Publications

@article{gittings_remotely_2025,

title = {Remotely Sensing Phytoplankton Size Structure in the Mediterranean Sea: Insights from In Situ Data and Temperature-Corrected Abundance-Based Models},

author = {John A Gittings and Eleni Livanou and Xuerong Sun and Robert J W Brewin and Stella Psarra and Manolis Mandalakis and Alexandra Peltekis and Annalisa Di Cicco and Vittorio E Brando and Dionysios E Raitsos},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/14/2362

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Gittings-RemSense-50.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/rs17142362},

issn = {2072-4292},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-15},

urldate = {2025-09-16},

journal = {Remote Sensing},

volume = {17},

number = {14},

pages = {2362},

abstract = {Since the mid-1980s, the Mediterranean Sea’s surface and deeper layers have warmed at unprecedented rates, with recent projections identifying it as one of the regions most impacted by rising global temperatures. Metrics that characterize phytoplankton abundance, phenology and size structure are widely utilized as ecological indicators that enable a quantitative assessment of the status of marine ecosystems in response to environmental change. Here, using an extensive, updated in situ pigment dataset collated from numerous past research campaigns across the Mediterranean Sea, we re-parameterized an abundance-based phytoplankton size class model that infers Chl-a concentration in three phytoplankton size classes: pico- (textless2 μm), nano- (2–20 μm) and micro-phytoplankton (textgreater20 μm). Following recent advancements made within this category of size class models, we also incorporated information of sea surface temperature (SST) into the model parameterization. By tying model parameters to SST, the performance of the re-parameterized model was improved based on comparisons with concurrent, independent in situ measurements. Similarly, the application of the model to remotely sensed ocean color observations revealed strong agreement between satellite-derived estimates of phytoplankton size structure and in situ observations, with a performance comparable to the current regional operational datasets on size structure. The proposed conceptual regional model, parameterized with the most extended in situ pigment dataset available to date for the area, serves as a suitable foundation for long-term (1997–present) analyses on phytoplankton size structure and ecological indicators (i.e., phenology), ultimately linking higher trophic level responses to a changing Mediterranean Sea.},

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@article{digenis_assessing_2025,

title = {Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves},

author = {Markos Digenis and Michail Ragkousis and Charalampos Dimitriadis and Stelios Katsanevakis and Vasilis Gerovasileiou},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/10/8/383

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Digenis-fishes-49.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/fishes10080383},

issn = {2410-3888},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-12},

urldate = {2025-09-15},

journal = {Fishes},

volume = {10},

number = {8},

pages = {383},

abstract = {Although marine caves are among the most species-diverse habitats in the Mediterranean Sea, most available studies have focused on their sessile fauna. This study provides the first quantitative assessment of motile fauna in 27 marine caves across four geographical subareas of the Aegean and Ionian Seas, using a rapid assessment visual census protocol, applied through 3 min time transects in each ecological cave zone. Multivariate analysis revealed that the motile community structure of the cave entrance was differentiated from that of the semidark and dark zones. Deeper caves were distinct from shallower ones while caves of the east Aegean differed from those around Crete Island. A total of 163 taxa were recorded, 27 of which are reported herein for the first time in marine caves of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, while three species (two native and one introduced) are recorded in Greek waters for the first time, enriching our knowledge on the permanent and occasional cave residents. Seventeen species were introduced, comprising more than half of the total fish abundance in the southeasternmost cave. Our limited knowledge of the motile fauna of Mediterranean marine caves coupled with the continued spread of introduced species highlights the urgent need for monitoring and conservation actions, especially within marine protected areas.},

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@article{tampou_growth_2025,

title = {Growth Performance of Gilthead Sea Bream ( \textit{Sparus aurata} ) Fed Low Fish Meal Diets With an Innovative Mixture of Low Trophic Ingredients},

author = {Anna Tampou and Katerina Kousoulaki and Antigoni Vasilaki and Nikolaos Vlahos and Eleni Nikouli and Nikolas Panteli and Konstantinos Feidantsis and Konstantinos Kormas and Styliani Andreopoulou and Ioannis T Karapanagiotidis and Panagiotis Berillis and Ioannis Nengas and Efthimia Antonopoulou and Eleni Mente},

editor = {Noah Esmaeili},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/anu/7504207

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Tampou-Aqua-Nutr-48.pdf},

doi = {10.1155/anu/7504207},

issn = {1353-5773, 1365-2095},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-11},

urldate = {2025-09-12},

journal = {Aquaculture Nutrition},

volume = {2025},

number = {1},

pages = {7504207},

abstract = {This study examined the growth performance, cellular signaling, and gut microbiome of gilthead sea bream ( 

 Sparus aurata 

 ) fed four diets using low‐trophic‐level ingredients for 65 days. Control (C) diet contained fish meal (FM) as the main protein source and fish oil (FO) as a lipid source. In the 0%FMFO diet all FM and FO present in the C diet was replaced with a combination of microalgae, insect meal (IM), and tunicate meal (TM). IM and TM diets were formulated to contain 20% of the novel protein ingredients, replacing 68.09% and 45.91% of FM in diet C, respectively. Compared to diet C, feed utilization and growth performance of 

 S 

 . 

 aurata 

 fed 0%FMFO diet was not different ( 

 p 

 textgreater 0.05) and TM diet had a significantly lower ( 

 p 

   textless 0.05) specific growth rate (SGR), higher ( 

 p 

   textless 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) and decreased fillet lipid content ( 

 p 

 textless 0.05). In liver and foregut of fish fed TM diet the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (L‐LDH) significant increased ( 

 p 

 textless 0.05), indicating higher glycolytic potential, whereas the decrease in Hsp70, Hsp90, AMPK, and p38 MAPK may indicate reduced stress response. Fish midgut microbiome included beneficial taxa for the host. The results suggested that the mixture of algae, insect, and TM could replace all FM and FO in gilthead sea bream diets without affecting the fish growth performance.},

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@article{christou_climate_2025,

title = {Climate change in the “vulnerable” Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent areas: A literature review of ecological impacts and threats},

author = {Epaminondas D Christou and Thanos Dailianis and Evangelia Chatzinikolaou and Paraskevi K Karachle and Dimitrios Damalas and Konstantinos Tsagarakis and Evangelia Strogyloudi and Georgios Karris and Soultana Zervoudaki and Antonia Giannakourou and Maria Salomidi and Sofia Reizopoulou},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0141113625004477

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Christou-MarEnvRes-47.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107390},

issn = {01411136},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-08},

urldate = {2025-09-09},

journal = {Marine Environmental Research},

volume = {211},

pages = {107390},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{holm_first_2025,

title = {First island-wide, single-day soil collection study on Crete reveals environmental drivers of microbial diversity},

author = {Johanna B Holm and Savvas Paragkamian and Mike Humphreys and Apaala Chatterjee and Stephanie Yarwood and Josh Gaimaro and Melanthia Stavroulaki and Dimitris Tsaparis and Manolis Plaitis and Panagiotis Kasapidis and Stelios Darivianakis and Georgios Kotoulas and Antonios Magoulas and Anastasis Oulas and Zacharias Kyrpiotakis and Pavlos Pavlidis and Petra Ten Hoopen and Guy Cochrane and Wiebe H C F Kooistra and Jason R Schriml and Bronwen E Schriml and Ilias Lagkouvardos and Panos Gkorezis and Neil Davies and Christine Laney and Lee Stanish and Granger Sutton and Scott Tighe and Ilene Karsch Mizrachi and Donovan Parks and Pelin Yilmaz and Chelsea Carey and Pier Buttigieg and Philip Goldstein and Evangelos Pafilis and Lynn M Schriml},

url = {https://environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40793-025-00752-z

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Holm-Paragkamian-EnvMicro-46.pdf},

doi = {10.1186/s40793-025-00752-z},

issn = {2524-6372},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-04},

urldate = {2025-09-08},

journal = {Environmental Microbiome},

volume = {20},

number = {1},

pages = {94},

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@article{rotter_innovative_2025,

title = {Innovative solutions for valorization of desalination brine},

author = {Ana Rotter and Baruch Rinkevich and Irem Deniz and Maggie M Reddy and Mariana Girão and Maria F Carvalho and Nina Gunde-Cimerman and Cene Gostinčar and Mercedes Cueto and Ana R Díaz-Marrero and Viktoriia Komarysta and Fusun Akgul and Lada Lukić Bilela and Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembič and Manolis Mandalakis},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2589914725000714

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Rotter-WaterRX-45.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100372},

issn = {25899147},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-01},

urldate = {2025-09-05},

journal = {Water Research X},

volume = {28},

pages = {100372},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{stavrakidis-zachou_nutritional_2025,

title = {A Nutritional Bioenergetic Model for Farmed Fish: Effects of Food Composition on Growth, Oxygen Consumption and Waste Production},

author = {Orestis Stavrakidis-Zachou and Ep H Eding and Nikos Papandroulakis and Konstadia Lika},

editor = {Liqiao Chen},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/anu/9010939

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Stavrakidis-Zachou-AquaNutr-44.pdf},

doi = {10.1155/anu/9010939},

issn = {1353-5773, 1365-2095},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-29},

urldate = {2025-09-04},

journal = {Aquaculture Nutrition},

volume = {2025},

number = {1},

pages = {9010939},

abstract = {The study of flow and transformation of energy and nutrients via mathematical modelling provides an in silico tool approach for designing scientific experiments, improving precision in aquaculture production and reducing the need for experimental animals. The proposed nutritional bioenergetics model is based on the dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory, a mechanistic framework to study individual metabolism. The model is an extension of the typical DEB models in that it includes a digestion module where the protein and non‐protein food components contribute to assimilation via the concept of a synthesising unit (SU). The model allows predictions for measurable quantities of interest for aquaculture, including feeding rate, oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide, ammonia and solid waste production, under various temperatures and feeding conditions, both in terms of quantity and macronutrient composition. The feeding schedule’s effects, such as the diurnal variation in waste production in response to feeding frequency, are also captured. The model quantifies the effects of the dietary protein‐to‐energy ratio on food intake and assimilation; energy‐rich diets or those with excessive or poor amounts of protein show reduced intake. The model has been parametrised and validated for rainbow trout ( 

 Oncorhynchus mykiss 

 ) to demonstrate its capabilities. Testing the model with diverse datasets has shown that it predicts weight gain well, and to a lesser extent, oxygen consumption and total ammonia production. The proposed model could be a useful in silico tool for fish researchers, technicians and farm operators.},

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@article{conides_innovative_2025,

title = {An Innovative Metal–Synthetic Hybrid Thread for the Construction of Aquaculture Nets},

author = {Alexis Conides and Efthimia Cotou and Dimitris Klaoudatos and Branko Glamuzina},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/8/1384

