MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas

Mancusi, Cecilia; Baino, Romano; Fortuna, Caterina; De Sola, Luis; Morey, Gabriel; Bradai, Mohamed; Kallianotis, Argyrios; Soldo, Alen; Hemida, Farid; Saad, Adib; Dimech, Mark; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Bariche, Michel; Clo, Simona; De Sabata, Eleonora; Castellano, Laura; Garibaldi, Fulvio; Lanteri, Luca; Tinti, Fausto; Pais, Antonio; Sperone, Emilio; Micarelli, Primo; Poisson, Francois; Sion, Letizia; Carlucci, Roberto; Cebrian-Menchero, Daniel; Seret, Bernard; Ferretti, Francesco; El-Far, Alaa; SAYGU, İSMET; Shakman, Esmail; Bartoli, Alex; Guallart, Javier; Damalas, Dimitrios; Megalofonou, Persefoni; Vacchi, Marino; Colloca, Francesco; Bottaro, Massimiliano; Di Sciara, Giuseppe; Follesa, Maria; Cannas, Rita; Kabasakal, Hakan; Zava, Bruno; Cavlan, Graziella; Jung, Armelle; Abudaya, Mohammed; Kolitari, Jerina; Barash, Adi; Joksimovic, Aleksandar; Cetkovic, Ilija; Marceta, Bojan; Gonzalez Vilas, Luis; Tiralongo, Francesco; Giovos, Ioannis; Bargnesi, Filippo; Lelli, Stefano; Barone, Monica; Moro, Stefano; Mazzoldi, Carlotta; Charis, Charilaou; Abella, Alvaro; Serena, Fabrizio

doi:10.12681/mms.21148

MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas

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Mancusi C., Baino R., Fortuna C., De Sola L. G., Morey G., Bradai M. N., ...More

MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE, vol.21, no.2, pp.276-288, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.12681/mms.21148
Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
Page Numbers: pp.276-288
Keywords: Bycatch, databases, geographical distribution, large elasinobranchs, Mediterranean and Black seas, sharks, CETORHINUS-MAXIMUS GUNNERUS, CARCHARODON-CARCHARIAS LINNAEUS, BASKING SHARK, LAMNIFORMES CETORHINIDAE, PLUMBEUS CHONDRICHTHYES, 1ST RECORDS, BY-CATCH, COAST, CONSERVATION, CARCHARHINIDAE
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Mediterranean Large Elasmobranchs Monitoring (MEDLEM) database contains more than 3,000 records (with more than 4,000 individuals) of large elasmobranch species from 21 different countries around the Mediterranean and Black seas, observed from 1666 to 2017. The principal species included in the archive are the devil ray (1,868 individuals), the basking shark (935 individuals), the blue shark (622 individuals), and the great white shark (342 individuals).