource. Thus, the present ...

In this work, the removal of hazardous Ponceau S dye (PS) from aqueous solutions was investigated using Fish Scale (FS) Sardina pilchardus as low-cost adsorbent. Different relevant factors such contact time, initial pH, PS concentration, biosorbent dose and temperature were examined to evaluate their effects. The optimization these performed with a Central Composite Design (CCD). Optimized para...

Marine ecosystems worldwide are under threat with many fish species and populations suffering from human over-exploitation. This is greatly impacting global biodiversity, economy and human health. Intriguingly, marine fish are largely surveyed using selective and invasive methods, which are mostly limited to commercial species, and restricted to particular areas with favourable conditions. Furt...

The annual alteration of gonad morphology in sardine (Sardina pilchardus, Walbaum 1792) caught in the period from November 2006 to October 2007 using beach seines in the region of Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro, southern Adriatic) was studied. Samples were taken in the middle of each month. Total length of individuals ranged from 8.7 to 14.7 cm and weight ranged from 4.67 to 22.61 g. Their gonad...

Objective: The present study was designed to determine in rats fed high cholesterol diet whether serum cholesterol concentration and its distribution in lipoprotein fractions could be improved by sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and sardinelle (Sardinella aurita) protein hydrolysates. In addition, lipid peroxidation in different lipoprotein fractions and in two target tissues of atherosclosis and t...

Abstract Sustainable fishing practices must ensure human wellbeing by safeguarding the integrity of marine life-supporting systems. Unfortunately, a significant challenge to fisheries management is that sustainable levels can decline, often synergistically, co-occurring with climate-driven environmental stressors. Within one most impacted areas in world, and encompassing number highly targeted ...

Small pelagic fish (SPF) are key organisms for the functioning of marine ecosystems. In recent decades, these species have undergone significant changes in biomass, growth and body condition Mediterranean Sea. Seasonal spatial information about biological ecological traits SPF their relationship with environmental variables is still missing. Here, we investigated along a latitudinal gradient No...