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Conides-MSciEng-43.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/jmse13081384},

issn = {2077-1312},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-27},

urldate = {2025-09-03},

journal = {Journal of Marine Science and Engineering},

volume = {13},

number = {8},

pages = {1384},

abstract = {Based on the experience gained worldwide from potential solutions to the fouling problem of fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure, we attempted to design, construct and test the antifouling efficiency of a new hybrid filament created from non-laminated copper wire braided with synthetic fibers made of Dyneema. The design involved the creation of a hybrid twine substituting a percentage of the synthetic fibers with 0.1–0.15 mm diameter copper wire at 5%, 10%, 20% and 40% levels. There is limited information in the international literature for comparison with our results, since there has never been any attempt to create such a hybrid net. The results showed that for the 6 mm mesh, the maximum openness obtained after the 8-month experimental period was 8.72%, with Cu wire substitution at 35%. For the 12 mm mesh, these values were 27.07% at 26%, and for the 20 mm mesh, they were 33.68% at 28%. A conservative average independent from mesh size to achieve optimum openness in the long term is 30 ± 4.73% Cu wire substitution. In addition, we found that both the mesh size (mm) and the copper substitution percentage affected the fouling process during the experimental period, which lasted 8 months.},

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@article{salomidi_advancing_2025,

title = {Advancing knowledge on red coral Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) populations and associated mesophotic communities in the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean},

author = {Maria Salomidi and Alfredo Marchiò and Yiannis Issaris and Vasilis Gerakaris and Thanos Dailianis and Vasilis Gerovasileiou},

url = {https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/41403

/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Salomidi-MMS-42.pdf

},

doi = {10.12681/mms.41403},

issn = {1791-6763, 1108-393X},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-25},

urldate = {2025-09-02},

journal = {Mediterranean Marine Science},

volume = {26},

number = {2},

pages = {378--392},

abstract = {This study presents the first quantitative analysis of live red coral (Corallium rubrum) populations in Greek waters (North-Western Aegean Sea) and contributes to the limited knowledge of mesophotic benthic assemblages in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Utilizing ROV and stereo-video SCUBA surveys at two previously harvested sites (47-60 m depth), we quantified red coral density and morphometric parameters. Associated benthic communities, comprising 101 taxa with Porifera as the dominant group, were characterized, and the Mesophotic Assemblages Conservation Status (MACS) index was applied for the first time in this region, revealing an overall “Good” ecological status despite locally degraded facies. While red coral entanglement by widespread ghost fishing gear appeared low, high frequencies of necrosis and epibiosis were observed in the larger canopy-forming gorgonian Paramuricea clavata, potentially indicating current and past mechanical damage, although the synergistic effects of other physical stressors cannot be excluded. This research offers crucial baseline data on red coral populations and associated mesophotic communities in an under-studied region and ecological zone. Our findings are discussed in the context of existing national management frameworks and conservation measures, emphasizing the need for further monitoring and research to inform effective management and conservation strategies in view of increasing anthropogenic and environmental pressures.},

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@article{angelakopoulos_effects_2025,

title = {The Effects of Early Temperature and Live Feeds on the Development of White Muscle in Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)},

author = {Rafael Angelakopoulos and Andreas Tsipourlianos and Alexia E Fytsili and Nikolaos Mitrizakis and Themistoklis Giannoulis and Nikos Papandroulakis and Katerina A Moutou},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/10/7/360

/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Angelakopoulos-Fishes-41.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/fishes10070360},

issn = {2410-3888},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-11},

urldate = {2025-08-11},

journal = {Fishes},

volume = {10},

number = {7},

pages = {360},

abstract = {Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) shows potential for Mediterranean aquaculture due to its swift growth, consumer appeal, and commercial value. However, challenges in juvenile production, such as growth dispersion and unsynchronized development, impede further expansion. This study explores the impact of rearing temperature and live feed types on early white muscle development in greater amberjack larvae. Findings reveal substantial effects of temperature and diet on larval development, highlighting that the combination of 24 °C and a copepod + rotifer co-feeding scheme resulted in the highest axial growth rate, whereas rotifer-fed larvae at 20 °C exhibited a slower pace. Incorporating both histological and gene expression analyses, the study underscores temperature’s significant influence on white muscle development. Among larvae reared at 24 °C, the two live feed types led to phenotypic variations at metamorphosis, with rotifers supporting longer larvae featuring a smaller total cross-sectional area compared to copepods. Gene expression analysis indicates heightened mylpfb and myog expression at 24 °C during early larval stages, suggesting increased hyperplasia and myoblast differentiation. This study highlights the necessity of considering both temperature and feed type in larval rearing practices for optimal muscle development, and further research exploring combined diets during rearing could offer insights to enhance amberjack aquaculture sustainability.},

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@article{idan_testing_2025b,

title = {Testing the effect of host availability on endobiont diversity: proposing the single hotel hypothesis},

author = {Tal Idan and Sigal Shefer and Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou and Vasilis Gerovasileiou and Liron Goren},

url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09496-9

/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Idan-SciReport-40.pdf},

doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-09496-9},

issn = {2045-2322},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-01},

urldate = {2025-08-01},

journal = {Scientific Reports},

volume = {15},

number = {1},

pages = {21717},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{wylie_effects_2025,

title = {Effects of hormonal treatments on spawning latency and egg production of captive silver trevally (\textit{Pseudocaranx georgianus})},

author = {Matthew J Wylie and Flavio F Ribeiro and Warren Fantham and Morgan E Puklowski and Ria Rebstock and Nicola Shaw and Constantinos C Mylonas and Keitaro Kato and Abigail Elizur and Maren Wellenreuther},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352513425003503

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Wylie-AquaReports-39.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aqrep.2025.102964},

issn = {23525134},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-30},

urldate = {2025-07-31},

journal = {Aquaculture Reports},

volume = {43},

pages = {102964},

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pubstate = {published},

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@article{moller_comparative_2025,

title = {Comparative assessment of pelagic/benthic microalgae in the oligotrophic continental shelf of Heraklion Bay, Eastern Mediterranean: A pigments-based chemotaxonomic analysis},

author = {Ben Möller and Eleni Livanou and Stella Psarra and Panayota Koulouri and Costas Dounas and Ana Rotter and Manolis Mandalakis},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352485525003111

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Moller-RegStMB-38.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104320},

issn = {23524855},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-24},

urldate = {2025-07-25},

journal = {Regional Studies in Marine Science},

volume = {89},

pages = {104320},

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@article{kotsiri_seasonal_2025,

title = {Seasonal Variation in Nutritional Value and Technical Quality of Lionfish (Pterois miles) from the Ionian and Aegean Seas},

author = {Mado Kotsiri and Dimitra Kogiannou and Chrisanthi Nikoloudaki and Ioannis Kleidas and Aikaterini Dogrammatzi and Paraskevi K Karachle and Kriton Grigorakis},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/13/2353

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Kotsiri-foods-37.pdf

},

doi = {10.3390/foods14132353},

issn = {2304-8158},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-18},

urldate = {2025-07-18},

journal = {Foods},

volume = {14},

number = {13},

pages = {2353},

abstract = {Lionfish (Pterois miles), an invasive species in the Mediterranean, pose ecological and socioeconomic challenges. This study examines the seasonal variation in the nutritional composition and technical quality of lionfish from the Ionian and Aegean Seas, evaluating their potential as a food resource. Fillets were high in protein (19.4%) and low in fat (2.0%), with significant seasonal differences in the Ionian Sea, where winter samples had higher lipid content. The fillet yield (28.4%) was satisfactory given the fish’s morphology. Fatty acid analysis confirmed lionfish as a valuable source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), with EPA + DHA levels exceeding the recommended daily intake (119.2%). Seasonal variations in fatty acid composition were observed, including higher EPA in autumn and lower lipid nutritional quality in summer. Arachidonic acid (ARA) was also present at nutritionally significant levels (79.4 mg/100 g). The n3/n6 ratio (2.2) and favourable atherogenic and thrombogenic indices highlight its nutritional benefits. This is the first study to assess seasonal variations in the nutritional value and technical yield of lionfish in the Mediterranean, offering novel insights into its commercial valorisation. These findings support its promotion as a sustainable protein source and as a means of managing its invasive population.},

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@article{manga_low_2025,

title = {Low Heat Flow in the Anhydros Basin, Aegean Sea, Recorded by Deep Subsurface Temperatures},

author = {Michael Manga and Masako Tominaga and Jonas Preine and Thomas A Ronge and Sarah Beethe and Christian Hübscher and Iona McIntosh and Paraskevi Nomikou and Steffen Kutterolf and Tim Druitt and Alexis Bernard and Carole Berthod and Hehe Chen and Acacia Clark and Susan DeBari and Tatiana I Fernandez‐Perez and Ralf Gertisser and Raymond M Johnston and Christopher K Jones and Batuk K Joshi and Günther Kletetschka and Olga Koukousioura and Molly McCanta and Antony Morris and Katharina Pank and Ally Peccia and Paraskevi N Polymenakou and Adam Woodhouse and Yuzuru Yamamoto},

url = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL115919

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Manga-GRL-36.pdf},

doi = {10.1029/2025GL115919},

issn = {0094-8276, 1944-8007},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-16},

urldate = {2025-07-16},

journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},

volume = {52},

number = {13},

pages = {e2025GL115919},

abstract = {Abstract 

 

 Subseafloor in situ temperatures in a drilled hole in the Anhydros Basin, Aegean Sea, measured during International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 398, yielded a low heat flow (textless0.023 W/m 

 2 

 ) despite active magmatism and rifting in the region. The coldest and highest temperatures were 13.9°C at 52.5 m below seafloor (mbsf) and 15.5°C for the deepest measurement at 360.4 mbsf, respectively. Comparison of a heat transfer model with measurements suggests that sea bottom temperatures during the last glacial period were up to 10°C cooler than Holocene temperatures. The magnitude of Holocene warming co‐varies with the geothermal heat flow: if the former goes up the latter goes up. Low heat flow may arise from lateral removal of heat through deeper formations by gravity driven advection of fluids. Tectonic separation of the northwestern Anhydros Basin from the Christiana‐Santorini‐Kolumbo volcanic field may lead to minimal magmatic influences on heat flow. 

 

 , 

 Plain Language Summary 

 Temperatures in Earth's crust reveal the processes that create and transport heat. In the rifting Anhydros Basin in the Aegean Sea, north of the active South Aegean Volcanic Arc, International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 398 measured cold subsurface temperatures in a borehole to depths exceeding 300 m below the seafloor. These temperatures record low heat flow and cold seafloor temperatures from the last glacial period. The low heat flow at shallow depths may be due to deeper fluid circulation that removes heat. Low heat flow further implies that there are no magma bodies within the crust in the northwestern part of the Anhydros Basin. 

