@article{fdi:010069392,
  title = {{S}patio-temporal patterns and environmental controls of small pelagic fish body condition from contrasted {M}editerranean areas},
  author = {{B}rosset, {P}. and {F}romentin, {J}. {M}. and {V}an {B}everen, {E}. and {L}loret, {J}. and {M}arques, {V}. and {B}asilone, {G}. and {B}onanno, {A}. and {C}arpi, {P}. and {D}onato, {F}. and {K}ec, {V}. {C}. and {D}e {F}elice, {A}. and {F}erreri, {R}. and {G}asparevic, {D}. and {G}iraldez, {A}. and {G}ucu, {A}. and {I}glesias, {M}. and {L}eonori, {I}. and {P}alomera, {I}. and {S}omarakis, {S}. and {T}icina, {V}. and {T}orres, {P}. and {V}entero, {A}. and {Z}orica, {B}. and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {S}araux, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}mall pelagic fish are among the most ecologically and economically important marine fish species and are characterized by large fluctuations all over the world. {I}n the {M}editerranean {S}ea, low catches and biomass of anchovies and sardines have been described in some areas during the last decade, resulting in important fisheries crises. {T}herefore, we studied anchovy and sardine body condition variability, a key index of population health and its response to environmental and anthropogenic changes. {W}ide temporal and spatial patterns were investigated by analyzing separately data from scientific surveys and fisheries in eight {M}editerranean areas between 1975 and 2015. {R}esults showed that anchovy and sardine body condition as well as maximum size in some areas sharply decreased in most {M}editerranean areas along years (except in the {N}orthern {A}lboran {S}ea). {D}espite this general pattern, well-marked environmental differences between sub-regions were highlighted by several analyses and variations in body condition were not found to be homogeneous over all the {M}editerranean {S}ea. {F}urther, other analyses revealed that except for the {A}driatic where major changes towards a lower body condition were concomitant with a decrease in river runoffs and chl-a concentration, no concomitant environmental regime shift was detected in other areas. {T}ogether, these analyses highlighted the current poor body condition of almost all small pelagic fish populations in the {M}editerranean. {Y}et, global environmental indices could not explain the observed changes and the general decrease in condition might more likely come from regional environmental and/or anthropogenic (fishing) effects. {A} prolonged state of poor fish body condition, together with an observed reduced size and early age-at-maturity may have strong ecological, economic and social consequences all around the {M}editerranean {S}ea.},
  keywords = {{A}nchovy ; {S}ardine ; {F}ish health ; {M}arine monitoring ; {MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}rogress in {O}ceanography},
  volume = {151},
  numero = {},
  pages = {149--162},
  ISSN = {0079-6611},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pocean.2016.12.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069392},
}