| Title | Recent observations of Pinna nobilis in the Mar Piccolo basin (Gulf of Taranto, Mediterranean Sea) |
| Abstract | In December 2014, a first census of the population of the bivalve Pinna nobilis was carried out in Mar Piccolo of Taranto, to document the new status in this enclosed sea of this mollusc that until the 60s represented an important resource, heavily exploited by local fishermen. During the last decades this species, listed as endangered and protected under the directive 92/43/EEC, became rare until its almost complete disappearance. Recently, due to the improvement of the environmental conditions linked to the closure of many urban discharges, some species reflourished in this basin, among them P. nobilis and the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa. A high density of live specimens of P. nobilis was registered, compared to other sites in the Mediterranean, and this, together with the low number of deads, could lead to hypothesize the presence of a stable population with a high grade of recruitment |
| Source | 46° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina, Roma, 10-12 giugno 2015Biologia marina mediterranea 22 |
| Keywords | endangered speciesMar PiccoloMediterranean SeamolluscsPinna nobilis |
| Journal | Biologia marina mediterranea |
| Editor | Società Italiana di Biologia Marina., Genova, Italia |
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Contributo in atti di convegno |
| Authors | RUBINO F., CECERE E., PETROCELLI A., CASALE A., CASALE V., PASSARELLI S. |
| Text | 340136 2015 endangered species Mar Piccolo Mediterranean Sea molluscs Pinna nobilis Recent observations of Pinna nobilis in the Mar Piccolo basin Gulf of Taranto, Mediterranean Sea RUBINO F., CECERE E., PETROCELLI A., CASALE A., CASALE V., PASSARELLI S. CNR IAMC UOS Taranto Associazione ONLUS Mare per Sempre In December 2014, a first census of the population of the bivalve Pinna nobilis was carried out in Mar Piccolo of Taranto, to document the new status in this enclosed sea of this mollusc that until the 60s represented an important resource, heavily exploited by local fishermen. During the last decades this species, listed as endangered and protected under the directive 92/43/EEC, became rare until its almost complete disappearance. Recently, due to the improvement of the environmental conditions linked to the closure of many urban discharges, some species reflourished in this basin, among them P. nobilis and the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa. A high density of live specimens of P. nobilis was registered, compared to other sites in the Mediterranean, and this, together with the low number of deads, could lead to hypothesize the presence of a stable population with a high grade of recruitment Published version 22 46° Congresso della Societa Italiana di Biologia Marina Roma 10 12 giugno 2015 Nazionale Contributo Contributo in atti di convegno Societa Italiana di Biologia Marina. 1123 4245 Biologia marina mediterranea Biologia marina mediterranea Biol. mar. mediterr. antonella.petrocelli PETROCELLI ANTONELLA fernando.rubino RUBINO FERNANDO ester.cecere CECERE ESTER TA.P04.002.001 Fascia Costiera e Ambienti di Transizione analisi strutturale e funzionale delle componenti biotiche ed abiotiche degli ecosistemi per lo sviluppo sostenibile delle attivita |