 , 

 Key Points 

 

 

 

 Heat flow is low in the Anhydros Basin, Aegean Sea 

 

 

 Ocean bottom temperatures were cold during the last glacial 

 

 

 Subsurface temperature records surface temperature changes and heat flow},

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@article{dritsas_investigating_2025,

title = {Investigating the Potential of Newly Isolated Microalgae Strains from the Ionian Sea (Greece) Cultured in an Open Raceway Pond},

author = {Panagiotis Dritsas and Stefania Patsialou and Dimitrios Kampantais and Efstratios Roussos and Yannis Kotzamanis and Athanasia Tekerlekopoulou and Dimitris V Vayenas and George Aggelis},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/12/6680

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Dritsas-AppSci-35.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/app15126680},

issn = {2076-3417},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-07},

urldate = {2025-07-10},

journal = {Applied Sciences},

volume = {15},

number = {12},

pages = {6680},

abstract = {Microalgae are a subject of interest not only for fundamental research but for various biotechnological applications as well. In this study, the ability of newly isolated strains, i.e., Picochlorum costavermella VAS2.5, Picochlorum oklahomense SAG4.4, Microchloropsis gaditana VON5.3, and Nephroselmis pyriformis PAT2.7, to grow when cultured in an open raceway pond under laboratory conditions and produce various metabolites of high-added value was evaluated. N. pyriformis PAT2.7 and P. costavermella VAS2.5 were the greatest in biomass production (exceeding 0.4 g/L), while P. costavermella VAS2.5 and M. gaditana VON5.3 were the greatest in lipid production (reaching approximately 18%, wt/wt). The lipid fraction of glycolipids and sphingolipids was predominant (43.6–55.4%, wt/wt), followed by neutral lipids (27.1–50.1%, wt/wt) and phospholipids (6.9–17.4%, wt/wt). Picochlora and M. gaditana VON5.3 lipids were rich in Δ5,8,11,14,17C20:5 and/or Δ9,12,15C18:3, while N. pyriformis PAT2.7 synthesized Δ9C16:1 in large quantities (30–40%, wt/wt). All strains showed remarkable yields in polysaccharide and protein production, demonstrated a well-balanced amino acid profile, and synthesized pigments in amounts comparable to other studies. The biochemical profiles of these strains showcased their suitability for use primarily in the aquaculture sector.},

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}

@article{vasilaki_nutritional_2025,

title = {Nutritional enhancement of lupin meal (\textit{Lupinus albus}), through fermentation with textitSaccharomyces cerevisiae, as plant protein ingredient in aquafeeds for the European sea bass (\textit{Dicentrarchus labrax}).},

author = {Antigoni Vasilaki and Ioannis Nengas and Eleni Fountoulaki and Morgane Henry and Dimitra Kogiannou and Chrysanthi Nikoloudaki and Petros Chronopoulos and Ioannis T Karapanagiotidis and Elena Mente},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848625007069

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Vasilaki-AQUA-34.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742820},

issn = {0044-8486},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-04},

urldate = {2025-07-09},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {609},

pages = {742820},

abstract = {Legumes contain antinutritional factors that restrict their use in fish nutrition, however, biotechnological methods such as solid-state fermentation can improve their nutritional profile, positioning them as a sustainable alternative for aquafeed formulation. This research evaluated the feasibility of replacing soybean meal with Saccharomyces cerevisiae-fermented lupin meal (Lupinus albus) in feed formulations for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Four diets were produced; one commercial type diet (FRL0) and three diets with partial (FRL10, FRL12.5) or complete (FRL15) replacement of soybean meal by fermented lupin meal. European sea bass juveniles, with an initial average weight: 18.9 g, were fed the experimental diets for 71 days in triplicate groups. Results indicated no adverse effects on key production indices when soybean meal was replaced partially or totally. Fermented lupin meal linearly improved feed utilization. Apparent digestibility coefficient of protein significantly increased in groups fed 12.5 % and 15 % fermented lupin, as did apparent digestibility coefficient of fat, compared to the FRL0 group. Trypsin activity in pyloric caeca was statistically elevated in the fermented lupin groups compare to FRL0 group. Whole-body composition, amino acid content, and deposition showed no significant differences among groups. Fermented lupin did not suppress the immune system, and a slight immunostimulatory effect was observed at a 12.5 % inclusion level. No histopathological alterations were detected. Overall, the results demonstrated the efficacy of solid-state fermentation process in enhancing lupin meal, highlighting its potential as a sustainable replacement for soybean meal in feed formulations for Mediterranean marine aquaculture species such us D. labrax.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{droubogiannis_genome_2025,

title = {Genome sequences of textitVibrio harveyi VH2 and textitVibrio harveyi Vhp1-sp},

author = {Stavros Droubogiannis and Andriana Triga and Michail Pavlidis and Pantelis Katharios},

editor = {Frank J Stewart},

url = {https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mra.00087-25

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Droubogiannis-MIcro-RA-33.pdf},

doi = {10.1128/mra.00087-25},

issn = {2576-098X},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-06-30},

urldate = {2025-07-01},

journal = {Microbiology Resource Announcements},

pages = {e00087--25},

abstract = {ABSTRACT 

 

 

 

 Vibrio harveyi 

 is a major bacterial pathogen of marine aquatic animals causing significant economic losses in aquaculture. Here, we present the complete genomes of two pathogenic strains, VH2 (5.84 Mb, 44.99% GC) and Vhp1-sp (6.30 Mb, 44.98% GC), which encode numerous virulence factors, resistance genes, and genomic islands.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{lancerotto_administration_2025,

title = {Administration of single-chain recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (sdrFsh) and luteinizing hormone (sdrLh) stimulates spermatogenesis, but not vitellogenesis in pre-pubertal greater amberjack (\textit{Seriola dumerili})},

author = {Stefano Lancerotto and Ioannis Fakriadis and Maria Papadaki and Irini Sigelaki and Ignacio Giménez and Jose Vicente Roig Genoves and Andrea Meloni and Constantinos C Mylonas},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848625006817

/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-Lancerotto-AQUA-pre-print32.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742795},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-06-24},

urldate = {2025-06-24},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {609},

pages = {742795},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{keklikoglou_disrupted_2025,

title = {Disrupted darkness: the impact of anthropogenic light at night on melatonin secretion of \textit{Hermodice carunculata (Polychaeta, Annelida)}},

author = {Kleoniki Keklikoglou and Manolis Mandalakis and Eleftheria Fanouraki and Thekla I Anastasiou and Eirini Kagiampaki and Katerina Vasileiadou and Christina Pavloudi and Christos Arvanitidis and Michail Pavlidis},

url = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s43630-025-00744-5

/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-Keklikoglou-PP-Sci-31.pdf},

doi = {10.1007/s43630-025-00744-5},

issn = {1474-905X, 1474-9092},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-06-20},

urldate = {2025-06-20},

journal = {Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences},

volume = {24},

number = {6},

pages = {1031--1040},

abstract = {Abstract 

 

 Anthropogenic light at night (ALAN) can have serious impacts on marine environments. Several studies have demonstrated that ALAN disrupts melatonin production, a hormone critical for regulating circadian rhythm. In this study, the effects of ALAN on melatonin and two of its related indolamines were investigated in the annelid 

 Hermodice carunculata 

 . Specifically, melatonin, serotonin and tryptamine levels were measured every three hours over a 24 h period in the heads of the annelids maintained under constant light and a 12 h light/12 h dark photoperiod, representing control conditions. Melatonin concentration was quantified using an enzyme immunoassay, while serotonin and tryptamine were analyzed by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Melatonin levels in annelid heads remained relatively constant with a pronounced peak at 11:00. A similar pattern was observed under constant light, but the melatonin peak shifted to 14:00. However, serotonin and tryptamine did not exhibit any significant diurnal variations due to constant light exposure. These findings suggest that melatonin secretion in 

 H. carunculata 

 is sensitive to ALAN, whereas its related indolamines are potentially not. The disruption of 

 H. carunculata' 

 s melatonin secretion pattern may affect its night-time behavior and reproduction, highlighting the need for further studies to assess the ecological effects of ALAN on various marine invertebrates. 

 

 

 Graphical abstract},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{thieme_development_2025,

title = {Development of convergent adaptations reveal highly conserved early ontogenetic skull shape in fishes with amphibious vision},

author = {Philipp Thieme and Vivian Fischbach and Ioannis Papadakis and Timo Moritz},

url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-91563-2

/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Thieme-SR-20.pdf},

doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-91563-2},

issn = {2045-2322},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-04-28},

urldate = {2025-04-28},

journal = {Scientific Reports},

volume = {15},

number = {1},

pages = {8411},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{kapelonis_flying_2025,

title = {Flying Robots Teach Floating Robots—A Machine Learning Approach for Marine Habitat Mapping Based on Combined Datasets},

author = {Zacharias Kapelonis and Georgios Chatzigeorgiou and Manolis Ntoumas and Panos Grigoriou and Manos Pettas and Spyros Michelinakis and Ricardo Correia and Catarina Rasquilha Lemos and Luis Menezes Pinheiro and Caio Lomba and João Fortuna and Rui Loureiro and André Santos and Eva Chatzinikolaou},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/3/611

/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Kapelonis-Mar-Sci-Eng-19.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/jmse13030611},

issn = {2077-1312},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-04-11},

urldate = {2025-04-11},

journal = {Journal of Marine Science and Engineering},

volume = {13},

number = {3},

pages = {611},

abstract = {Unmanned aerial and autonomous surface vehicles (UAVs and ASVs, respectively) are two emerging technologies for the mapping of coastal and marine environments. Using UAV photogrammetry, the sea-bottom composition can be resolved with very high fidelity in shallow waters. At greater depths, acoustic methodologies have far better propagation properties compared to optics; therefore, ASVs equipped with multibeam echosounders (MBES) are better-suited for mapping applications in deeper waters. In this work, a sea-bottom classification methodology is presented for mapping the protected habitat of Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (habitat code 1120) in a coastal subregion of Heraklion (Crete, Greece). The methodology implements a machine learning scheme, where knowledge obtained from UAV imagery is embedded (through training) into a classifier that utilizes acoustic backscatter intensity and features derived from the MBES data provided by an ASV. Accuracy and precision scores of greater than 85% compared with visual census ground-truth data for both optical and acoustic classifiers indicate that this hybrid mapping approach is promising to mitigate the depth-induced bias in UAV-only models. The latter is especially interesting in cases where the studied habitat boundaries extend beyond depths that can be studied via aerial devices’ optics, as is the case with P. oceanica meadows.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{mukiibi_integrated_2025,

title = {Integrated functional genomic analysis identifies regulatory variants underlying a major QTL for disease resistance in European sea bass},

author = {Robert Mukiibi and Serena Ferraresso and Rafaella Franch and Luca Peruzza and Giulia Dalla Rovere and Massimiliano Babbucci and Daniela Bertotto and Anna Toffan and Francesco Pascoli and Sara Faggion and Carolina Peñaloza and Costas S Tsigenopoulos and Ross D Houston and Luca Bargelloni and Diego Robledo},

url = {https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-025-02180-4

/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Mukiibi-BMC-Biology-18.pdf},

doi = {10.1186/s12915-025-02180-4},

issn = {1741-7007},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-04-07},

urldate = {2025-04-07},

journal = {BMC Biology},

volume = {23},

number = {1},

pages = {75},

abstract = {Abstract 

 

 Background 

 Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is an important viral disease threatening global aquaculture sustainability and affecting over 50 farmed and ecologically important fish species. A major QTL for resistance to VNN has been previously detected in European sea bass, but the underlying causal gene(s) and mutation(s) remain unknown. To identify the mechanisms and genetic factors underpinning resistance to VNN in European sea bass, we employed integrative analyses of multiple functional genomics assays in European sea bass. 

