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The iMARES (Integrated Marine Ecosystem Assessments) is a marine research group from the @ICMCSIC founded in 2022.
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We explored this concept of ecosystem resilience and limits in our previous #mooc about #tippingpoints. Here is a short recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8h0jivDFuA
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We explored this concept of ecosystem resilience and limits in our previous #mooc about #tippingpoints. Here is a short recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8h0jivDFuA
Why it matters?
Plastic pollution isn’t just marine—it spreads via wildlife. Managing landfills & waste is key to stop this hidden pathway. 🌍💙
#PlasticBiovectors
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Plastic pollution isn’t just marine—it spreads via wildlife. Managing landfills & waste is key to stop this hidden pathway. 🌍💙
#PlasticBiovectors
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Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds
Abiotic vectors of plastic and their impact in natural areas have been extensively studied, whereas biotic vectors have received less attention. Recen…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why it matters?
Plastic pollution isn’t just marine—it spreads via wildlife. Managing landfills & waste is key to stop this hidden pathway. 🌍💙
#PlasticBiovectors
🔗
Plastic pollution isn’t just marine—it spreads via wildlife. Managing landfills & waste is key to stop this hidden pathway. 🌍💙
#PlasticBiovectors
🔗
Seasonal patterns matter:
📍 Lesser black-backed gulls peak in winter
📍 Storks during migration
📍 Yellow-legged gulls year-round
Plastic hotspots shift with bird movements!
#PlasticBiovectors
📍 Lesser black-backed gulls peak in winter
📍 Storks during migration
📍 Yellow-legged gulls year-round
Plastic hotspots shift with bird movements!
#PlasticBiovectors
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Seasonal patterns matter:
📍 Lesser black-backed gulls peak in winter
📍 Storks during migration
📍 Yellow-legged gulls year-round
Plastic hotspots shift with bird movements!
#PlasticBiovectors
📍 Lesser black-backed gulls peak in winter
📍 Storks during migration
📍 Yellow-legged gulls year-round
Plastic hotspots shift with bird movements!
#PlasticBiovectors
What’s inside the pellets?
✅ All species carried plastics
✅ Storks: more microplastics
✅ Gulls: more films & larger fragments
Polyethylene & polypropylene dominated.
#PlasticBiovectors
✅ All species carried plastics
✅ Storks: more microplastics
✅ Gulls: more films & larger fragments
Polyethylene & polypropylene dominated.
#PlasticBiovectors
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What’s inside the pellets?
✅ All species carried plastics
✅ Storks: more microplastics
✅ Gulls: more films & larger fragments
Polyethylene & polypropylene dominated.
#PlasticBiovectors
✅ All species carried plastics
✅ Storks: more microplastics
✅ Gulls: more films & larger fragments
Polyethylene & polypropylene dominated.
#PlasticBiovectors
Birds act as plastic couriers! In 2022, an estimated 531 kg of plastic moved from landfills to natural habitats via pellets. Most came from gulls (54%), then yellow-legged gulls (30%) and storks (16%).
#PlasticBiovectors
#PlasticBiovectors
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Birds act as plastic couriers! In 2022, an estimated 531 kg of plastic moved from landfills to natural habitats via pellets. Most came from gulls (54%), then yellow-legged gulls (30%) and storks (16%).
#PlasticBiovectors
#PlasticBiovectors
This research was supported by #SPELMED & #FutureMares projects.
Collaboration across Europe for sustainable seas! 🌍💙
Collaboration across Europe for sustainable seas! 🌍💙
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This research was supported by #SPELMED & #FutureMares projects.
Collaboration across Europe for sustainable seas! 🌍💙
Collaboration across Europe for sustainable seas! 🌍💙
Why is this important?
✅ Identifying distinct populations avoids mismanagement
✅ Supports region-specific strategies
✅ Protects adaptive genetic diversity
Genomics = smarter fisheries management.
#AnchovyGenomics
✅ Identifying distinct populations avoids mismanagement
✅ Supports region-specific strategies
✅ Protects adaptive genetic diversity
Genomics = smarter fisheries management.
#AnchovyGenomics
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Why is this important?
✅ Identifying distinct populations avoids mismanagement
✅ Supports region-specific strategies
✅ Protects adaptive genetic diversity
Genomics = smarter fisheries management.
#AnchovyGenomics
✅ Identifying distinct populations avoids mismanagement
✅ Supports region-specific strategies
✅ Protects adaptive genetic diversity
Genomics = smarter fisheries management.
