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Looking for a Simple Assessment Tool for a Complex Task: Short-Term Evaluation of Changes in Fisheries Management Measures in the Pomo/Jabuka Pits Area (Central Adriatic Sea)

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  • Matteo Chiarini

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy
    Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Stefano Guicciardi

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Lorenzo Zacchetti

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Filippo Domenichetti

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Giovanni Canduci

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Silvia Angelini

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy
    Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, 61032 Fano, Italy)

  • Andrea Belardinelli

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Camilla Croci

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Giordano Giuliani

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Paolo Scarpini

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Alberto Santojanni

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

  • Damir Medvešek

    (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia)

  • Igor Isajlovic

    (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia)

  • Nedo Vrgoč

    (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia)

  • Michela Martinelli

    (National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy)

Abstract

A Before–Intermediate–After Multiple Sites (BIAMS) analysis, namely a modified version of the Before–After–Control–Impact (BACI) approach, was used to evaluate the possible effects of fishery management measures implemented in the Pomo/Jabuka Pits area, a historically highly exploited ground for Italian and Croatian fisheries, whose impact may have contributed over the years to the modification of the ecosystem. Since 2015, the area was subject to fishing regulations changing the type of restrictions over time and space, until the definitive establishment in 2018 of a Fishery Restricted Area. These changes in the regulatory regime result in complex signals to be interpreted. The analysis was carried out on abundance indices (i.e., kg/km 2 and N/km 2 ) of five commercially or ecologically relevant species, obtained in the period 2012–2019 from two annual trawl surveys. BIAMS was based on the selection of a Closure factor, declined in three levels (i.e., BEFORE/INTERMEDIATE/AFTER) and accounting for regulation changes in time, and on three adjacent strata (i.e., “A”, “B”, and “ext ITA”) a posteriori determined according to the latest regulations. BIAMS allowed us to identify early effects (i.e., changes in abundances), overcoming the unavailability of a proper independent control site; furthermore, the selection of adjacent strata allowed the inference of possible interactions among them.

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  • Matteo Chiarini & Stefano Guicciardi & Lorenzo Zacchetti & Filippo Domenichetti & Giovanni Canduci & Silvia Angelini & Andrea Belardinelli & Camilla Croci & Giordano Giuliani & Paolo Scarpini & Albert, 2022. "Looking for a Simple Assessment Tool for a Complex Task: Short-Term Evaluation of Changes in Fisheries Management Measures in the Pomo/Jabuka Pits Area (Central Adriatic Sea)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:13:p:7742-:d:847135
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