 

 

 Results 

 

 The estimated heritability of VNN resistance was high ( 

 h 

 2 

  textasciitilde 0.40), and a major QTL explaining up to 38% of the genetic variance of the trait was confirmed on chromosome 3, with individuals with the resistant QTL genotype showing a 90% survivability against a VNN outbreak. Whole-genome resequencing analyses narrowed the location of this QTL to a small region containing 4 copies of interferon alpha inducible protein 27-like 2A ( 

 IFI27L2A 

 ) genes, and one copy of the interferon alpha inducible protein 27-like 2 ( 

 IFI27L2 

 ) gene. RNA sequencing revealed a clear association between the QTL genotype and the expression of two of the 

 IFI27L2A 

 genes, and the 

 IFI27L2 

 gene. Integration with chromatin accessibility and histone modification data pinpointed two SNPs in active regulatory regions of two of these genes ( 

 IFI27L2A 

 and 

 IFI27L2 

 ), and transcription factor binding site gains for the resistant alleles were predicted. These alleles, particularly the SNP variant CHR3:10,077,301, exhibited higher frequencies (0.55 to 0.77) in Eastern Mediterranean Sea bass populations, which show considerably higher levels of resistance to VNN, as compared to susceptible West Mediterranean and Atlantic populations (0.15–0.25). 

 

 

 

 Conclusions 

 

 The SNP variant CHR3:10,077,301, through modulation of 

 IFI27L2 

 and 

 IFI27L2A 

 genes, is likely the causative mutation underlying resistance to VNN in European sea bass. This is one of the first causative mutations discovered for disease resistance traits in fish and paves the way for marker-assisted selection as well as biotechnological approaches to enhance resistance to VNN in European sea bass and other susceptible species.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{wei_dietary_2025,

title = {Dietary iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles modulate growth performance, body composition, mineral content and intestinal health of yellow catfish juveniles (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco)},

author = {Xiao-Lei Wei and Zhi-Wei Hao and Yannis P Kotzamanis and Tian-Hua Zhang and Zhi-Bo Liu and Hong Yang and Zhi Luo},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352513425001255

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Wei-AquaReports-16.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aqrep.2025.102739},

issn = {23525134},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-31},

urldate = {2025-03-31},

journal = {Aquaculture Reports},

volume = {42},

pages = {102739},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{antoniou_comparative_2025,

title = {Comparative phylogeography of four lizard taxa within an oceanic island},

author = {Theodora Antoniou and Andreas C Dimitriou and Emmanouela Karameta and Aglaia Antoniou and Nikos Poulakakis and Spyros Sfenthourakis},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790325000120

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Antoniou-CompPhylo-pre-print-15.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108295},

issn = {10557903},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-24},

urldate = {2025-03-24},

journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},

volume = {205},

pages = {108295},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{chalmoukis_development_2025,

title = {Development and Characterization of Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Vibrio harveyi Strains as a Versatile Tool for Studying Infection Dynamics and Strain Interactions},

author = {Charalampos Chalmoukis and Stavros Droubogiannis and Vassiliki A Michalopoulou and Adriana Triga and Panagiotis F Sarris and Pantelis Katharios},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/3/247

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Chalmoukis-pathogens-13.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/pathogens14030247},

issn = {2076-0817},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-18},

urldate = {2025-03-18},

journal = {Pathogens},

volume = {14},

number = {3},

pages = {247},

abstract = {Fluorescent protein-tagged bacterial strains are widely used tools for studying host-pathogen interactions and microbial dynamics. In this study, we developed and characterized Vibrio harveyi strains genetically modified to express green fluorescent protein (GFP) and red fluorescent protein (RFP). These strains were constructed using triparental mating and evaluated for phenotypic, genomic, and virulence attributes. Genomic analyses revealed strain-specific variations, including mutations in key regulatory and metabolic genes, such as luxO and transketolase. While plasmid acquisition imposed metabolic costs, resulting in altered growth and antibiotic sensitivities in certain transconjugants, others demonstrated robust phenotypic stability. Virulence assays using gilthead seabream larvae revealed that most tagged strains retained moderate pathogenicity, with visualization of co-infections highlighting the potential for studying strain-specific interactions. Furthermore, fluorescent microscopy confirmed the successful colonization and localization of tagged bacteria within host tissues. These findings underscore the utility of GFP- and RFP-tagged Vibrio harveyi as versatile tools for infection dynamics, offering a foundation for future research on strain interactions and pathogen-host relationships.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{di_costanzo_high-quality_2025,

title = {High-quality genome assembly and annotation of Thalassiosira rotula (synonym of Thalassiosira gravida)},

author = {F Di Costanzo and M Di Marsico and I Orefice and J B Kristoffersen and P Kasapidis and T Chaumier and L Ambrosino and M Miralto and R Aiese Cigliano and F Verret and L Tirichine and M Trindade and L Van Zyl and V Di Dato and G Romano},

url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04634-4

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Costanzo-SciData-12.pdf},

doi = {10.1038/s41597-025-04634-4},

issn = {2052-4463},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-14},

urldate = {2025-03-14},

journal = {Scientific Data},

volume = {12},

number = {1},

pages = {310},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{sarropoulou_circulating_2025,

title = {Circulating miRNAs involved in the immune response of the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)},

author = {Elena Sarropoulou and Pantelis Katharios and Elisavet Kaitetzidou and Giuseppe Scapigliati and Andrea Miccoli},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1050464825001214

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Sarropoulou-FishShelImm-11.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.fsi.2025.110232},

issn = {10504648},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-10},

urldate = {2025-03-11},

journal = {Fish & Shellfish Immunology},

volume = {160},

pages = {110232},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{katharios_protozoan_2025,

title = {Protozoan Co‐Infection Drives Fish Mortality Event in Crete's Karteros River},

author = {Pantelis Katharios and Evangelia Karageorgou},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfd.14099

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Katharios-JFD-10.pdf},

doi = {10.1111/jfd.14099},

issn = {0140-7775, 1365-2761},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-07},

urldate = {2025-03-10},

journal = {Journal of Fish Diseases},

pages = {e14099},

abstract = {ABSTRACT 

 

 In August 2024, a significant fish kill involving hundreds of flathead grey mullet (\textit{Mugil cephalus} ) was reported in the delta region of the Karteros River, Crete, Greece. The investigation identified the primary cause of mortality as severe parasitic infections, specifically from the protozoan parasites Amyloodinium ocellatum and Trichodina sp., both of which heavily affected the gills of the fish. Concurrently, poor water quality in the area, likely due to reduced water volume and limited water renewal, created favourable conditions for parasite proliferation while weakening the fish's natural defences. This event raised concerns due to the location of the fish kill in the Karteros River delta, a highly protected area designated as a small island wetland.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{brecko_digit-key_2025,

title = {DIGIT-KEY: an aid towards uniform 2D+ and 3D digitisation techniques within natural history collections},

author = {Jonathan Brecko and Aurore Mathys and Eva Chatzinikolaou and Kleoniki Keklikoglou and Jonathan Blettery and Laura Green and Alicia Musson and Alan Paton and Sarah Phillips and Markus Bastir and Karin Wiltschke and Heimo Rainer and Andreas Kroh and Elspeth Haston and Patrick Semal},

url = {https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2797

/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Brecko-EuJTax-9.pdf},

doi = {10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2797},

issn = {2118-9773},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-04},

urldate = {2025-03-04},

journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy},

volume = {976},

abstract = {Natural History institutes hold an immense number of specimens and artefacts. For years these collections were not accessible online, remaining inaccessible to researchers from far away and hidden from the general public. Large digitisation projects and cross-institutional agreements aim to bring their collections into the digital era, such as the SYNTHESYS+ project and the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) Research Infrastructure. As specimens are 3D physical objects with different characteristics many techniques are available to 3D digitise them. For inexperienced users this can be quite overwhelming. Which techniques are already well tested in other institutions and are suitable for a specific specimen or collection? To investigate this, we have set up a dichotomous identification key for digitisation techniques: DIGIT-KEY, (https://digit.naturalheritage.be/digit-key). For each technique, examples used in SYNTHESYS+ Institutions are visualised and training manuals provided. All information can be easily updated and representatives can be contacted if necessary to request more information about a certain technique. This key can be helpful to achieve comparable results across institutions when digitising collections on demand in future DiSSCo research initiatives coordinated through the European Loans and Visits System (ELViS) for Virtual and Transnational Access.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{grigorakis_freshness_2025,

title = {Freshness and Spoilage Patterns of Wild and Farmed Tropical Fish Species with Major Commercial Importance Originating from Saudi Arabian Waters},

author = {Kriton Grigorakis and Dimitra Kogiannou and Mado Kotsiri and Ioannis Kleidas and Paulo H De Mello and Salaheldeen Habiballah and Ali Alshaikhi and Youssef S Alhafedh and Asaad H W Mohamed},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/4/690

/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-Grigorakis-foods-8.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/foods14040690},

issn = {2304-8158},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-02-24},

urldate = {2025-02-24},

journal = {Foods},

volume = {14},

number = {4},

pages = {690},

abstract = {Ice-stored farmed barramundi (Lates calcarifer), snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) and sobaity bream (Sparidentex hasta), as well as wild-caught cobia (Rachycentron canadum), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), milkfish (Chanos chanos) and mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus), were compared for their freshness/spoilage using sensory, chemical and microbiological methods. Quality Index Method schemes were developed to determine alterations in the sensory freshness. The shelf lives ranged from 8 (coral trout) to 18 days (sobaity bream). The farmed species always exhibited a significantly longer shelf life than the wild-caught species. The adenosine triphosphate (ATP) breakdown followed different patterns in the studied species. The K-values at the time of sensory rejection ranged from 30 to 80% depending on the species, while the microbial load reached or exceeded a level of 6 log cfu/g. Although the shelf life duration was dependent on the origin of the fish (wild or farmed), the ATP breakdown scheme, as well as the K-values and microbial loads at the time of rejection, were species-dependent and independent of the origin.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{carlot_vulnerability_2025,

title = {Vulnerability of benthic trait diversity across the Mediterranean Sea following mass mortality events},

author = {J Carlot and C Galobart and D Gómez-Gras and J Santamaría and R Golo and M Sini and E Cebrian and V Gerovasileiou and M Ponti and E Turicchia and S Comeau and G Rilov and L Tamburello and T Pulido Mantas and C Cerrano and J B Ledoux and J -P Gattuso and S Ramirez-Calero and L Millan and M Montefalcone and S Katsanevakis and N Bensoussan and J Garrabou and N Teixidó},