#AnchovyGenomics
Environmental factors matter!
Nutrients, temperature🌡️, salinity & oxygen shape anchovy genetic variation.
These insights help predict responses to climate change.
#AnchovyGenomics
Nutrients, temperature🌡️, salinity & oxygen shape anchovy genetic variation.
These insights help predict responses to climate change.
#AnchovyGenomics
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Environmental factors matter!
Nutrients, temperature🌡️, salinity & oxygen shape anchovy genetic variation.
These insights help predict responses to climate change.
#AnchovyGenomics
Nutrients, temperature🌡️, salinity & oxygen shape anchovy genetic variation.
These insights help predict responses to climate change.
#AnchovyGenomics
Researchers identified two main genetic clusters:
🔴 Atlantic–Alboran
🔵 Nort Western & Central Mediterranean
The Almeria–Oran front is a potential dispersal barrier for gene flow.
#AnchovyGenomics
🔴 Atlantic–Alboran
🔵 Nort Western & Central Mediterranean
The Almeria–Oran front is a potential dispersal barrier for gene flow.
#AnchovyGenomics
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Researchers identified two main genetic clusters:
🔴 Atlantic–Alboran
🔵 Nort Western & Central Mediterranean
The Almeria–Oran front is a potential dispersal barrier for gene flow.
#AnchovyGenomics
🔴 Atlantic–Alboran
🔵 Nort Western & Central Mediterranean
The Almeria–Oran front is a potential dispersal barrier for gene flow.
#AnchovyGenomics
This kid-friendly article has been published with support from the FRESCO project and ERDF – A Way of Making Europe. Thanks to these initiatives, science reaches young minds!
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This kid-friendly article has been published with support from the FRESCO project and ERDF – A Way of Making Europe. Thanks to these initiatives, science reaches young minds!
Fish are a renewable resource, but only if managed well!
Math and science help governments decide catch limits and protect spawning areas. 🐠💙
Math and science help governments decide catch limits and protect spawning areas. 🐠💙
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Fish are a renewable resource, but only if managed well!
Math and science help governments decide catch limits and protect spawning areas. 🐠💙
Math and science help governments decide catch limits and protect spawning areas. 🐠💙
Why does this matter? If we catch too many fish, they can’t reproduce. That’s called overfishing. Stock assessments help set safe limits so fish stay healthy for generations. 🌍🐟
#OceanMath
#OceanMath
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Why does this matter? If we catch too many fish, they can’t reproduce. That’s called overfishing. Stock assessments help set safe limits so fish stay healthy for generations. 🌍🐟
#OceanMath
#OceanMath
Scientists are like ocean detectives! They collect clues:
✅ How many fish are caught
✅ How many are seen in surveys
✅ How fast fish grow
Then they use computer models to predict the future.
#OceanMath
✅ How many fish are caught
✅ How many are seen in surveys
✅ How fast fish grow
Then they use computer models to predict the future.
#OceanMath
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Scientists are like ocean detectives! They collect clues:
✅ How many fish are caught
✅ How many are seen in surveys
✅ How fast fish grow
Then they use computer models to predict the future.
#OceanMath
✅ How many fish are caught
✅ How many are seen in surveys
✅ How fast fish grow
Then they use computer models to predict the future.
#OceanMath
Did you know?
There are at least 20,000 fish species in the ocean, maybe twice as many! Counting them all is impossible, so scientists use clues and math to estimate populations.
#OceanMath
There are at least 20,000 fish species in the ocean, maybe twice as many! Counting them all is impossible, so scientists use clues and math to estimate populations.
#OceanMath
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Did you know?
There are at least 20,000 fish species in the ocean, maybe twice as many! Counting them all is impossible, so scientists use clues and math to estimate populations.
#OceanMath
There are at least 20,000 fish species in the ocean, maybe twice as many! Counting them all is impossible, so scientists use clues and math to estimate populations.
#OceanMath
Conclusion: improving land-based waste management is crucial to prevent litter from reaching the sea. The Mediterranean is a treasure, not a landfill. 🌍💙
#LitterToSea
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#LitterToSea
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Linking marine litter from land sources to its spatial distribution on fishing grounds in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Marine litter (ML), predominantly originating from land, tends to accumulate on the seabed, where it is often caught unintentionally by bottom trawler…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Conclusion: improving land-based waste management is crucial to prevent litter from reaching the sea. The Mediterranean is a treasure, not a landfill. 🌍💙
#LitterToSea
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#LitterToSea
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