url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-55949-0

/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-Carlot-Nat-Comm-7.pdf},

doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-55949-0},

issn = {2041-1723},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-02-21},

urldate = {2025-02-20},

journal = {Nature Communications},

volume = {16},

number = {1},

pages = {1571},

abstract = {Abstract 

 Unraveling the functional future of marine ecosystems amid global change poses a pressing challenge. This is particularly critical in the Mediterranean Sea, which is highly impacted by global and local drivers. Utilizing extensive mass mortality events (MMEs) datasets spanning from 1986 to 2020 across the Mediterranean Sea, we investigated the trait vulnerability of benthic species that suffered from MMEs induced by nine distinct mortality drivers. By analyzing changes in ten ecological traits across 389 benthic species—constituting an extensive compendium of Mediterranean ecological traits to date—we identified 228 functional entities (FEs), defined as groups of species sharing the same trait values. Our findings indicate that of these 55 FEs were impacted by MMEs, accentuating a heightened vulnerability within specific trait categories. Notably, more than half of the mortality records showed severe impacts on calcifying and larger species with slower growth which mostly account for tree-like and massive forms. Altogether, we highlight that 29 FEs suffered extreme mortality, leading to a maximum increase of 19.1% of the global trait volume vulnerability over 35 years. We also reveal that 10.8% of the trait volume may have been temporarily lost over the last five years, emphasizing the risk of a rapid ecological transformation in the Mediterranean Sea.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{daraghmeh_longterm_2025,

title = {A Long-Term Ecological Research Data Set From the Marine Genetic Monitoring Program ARMS-MBON 2018–2020},

author = {Nauras Daraghmeh and Katrina Exter and Justine Pagnier and Piotr Balazy and Ibon Cancio and Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou and Eva Chatzinikolaou and Maciej Chelchowski and Nathan Alexis Mitchell Chrismas and Thierry Comtet and Thanos Dailianis and Klaas Deneudt and Oihane Diaz De Cerio and Markos Digenis and Vasilis Gerovasileiou and José González and Laura Kauppi and Jon Bent Kristoffersen and Piotr Kukliński and Rafał Lasota and Liraz Levy and Magdalena Małachowicz and Borut Mavrič and Jonas Mortelmans and Estefania Paredes and Anita Poćwierz‐Kotus and Henning Reiss and Ioulia Santi and Georgia Sarafidou and Grigorios Skouradakis and Jostein Solbakken and Peter A U Staehr and Javier Tajadura and Jakob Thyrring and Jesus S Troncoso and Emmanouela Vernadou and Frederique Viard and Haris Zafeiropoulos and Małgorzata Zbawicka and Christina Pavloudi and Matthias Obst},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.14073

/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-Daraghmeh-MolEcoRes-6.pdf},

doi = {10.1111/1755-0998.14073},

issn = {1755-098X, 1755-0998},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-02-05},

urldate = {2025-02-05},

journal = {Molecular Ecology Resources},

pages = {e14073},

abstract = {ABSTRACT 

 

 Molecular methods such as DNA/eDNA metabarcoding have emerged as useful tools to document the biodiversity of complex communities over large spatio‐temporal scales. We established an international Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (ARMS‐MBON) combining standardised sampling using autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) with metabarcoding for genetic monitoring of marine hard‐bottom benthic communities. Here, we present the data of our first sampling campaign comprising 56 ARMS units deployed in 2018–2019 and retrieved in 2018–2020 across 15 observatories along the coasts of Europe and adjacent regions. We describe the open‐access data set (image, genetic and metadata) and explore the genetic data to show its potential for marine biodiversity monitoring and ecological research. Our analysis shows that ARMS recovered more than 60 eukaryotic phyla capturing diversity of up to textasciitilde5500 amplicon sequence variants and textasciitilde1800 operational taxonomic units, and up to textasciitilde250 and textasciitilde50 species per observatory using the cytochrome 

 c 

 oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S rRNA marker genes, respectively. Further, ARMS detected threatened, vulnerable and non‐indigenous species often targeted in biological monitoring. We show that while deployment duration does not drive diversity estimates, sampling effort and sequencing depth across observatories do. We recommend that ARMS should be deployed for at least 3–6 months during the main growth season to use resources as efficiently as possible and that post‐sequencing curation is applied to enable statistical comparison of spatio‐temporal entities. We suggest that ARMS should be used in biological monitoring programs and long‐term ecological research and encourage the adoption of our ARMS‐MBON protocols.},

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}

@article{chen_acoustic_2025,

title = {Acoustic tags versus camera—a case study on feeding behaviour of European seabass in sea cages},

author = {I-Hao Chen and Dimitra G Georgopoulou and Lars O E Ebbesson and Dimitris Voskakis and Antonella Zanna Munthe-Kaas and Nikos Papandroulakis},

url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1497336/full

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Chen-fmars-5.pdf},

doi = {10.3389/fmars.2024.1497336},

issn = {2296-7745},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-30},

urldate = {2025-01-30},

journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},

volume = {11},

pages = {1497336},

abstract = {Intoduction 

 With the expansion of the aquaculture industry, the need arises for scalable, reliable, and robust methods to assess fish behaviour in sea cages to guide operational management, which includes feeding optimisation and welfare assessments. Fish cage monitoring utilising either acoustic transmitters or underwater cameras is well-studied. However, the relationship between those two different measurement types seems to have not been explored, nor have they been evaluated together in one experimental site. 

 

 

 Methods 

 

 In our 1-month study, we compared the activity of 14 sentinel fish and the artificial intelligence (AI)-inferred speed of individuals from the European seabass ( 

 Dicentrarchus labrax 

 ) sea cage population in three feeding trials. Comparisons include a maximum activity comparison using persistent peaks, fish behavioural pattern establishment and retention, and periodical behavioural patterns. 

 

 

 

 Results 

 Our results demonstrate that under certain circumstances, both technologies are interchangeable from the perspective of persistent peaks and periodicity, but complementary when it comes to behaviour analysis such as food anticipatory behaviour (FAB). 

 

 

 Discussion 

 We anticipate that our findings will stimulate advances where multiple sensor types are in use to achieve a more holistic understanding of fish behaviour in the aquaculture sector using underwater technologies.},

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pubstate = {published},

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}

@article{oikonomou_genomic_2025,

title = {Genomic evaluation for body weight, length and growth estimates in meagre Argyrosomus regius},

author = {Stavroula Oikonomou and Katerina Tasiouli and Dimitrios Tsaparis and Tereza Manousaki and Antonio Vallecillos and Katerina Oikonomaki and Konstantinos Tzokas and Nikolaos Katribouzas and Costas Batargias and Dimitrios Chatziplis and Costas S Tsigenopoulos},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848624010846

/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Oikonomou-AQUA-3.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741622},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-24},

urldate = {2025-01-24},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {595},

pages = {741622},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{lancerotto_overcoming_2025,

title = {Overcoming dysfunctional gametogenesis in hatchery-produced greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili using recombinant gonadotropins, and spawning induction using gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist-loaded implants},

author = {Stefano Lancerotto and Ioannis Fakriadis and Maria Papadaki and Ignacio Giménez and José Vicente Roig Genovés and Constantinos C Mylonas},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848624008627

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Lancerotto-AQUA-2.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741401},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-21},

urldate = {2025-01-21},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {594},

pages = {741401},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{dimitriadis_evaluating_2024,

title = {Evaluating the long term effectiveness of a Mediterranean marine protected area to tackle the effects of invasive and range expanding herbivorous fish on rocky reefs},

author = {C Dimitriadis and C Marampouti and A Calò and A Di Franco and S Giakoumi and E Di Franco and M Di Lorenzo and V Gerovasileiou and P Guidetti and A Pey and M Sini and L Sourbès},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S014111362300421X

/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PREPRINT-Dimitriadis-et-al-2024.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106293},

issn = {01411136},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-13},

urldate = {2025-06-12},

journal = {Marine Environmental Research},

volume = {193},

pages = {106293},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{kourkouta_rayresorption_2025,

title = {Ray‐Resorption Syndrome in European Seabass, textitDicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)},

author = {Chara Kourkouta and Andreas Tsipourlianos and Nikos Papandroulakis and Katerina A Moutou and George Koumoundouros},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfd.14042

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Kourkouta-JFD-4.pdf},

doi = {10.1111/jfd.14042},

issn = {0140-7775, 1365-2761},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-13},

urldate = {2025-01-13},

journal = {Journal of Fish Diseases},

volume = {48},

number = {2},

pages = {e14042},

abstract = {ABSTRACT 

 

 Fin abnormalities are common in reared fish. They mainly consist of partial to complete lack of rays and severe abnormalities of fin‐supporting skeletal elements, which develop during the larval stage, up to the completion of fin skeleton ontogeny. This study reports a new abnormal condition, ray‐resorption syndrome (RSS), which developed after the completion of fin ontogeny in initially normal European seabass larvae, leading to extensive loss of fin rays. At 49 days post‐fertilisation (dpf) (15 mm standard length, SL) all fish presented normal fins. However, nineteen days later (21 mm SL), significant fin damage, characterised by ray loss or fractures, was observed in all studied populations. The dorsal fin was most affected (55%–84%), followed by the pelvic (27%–53%) and anal fins (7%–17%). Microscopically, multiple non‐mineralised areas resembling resorption lacunae were evident along all fin lepidotrichia. By 98 dpf (40 mm SL), the fin‐ray loss had advanced, reaching its higher frequency in the dorsal (74%–83%) and caudal fins (71%–94%). Gene expression analysis revealed a significant upregulation of 

 bglap 

 (osteoblast maturation marker), 

 acp5a 

 (osteoclast maturation marker) and 

 mmp13a 

 (extracellular‐matrix remodelling marker) in RSS specimens. The results are discussed in respect of the possible causative factors of RSS.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{buselic_unravelling_2025,

title = {Unravelling the intricate language of fish guts: Impact of plant-based vs. plant-insect-poultry-based diets on intestinal pathways in European seabass},

author = {Ivana Bušelić and Željka Trumbić and Jerko Hrabar and Ivana Lepen-Pleić and Tanja Šegvić-Bubić and Elisavet Kaitetzidou and Emilio Tibaldi and Ivana Bočina and Leon Grubišić and Elena Sarropoulou},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848624008469

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Buselic-AQUA-1.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741385},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-08},

urldate = {2025-01-08},

volume = {594},

pages = {741385},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{pavloudi_first_2025,

title = {First release of the European marine omics biodiversity observation network (EMO BON) shotgun metagenomics data from water and sediment samples},

author = {Christina Pavloudi and Ioulia Santi and Iñigo Azua and Zuriñe Baña and Mauro Bastianini and Caroline Belser and Jone Bilbao and Julie Bitz-Thorsen and Caroline Broudin and Mathieu Camusat and Ibon Cancio and Louis Caray-Counil and Raffaella Casotti and Jade Castel and Thierry Comtet and Cymon Cox and Claire Daguin and Oihane Díaz De Cerio and Katrina Exter and Cécile Fauvelot and Miguel Frada and Pierre Galand and Laurence Garczarek and Jose González Fernández and Laure Guillou and Pascal Hablützel and Hanneloor Heynderickx and Céline Houbin and Anne Kervella and Apostolos Krystallas and Rune Lagaisse and Arnaud Laroquette and Lyvia Lescure and Eva Lopes and Melina Loulakaki and Bruno Louro and Catarina Magalhaes and Maria Maidanou and Francesca Margiotta and Marina Montresor and Fabrice Not and Estefanía Paredes and Isabella Percopo and Erwan Péru and Julie Poulain and Kim Præbel and Fabienne Rigaut-Jalabert and Sarah Romac and Melanthia Stavroulaki and Jesús Souza Troncoso and Eric Thiébaut and Wilfried Thomas and Andrzej Tkacz and Anna Chiara Trano and Patrick Wincker and Nicolas Pade},

url = {https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/143585/

/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Pavloudi-BDJ-17.pdf},

doi = {10.3897/BDJ.13.e143585},

issn = {1314-2828, 1314-2836},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-04-03},

journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal},

volume = {13},

pages = {e143585},

abstract = {The European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observation Network (EMO BON) is an initiative of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) to establish a persistent genomic observatory amongst designated European coastal marine sites, sharing the same protocols for sampling and data curation. Environmental samples are collected from the water column and, at some sites, soft sediments and hard substrates (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures - ARMS), together with a set of mandatory and discretionary metadata (including Essential Ocean Variables - EOVs). Samples are collected following standardised protocols at regular and specified intervals and sequenced in large six-monthly batches at a centralised sequencing facility. The use of standard operating procedures (SOPs) during data collection, library preparation and sequencing aims to provide uniformity amongst the data collected from the sites. Coupled with strict adherence to open and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles, this ensures maximum comparability amongst samples and enhances reusability and interoperability of the data with other data sources. The observatory network was launched in June 2021, when the first sampling campaign took place.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{idan_testing_2025,

title = {Testing the effect of host availability on endobiont diversity: proposing the single hotel hypothesis},

author = {Tal Idan and Sigal Shefer and Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou and Vasilis Gerovasileiou and Liron Goren},

url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09496-9},

doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-09496-9},

issn = {2045-2322},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-08-01},

journal = {Scientific Reports},

volume = {15},

number = {1},

pages = {21717},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{mladineo_mediterranean-wide_2025,

title = {Mediterranean-wide transfer of the polyopisthocotylean Sparicotyle chrysophrii between wild sparids and farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) inferred by ddRAD loci},

author = {Ivona Mladineo and Jerko Hrabar and Željka Trumbić and Somayeh Rasouli-Dogaheh and Paola Beraldo and George Rigos and Oswado Palenzuela and Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848624014595

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Mladineo...Rigos-et-al-pre-print-48.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741997},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-12-30},

urldate = {2025-01-08},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {598},

pages = {741997},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{livanou_evaluating_2024,

title = {Evaluating MULTIOBS Chlorophyll-a with Ground-Truth Observations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea},

author = {Eleni Livanou and Raphaëlle Sauzède and Stella Psarra and Manolis Mandalakis and Giorgio Dall’Olmo and Robert J W Brewin and Dionysios E Raitsos},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/24/4705

/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Livanou-Remote-Sensing-49.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/rs16244705},

issn = {2072-4292},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-12-23},

urldate = {2024-12-23},

journal = {Remote Sensing},

volume = {16},

number = {24},

pages = {4705},

abstract = {Satellite-derived observations of ocean colour provide continuous data on chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl-a) at global scales but are limited to the ocean’s surface. So far, biogeochemical models have been the only means of generating continuous vertically resolved Chl-a profiles on a regular grid. MULTIOBS is a multi-observations oceanographic dataset that provides depth-resolved biological data based on merged satellite- and Argo-derived in situ hydrological data. This product is distributed by the European Union’s Copernicus Marine Service and offers global multiyear, gridded Chl-a profiles within the ocean’s productive zone at a weekly temporal resolution. MULTIOBS addresses the scarcity of observation-based vertically resolved Chl-a datasets, particularly in less sampled regions like the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS). Here, we conduct an independent evaluation of the MULTIOBS dataset in the oligotrophic waters of the EMS using in situ Chl-a profiles. Our analysis shows that this product accurately and precisely retrieves Chl-a across depths, with a slight 1% overestimation and an observed 1.5-fold average deviation between in situ data and MULTIOBS estimates. The deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) is adequately estimated by MULTIOBS both in terms of positioning (root mean square error},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{apostolaki_patterns_2024,

title = {Patterns of Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation in Seagrass ( textitPosidonia oceanica ) Meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea},

author = {Eugenia T Apostolaki and Paul S Lavery and Victoria Litsi‐Mizan and Eduard Serrano and Karina Inostroza and Vasilis Gerakaris and Thanos Dailianis and Julius Glampedakis and Tara Holitzki and Erik Johnson and Miguel A Mateo and Oscar Serrano},

url = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JG008163

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Apostolaki-JGR-BiosSci-47-1.pdf},

doi = {10.1029/2024JG008163},

issn = {2169-8953, 2169-8961},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-12-18},

urldate = {2024-12-18},

journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences},

volume = {129},

number = {12},

pages = {e2024JG008163},

abstract = {Abstract 

 

 The variability in stocks and accumulation rates of organic carbon (C 

 org 

 ), nitrogen (N), and carbonate (CaCO 

 3 

 ) was studied in fifteen 

 Posidonia oceanica 

 meadows spread throughout the South Aegean Sea (Greece). In addition, the abiotic and biotic drivers determining the pattern of variability in the accumulation rates were assessed by exploring the influence of sediment characteristics, seagrass traits, and environmental settings. The meadows supported on average (±STDEV) 14.6 ± 5.0 kg C 

 org 

 m 

 −2 

 , 0.47 ± 0.17 kg N m 

 −2 

 , and 249 ± 210 kg CaCO 

 3 

  m 

 −2 

 in the top meter of their sediments, with mean accumulation rates over the last 500 years of 33.6 ± 23.6 g C 

 org 

 m 

 −2 

  yr 

 −1 

 , 1.00 ± 0.62 g N m 

 −2 

  yr 

 −1 

 , and 405 ± 336 g CaCO 

 3 

  m 

 −2 

  yr 

 −1 

 across sites. A redundancy analysis (RDA) explained 70% of the variation in C 

 org 

 , N, and CaCO 

 3 

 accumulation rates, with three sediment characteristics (i.e., sediment C 

 org 

 :N and C 

 org 

 :C 

 inorg 

 ratios and 

 P 

 . 

 oceanica 

 contribution to the sediment C 

 org 

 pool) emerging as the primary set of factors shaping the accumulation of matter, followed by seagrass traits (i.e., leaf biomass and rhizome elongation) and environmental variables (i.e., suspended organic matter). The high degree of variability within the region emphasizes the need for fine‐scale assessments to understand the local conditions influencing sequestration. Our findings underscored the critical role of seagrass meadows in carbon and nitrogen sequestration in the region, urging conservation efforts to protect these ecosystems and prevent potential losses of stored carbon and nitrogen following seagrass degradation. 

 

 , 

 Plain Language Summary 

 

 In the present study, we explored the abiotic and biotic factors influencing the accumulation patterns of carbon, nitrogen, and carbonate in 15 seagrass ( 

 Posidonia oceanica 

 ) meadows across the South Aegean Sea (Greece). Sediment characteristics (i.e., sediment C 

 org 

 :N and C 

 org 

 :C 

 inorg 

 ratios and 

 P 

 . 

 ocenica 

 contribution to the sediment C 

 org 

 pool) mainly drove the pattern of carbon, nitrogen, and carbonate accumulation, with seagrass traits (i.e., leaf biomass and rhizome elongation) and environmental conditions (i.e., suspended organic matter) contributing to a lesser extent. Overall, seagrass meadows play a crucial role in storing carbon and nitrogen in the studied region, serving as important natural sinks, and thus, protecting these ecosystems is important to prevent the loss of these stored elements. Additionally, understanding the factors that shape the variability in 

 Posidonia oceanica 

 storage capacity is crucial for management and conservation efforts. 

 

 , 

 Key Points 

 

 

 

 

 Seagrass ( 

 Posidonia oceanica 

 ) meadows of the South Aegean Sea (Greece) represent important natural sinks for organic carbon, nitrogen, and carbonate. 

 

 

 

 The accumulation pattern of organic carbon, nitrogen, and carbonate in the underlying seagrass sediments was mainly driven by sediment characteristics, followed by seagrass traits and environmental conditions. 

 

 

 Fine‐scale assessments are crucial for understanding the local factors shaping the storage capacity of seagrass meadows to support management decisions.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{rotter_marine_2024,

title = {Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories},

author = {Ana Rotter and Despoina Varamogianni-Mamatsi and Alenka Zvonar Pobirk and Mirjam Gosenca Matjaž and Mercedes Cueto and Ana R Díaz-Marrero and Rósa Jónsdóttir and Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir and Teresa S Catalá and Giovanna Romano and Bahar Aslanbay Guler and Eylem Atak and Maja Berden Zrimec and Daniel Bosch and Irem Deniz and Susana P Gaudêncio and Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembič and Katja Klun and Luen Zidar and Anna Coll Rius and Špela Baebler and Lada Lukić Bilela and Baruch Rinkevich and Manolis Mandalakis},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2589004224025641

/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Rotter-iScience-46.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.isci.2024.111339},

issn = {25890042},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-12-09},

urldate = {2024-12-10},

journal = {iScience},

volume = {27},

number = {12},

pages = {111339},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{skliros_unveiling_2024,

title = {Unveiling Emerging Opportunistic Fish Pathogens in Aquaculture: A Comprehensive Seasonal Study of Microbial Composition in Mediterranean Fish Hatcheries},

author = {Dimitrios Skliros and Maria Kostakou and Constantina Kokkari and Maria Ioanna Tsertou and Christina Pavloudi and Haris Zafeiropoulos and Pantelis Katharios and Emmanouil Flemetakis},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/11/2281

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-Skliros-microorganisms-45.pdf},

doi = {10.3390/microorganisms12112281},

issn = {2076-2607},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-11-12},

urldate = {2024-11-12},

journal = {Microorganisms},

volume = {12},

number = {11},

pages = {2281},

abstract = {The importance of microbial communities in fish hatcheries for fish health and welfare has been recognized, with several studies mapping these communities during healthy rearing conditions and disease outbreaks. In this study, we analyzed the bacteriome of the live feeds, such as microalgae, rotifers, and Artemia, used in fish hatcheries that produce Mediterranean species. Our goal was to provide baseline information about their structure, emphasizing in environmental putative fish pathogenic bacteria. We conducted 16S rRNA amplicon Novaseq sequencing for our analysis, and we inferred 46,745 taxonomically annotated ASVs. Results showed that incoming environmental water plays a significant role in the presence of important taxa that constitute presumptive pathogens. Bio-statistical analyses revealed a relatively stable bacteriome among seasonal samplings for every hatchery but a diverse bacteriome between sampling stations and a distinct core bacteriome for each hatchery. Analysis of putative opportunistic fish pathogenic genera revealed some co-occurrence correlation events and a high average relative abundance of Vibrio, Tenacibaculum, and Photobacterium genera in live feeds, reaching a grand mean average of up to 7.3% for the hatchery of the Hellenic Center of Marine Research (HCMR), 12% for Hatchery A, and 11.5% for Hatchery B. Mapping the bacteriome in live feeds is pivotal for understanding the marine environment and distinct aquaculture practices and can guide improvements in hatchery management, enhancing fish health and sustainability in the Mediterranean region.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{lanza-arroyo_baseline_2024,

title = {Baseline for marine cave monitoring strategies in the Alboran Sea using modified Cave Ecosystem-Based Quality Index (CavEBQI)},

author = {Pablo Lanza-Arroyo and Juan Sempere-Valverde and Markos Digenis and José Miguel Remón and Diego Moreno and Agustín Barrajón and Antonio De La Linde and Maria Del Carmen Arroyo and Manuel Fernández-Casado and Eugenio Mallofret and Luis Sánchez-Tocino and Vasilis Gerovasileiou and Carlos Navarro-Barranco},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X24010427

/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-Lanza-MPB-52.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117065},

issn = {0025326X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-10-11},

urldate = {2025-07-08},

journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},

volume = {209},

pages = {117065},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{daniso_effect_2024,

title = {Effect of increasing levels of Hermetia illucens in a fishmeal-free diet at sea bream (Sparus aurata, L.) gastrointestinal level},

author = {Enrico Daniso and Elena Sarropoulou and Elisavet Kaitetzidou and Paola Beraldo and Emilio Tibaldi and Roberto Cerri and Gloriana Cardinaletti},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352513424004988

/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-Daniso-AquaReports-44.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aqrep.2024.102410},

issn = {23525134},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-10-09},

urldate = {2024-10-09},

journal = {Aquaculture Reports},

volume = {39},

pages = {102410},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{kotsiri_evaluation_2024,

title = {Evaluation of the long-term effects of formaldehyde on the physiology of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis},

author = {Mado Kotsiri and Ioannis Kleidas and Dimitra Kogiannou and Katerina Vryonides and Christina Papadouli and Eleni Golomazou and George Rigos},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0045653524020873

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-Kotsiri-43-pre-print.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143190},

issn = {00456535},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-30},

urldate = {2024-10-01},

journal = {Chemosphere},

volume = {364},

pages = {143190},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{reverte_toxicity_2024,

title = {Toxicity Equivalency Factors for Tetrodotoxin Analogues Determined with Automated Patch Clamp on Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Neuro-2a Cells},

author = {Jaume Reverté and Maria Rambla-Alegre and Andres Sanchez-Henao and Manolis Mandalakis and Panagiota Peristeraki and Jordi Molgó and Jorge Diogène and Francesc X Sureda and Mònica Campàs},

url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c04321

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Reverte-JAFC-42-pre-print.pdf},

doi = {10.1021/acs.jafc.4c04321},

issn = {0021-8561, 1520-5118},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-26},

urldate = {2024-09-26},

journal = {Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry},

volume = {72},

number = {32},

pages = {18192--18200},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{skouradakis_mass_2024,

title = {Mass mortality of the invasive echinoid Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) in Crete, East Mediterranean Sea},

author = {Grigorios Skouradakis and Emmanouela Vernadou and Panayota Koulouri and Thanos Dailianis},

url = {https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/36447

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Skouradakis-MMS-41.pdf},

doi = {10.12681/mms.36447},

issn = {1791-6763, 1108-393X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-23},

urldate = {2024-09-23},

journal = {Mediterranean Marine Science},

volume = {25},

number = {2},

pages = {480--483},

abstract = {Diadema setosum is an echinoid of Indo-Pacific origin that invaded the Mediterranean Sea in 2006. It is an ecosystem engineer with an important ecological function in its native range, but it can have a detrimental effect on Mediterranean reefs. Recently in 2022 a mass mortality event (MME) affecting this species was recorded in the east Aegean Sea in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin. We are reporting herein a westward progression of the MME in 2023 affecting established populations in various locations around the island of Crete.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{lavecchia_comparison_2024,

title = {Comparison of ovarian mRNA expression levels in wild and hatchery-produced greater amberjack Seriola dumerili},

author = {Anna Lavecchia and Caterina De Virgilio and Luigi Mansi and Caterina Manzari and Constantinos C Mylonas and Ernesto Picardi and Chrysovalentinos Pousis and Sharon N Cox and Gianluca Ventriglia and Rosa Zupa and Graziano Pesole and Aldo Corriero},

url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69091-2

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Lavecchia-SciRep-40.pdf},

doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-69091-2},

issn = {2045-2322},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-16},

urldate = {2024-09-16},

journal = {Scientific Reports},

volume = {14},

number = {1},

pages = {18034},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{A2025,

title = {New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean (August 2024)},

author = {Collective Article A},

url = {https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/34474

/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2024-Christidis-MMS-51.pdf

},

doi = {10.12681/mms.34474},

issn = {1791-6763, 1108-393X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-08-30},

urldate = {2025-06-04},

journal = {Mediterranean Marine Science},

abstract = {New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean (August 2024)

},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{papadaki_micrornas_2024,

title = {MicroRNAs are involved in ovarian physiology of greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) under captivity},

author = {Maria Papadaki and C C Mylonas and Elena Sarropoulou},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016648024001436

/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-Papadaki-GCE-39.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114581},

issn = {00166480},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-08-05},

urldate = {2024-08-13},

journal = {General and Comparative Endocrinology},

volume = {357},

pages = {114581},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{kotsakiozi_cryptic_2024,

title = {Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Mediodactylus species in the Eastern Mediterranean region},

author = {Panayiota Kotsakiozi and Aglaia Antoniou and Nikolaos Psonis and Κostas Sagonas and Emmanouela Karameta and Çetin Ilgaz and Yusuf Kumlutaş and Aziz Avcı and Daniel Jablonski and Diego Darriba and Alexandros Stamatakis and Petros Lymberakis and Nikos Poulakakis},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790324000836

/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-Kotsakiozi-MPE-38-pre-print.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108091},

issn = {10557903},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-08-01},

urldate = {2024-08-12},

journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},

volume = {197},

pages = {108091},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{falconer_diversification_2024,

title = {Diversification of marine aquaculture in Norway under climate change},

author = {Lynne Falconer and Lars Olav Sparboe and Trine Dale and Solfrid Sætre Hjøllo and Orestis Stavrakidis-Zachou and Øivind Bergh and Philip James and Nikos Papandroulakis and Velmurugu Puvanendran and Sten Ivar Siikavuopio and Øyvind Johannes Hansen and Elisabeth Ytteborg},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848624008111

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Falconer-AQUA-37.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741350},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-31},

urldate = {2024-07-31},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {593},

pages = {741350},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{zrncic_new_2024,

title = {New Challenges and Achievements in Mediterranean Fish Health Management},

author = {Snježana Zrnčić and Pantelis Katharios and Francesc Padrós and Marialetizia Fioravanti and Andrea Gustinelli and Alain Le Breton and Anna Toffan},

url = {https://eafpbulletin.scholasticahq.com/article/118459-new-challenges-and-achievements-in-mediterranean-fish-health-management

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Katharios-Bulletin-of-EAFP-36.pdf},

doi = {10.48045/001c.118459},

issn = {3005-4648, 0108-0288},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-26},

urldate = {2024-07-26},

journal = {Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists},

abstract = {The European seabass ( 

 Dicentrarchus labrax 

 ) and gilthead seabream ( 

 Sparus aurata 

 ) are key species in marine aquaculture, cultivated in both EU and North African/Levant Mediterranean regions. Production disparities between these areas emphasize a significant reliance on trade for juveniles, feed, and other resources, posing notable biosecurity risks. Addressing shared health concerns across the Mediterranean requires a regional approach to ensure successful management. A recent workshop delved into pivotal topics, including insights from concluded Horizon 2020 projects, effectiveness of nutraceuticals in combating parasitic infections, legal considerations surrounding autogenous vaccines, updated knowledge in betanodavirus infections, and biosecurity measures in Mediterranean aquaculture. Discussions also explored upcoming challenges such as sustainability in cage-based production, impact of climate change, enhancing diagnostic capabilities, fortifying biosecurity measures, advocating for education, and fostering networking opportunities.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{buck_resolving_2024,

title = {Resolving the term “offshore aquaculture” by decoupling “exposed” and “distance from the coast”},

author = {Bela H Buck and Hans V Bjelland and Abigail Bockus and Michael Chambers and Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce and Tobias Dewhurst and Joao G Ferreira and Heidi Moe Føre and David W Fredriksson and Nils Goseberg and John Holmyard and Wolf Isbert and Gesche Krause and Till Markus and Nikos Papandroulakis and Tyler Sclodnick and Bill Silkes and Åsa Strand and Max Troell and Daniel Wieczorek and Sander W K Van Den Burg and Kevin G Heasman},

url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/faquc.2024.1428056/full

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Buck-Frontiers-35.pdf},

doi = {10.3389/faquc.2024.1428056},

issn = {2813-5334},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-22},

urldate = {2024-07-22},

journal = {Frontiers in Aquaculture},

volume = {3},

pages = {1428056},

abstract = {The terms “offshore” and “open ocean” have been used to describe aquaculture sites that are further from the coast or in higher energy environments. Neither term has been clearly defined in the scientific literature nor in a legal context, and the terms are often used interchangeably. These and other related terms (for example “exposed”, “high-energy”) variously refer to aspects of a site such as the geographic distance from shore or infrastructure, the level of exposure to large waves and strong currents, the geographic fetch, the water depth, or some combination of these parameters. The ICES Working Group (ICES, 2024) on Open Ocean Aquaculture (WGOOA) therefore identified a need to define the terminology to reduce ambiguity for these types of aquaculture sites or more precisely, to: (1) promote a common understanding and avoid misuse for different classifications; (2) enable regulators to identify the characteristics of a marine site; (3) allow farmers to be able to assess or quantitatively compare sites for development; (4) equip developers and producers to identify operational parameters in which the equipment and vessels will need to operate; (5) provide insurers and investors with the terminology to consistently assess risk and premiums; and (6) circumvent the emergence of narratives that root in different cognitive interpretations of the terminology in public discourse. This paper describes the evolution of the use of the term “offshore aquaculture” and define the most relevant parameters to shift to a more definitive and robust term “exposed aquaculture” that can inherently relay clearer information. Adoption of this more definitive definition of “exposed” will allow the user to define a site with more than just distance from shore. Key differences and the importance of these terms are discussed that affect various interest groups. Follow-up articles in this compilation from scientific members of the WGOOA as well as other scientists outside ICES are incorporated that develop a set of definitions and a rigorous exposure index.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{waterhouse_elixir_2024,

title = {The ELIXIR Biodiversity Community: Understanding short- and long-term changes in biodiversity},

author = {Robert M Waterhouse and Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon and Bachir Balech and Endre Barta and Physilia Ying Shi Chua and Valeria Di Cola and Katharina F Heil and Graham M Hughes and Lars S Jermiin and Matúš Kalaš and Jerry Lanfear and Evangelos Pafilis and Patricia M Palagi and Aristotelis C Papageorgiou and Joana Paupério and Fotis Psomopoulos and Niels Raes and Josephine Burgin and Toni Gabaldón},

url = {https://f1000research.com/articles/12-499/v2

/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Waterhouse-F1000-Research-34.pdf},

doi = {10.12688/f1000research.133724.2},

issn = {2046-1402},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-16},

urldate = {2024-07-15},

journal = {F1000Research},

volume = {12},

pages = {499},

abstract = {Biodiversity loss is now recognised as one of the major challenges for humankind to address over the next few decades. Unless major actions are taken, the sixth mass extinction will lead to catastrophic effects on the Earth’s biosphere and human health and well-being. ELIXIR can help address the technical challenges of biodiversity science, through leveraging its suite of services and expertise to enable data management and analysis activities that enhance our understanding of life on Earth and facilitate biodiversity preservation and restoration. This white paper, prepared by the ELIXIR Biodiversity Community, summarises the current status and responses, and presents a set of plans, both technical and community-oriented, that should both enhance how ELIXIR Services are applied in the biodiversity field and how ELIXIR builds connections across the many other infrastructures active in this area. We discuss the areas of highest priority, how they can be implemented in cooperation with the ELIXIR Platforms, and their connections to existing ELIXIR Communities and international consortia. The article provides a preliminary blueprint for a Biodiversity Community in ELIXIR and is an appeal to identify and involve new stakeholders.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{loufi_use_2024,

title = {The Use of Acartia tonsa Nauplii during the First Days of Feeding on the Ontogeny of the Digestive System of Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili Risso, 1810)},

author = {Katerina Loufi and Ioannis E Papadakis and Pavlos Makridis},

editor = {Yanjiao Zhang},

url = {https://www.hindawi.com/journals/anu/2024/1826300/

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Loufi-AquaNutri-33.pdf},

doi = {10.1155/2024/1826300},

issn = {1365-2095, 1353-5773},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-10},

urldate = {2024-07-10},

journal = {Aquaculture Nutrition},

volume = {2024},

pages = {1--15},

abstract = {The effect of feeding greater amberjack with copepod nauplii (Acartia tonsa) on the ontogeny of the digestive system was observed until 40 days after hatching (DAH). Copepods are part of the diet of fish larvae in nature, and they are rich in highly unsaturated fatty acids and free amino acids that enhance the digestive capacity of the fish. In a marine hatchery, four cylindroconical tanks of 2,700 L were stocked with about 150 × 103 greater amberjack larvae (Seriola dumerili) in each. The larvae were initially fed from 3 to 17 DAH in two tanks with copepod nauplii and rotifers (Brachionus sp.; Copepods group), while in the other two tanks, they were fed only with rotifers (Control group) during the same period. All the tanks were fed with rotifers (3–27 DAH), Artemia nauplii (12–22 DAH), enriched Artemia metanauplii (20–30 DAH), and formulated diet (25–40 DAH). Fish samples were taken regularly (every 2 or 4 days) for histological analysis and every day for the measurement of total length (TL). The TL was 3.7, 4.5 ± 0.1, 6.1, 11, 17.3 ± 0.1 and 20.3 ± 2.3 mm at 4, 10, 16, 22, 30, and 40 DAH, respectively. Copepod-fed fish showed higher TL in the last 2 days of the trial ( 

 

 

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keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{hartle-mougiou_development_2024,

title = {Development of a quantitative colorimetric LAMP assay for fast and targeted molecular detection of the invasive lionfish Pterois miles from environmental DNA},

author = {Katherine Hartle-Mougiou and Chrysoula Gubili and Panagiota Xanthopoulou and Panagiotis Kasapidis and Martha Valiadi and Electra Gizeli},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Hartle-Mougiou-fmars-32.pdf

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1358793/full},

doi = {10.3389/fmars.2024.1358793},

issn = {2296-7745},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-08},

urldate = {2024-07-08},

journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},

volume = {11},

pages = {1358793},

abstract = {The Mediterranean basin has faced an increased influx of invasive species since the Suez Canal expansion in 2015. The invasive lionfish species, 

 Pterois miles 

 , has rapidly established new populations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, impacting local fish biodiversity. Here, we have developed a new, fast (< 35 min) molecular approach to detect and quantify 

 P. miles 

 environmental DNA (eDNA) in combination with a portable device for field-based analysis. Using a species-specific real-time colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qcLAMP) for the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, we demonstrate a high sensitivity with a limit of detection of 0.002 ng DNA per reaction, equivalent to only 50 copies of the COI gene. The assay is specific to the target in the presence of closely related and co-occurring species, and it is quantitative over five orders of magnitude. We validated the assay using aquarium water samples and further demonstrated its utility on natural eDNA samples collected from locations around the island of Crete where 

 P. miles 

 had been sighted. 

 P. miles 

 was indeed detected in three out of nine locations, two nature reserves and a closed bay. Lack of detection in the remaining locations suggests that populations are still at a low density. We also demonstrate the feasibility of 

 P. miles 

 eDNA qualitative detection directly from the filter used to collect eDNA-containing particles, completely omitting DNA extraction. Overall, we present a new approach for fast and targeted eDNA quantification. The developed LAMP assay together, with the quantitative real-time colorimetric detection approach, open new possibilities for monitoring invasive 

 P. miles 

 in the field.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{kovacic_fishes_2024,

title = {Fishes in Marine Caves},

author = {Marcelo Kovačić and Vasilis Gerovasileiou and Robert A Patzner},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Kovacic-fishes-31.pdf

https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243},

doi = {10.3390/fishes9060243},

issn = {2410-3888},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-04},

urldate = {2024-07-04},

journal = {Fishes},

volume = {9},

number = {6},

pages = {243},

abstract = {Fishes in marine caves have attracted limited attention by the scientific community in comparison to subterranean fishes which have lost eyes and pigmentation. They constitute a largely unexplored component of marine fish diversity, except for the relatively well-studied marine caves of the Mediterranean Sea. These habitats are characterized by steep environmental gradients of decreasing light and decreasing water exchange. The fishes recorded so far in marine caves are not exclusive residents of this habitat and they are also present at least in the other mesolithial habitats. In the Mediterranean marine caves, 132 fishes have been recorded to date, representing about 17% of the total Mediterranean fish species richness. Most of these species are reported from the anterior cave zones where some light still exists, while a smaller number of species are known from the totally dark zones. Among them, 27.3% are accidental visitors, 53.8% are the regular mesolithial visitors and switchers between mesolithion and open water, 5.3% are permanent residents of the mesolithion, but also occur in other habitats, and 13.6% are exclusive permanent residents of mesolithion. Some mesolithial exclusive permanent residents recorded in marine caves share similar morphology, probably as adaptations to these habitats.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{superio_unravelling_2024,

title = {Unravelling spermatogenesis in spotted wolffish: Insights from the ultrastructure of juvenile male testes to the cryopreservation of broodstock sperm},

author = {Joshua Superio and Julien Resseguier and Rafael Henrique Nobrega and Caroline M Grebstad and Ioannis Fakriadis and Atle Foss and Ørjan Hagen and Meiling Zhang and Maria Del Pilar García-Hernández and Jorge Galindo-Villegas},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Superio-AQUA-30.pdf

https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848624006756},

doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741214},

issn = {00448486},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-01},

urldate = {2024-07-01},

journal = {Aquaculture},

volume = {592},

pages = {741214},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{bolanakis_conservation_2024,

title = {The conservation status of the Cretan endemic Arthropods under Natura 2000 network},

author = {Giannis Bolanakis and Savvas Paragkamian and Maria Chatzaki and Nefeli Kotitsa and Liubitsa Kardaki and Apostolos Trichas},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Bolanakis-Biodiv-b-Conservation-pre-print-29.pdf

https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10531-024-02877-y},

doi = {10.1007/s10531-024-02877-y},

issn = {0960-3115, 1572-9710},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-06-26},

urldate = {2024-06-26},

journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{roussos_status_2024,

title = {Status of Fishery Discards and By-Products in Greece and Potential Valorization Scenarios towards a National Exploitation Master Plan},

author = {Efstratios Roussos and George Triantaphyllidis and Vassiliki Ilia and Konstantinos Tsagarakis and Athanasios Machias and Leto-Aikaterini Tziveleka and Vassilios Roussis and Efstathia Ioannou and Yannis Kotzamanis},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Roussos-Marinedrugs-28.pdf

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/22/6/264},

doi = {10.3390/md22060264},

issn = {1660-3397},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-06-17},

urldate = {2024-06-17},

journal = {Marine Drugs},

volume = {22},

number = {6},

pages = {264},

abstract = {The valorization of aquaculture/fishery processing by-products, as well as unavoidable/unwanted catches and discards in Greece, is currently an underutilized activity despite the fact that there are several best practices in Northern Europe and overseas. One of the main challenges is to determine whether the available quantities for processing are sufficient to warrant the valorization of discards and fish side streams. This is the first attempt to systematically record and analyze the available quantities of fish by-products and discards in Greece spatially and temporally in an effort to create a national exploitation Master Plan for the valorization of this unavoidable and unwanted biomass. A thorough survey conducted within the VIOAXIOPIO project unveiled a substantial biomass of around 19,000 tonnes annually that could be harnessed for valorization. Furthermore, the production of various High-Added-Value Biomolecules (HAVBs) was investigated and experimental trials were conducted to assess the potential yields, with the collected data used to formulate four valorization scenarios.},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{papadaki_evolution_2024,

title = {Evolution of sex ratio and egg production of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) over the course of five reproductive seasons},

author = {Maria Papadaki and Dimitris Karamanlidis and Eirini Sigelaki and Ioannis Fakriadis and Constantinos C Mylonas},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Papadaki-AquaFish-27.pdf

https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2468550X22001836},

doi = {10.1016/j.aaf.2022.10.006},

issn = {2468550X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-06-13},

urldate = {2024-06-13},

journal = {Aquaculture and Fisheries},

volume = {9},

number = {4},

pages = {534--542},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{gioti_bioinformatics_2024,

title = {The bioinformatics landscape in environmental omics: Lessons from a national ELIXIR survey},

author = {Anastasia Gioti and Danai Theodosopoulou and Panos Bravakos and Antonios Magoulas and Georgios Kotoulas},

url = {https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Gioti-iScience-26.pdf

https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2589004224012872},

doi = {10.1016/j.isci.2024.110062},

issn = {25890042},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-06-08},

urldate = {2024-06-10},

journal = {iScience},

volume = {27},

number = {6},

pages = {110062},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{aplakidou_visualizing_2024,

title = {Visualizing metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data: A comprehensive review},

author = {Eleni Aplakidou and Nikolaos Vergoulidis and Maria Chasapi and Nefeli K Venetsianou and Maria Kokoli and Eleni Panagiotopoulou and Ioannis Iliopoulos and Evangelos Karatzas and Evangelos Pafilis and Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares and Nikos C Kyrpides and Georgios A Pavlopoulos and Fotis A Baltoumas},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2001037024001430

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-Aplakidou-CSB-Journal-25.pdf},

doi = {10.1016/j.csbj.2024.04.060},

issn = {20010370},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-05-14},

urldate = {2024-05-16},

journal = {Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal},

volume = {23},

pages = {2011--2033},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}