Details of ClimateFish : Abundance of selected coastal fish species as candidate indicators of climate change in the Mediterranean Sea

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Title of datasetClimateFish : Abundance of selected coastal fish species as candidate indicators of climate change in the Mediterranean Sea
Narrative summary of datasetThe ClimateFish database collates abundance data of 15 fish species proposed as candidate indicators of climate change in the Mediterranean Sea. An initial group of eight Mediterranean indigenous species (Epinephelus marginatus, Thalassoma pavo, Sparisoma cretense, Coris julis, Sarpa salpa, Serranus scriba, Serranus cabrilla and Caranx crysos) with wide distribution, responsiveness to temperature conditions and easy identification were selected by a network of Mediterranean scientists joined under the CIESM programme ‘Tropical Signals’ (https://www.ciesm.org/marine/programs/tropicalization.htm; Azzurro et al. 2010). Soon after, and thanks to the discussion with other expert groups and projects, C. crysos was no longer considered, and Lessepsian fishes (Red Sea species entering the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal) were included, namely: Fistularia commersonii, Siganus luridus, Siganus rivulatus, Pterois miles, Stephanolopis diaspros, Parupeneus forskali, Pempheris rhomboidea and Torquigener flavimaculosus. Considering the trend of increase of these species in the Mediterranean Sea (Golani et al. 2021) and their projected distribution according to climate change scenarios (D’Amen and Azzurro, 2020), more data on these tropical invaders are expected to come in the future implementation of the study. Data were collected according to a simplified visual census methodology (Garrabou et al. 2019) along standard transects of five minutes performed at a constant speed of 10m/min, corresponding approximately to an area of 50x5m. Four different depth layers were surveyed:  0-3m, 5-10 m, 11-20 m, 21-30 m. So far, the ClimateFish database includes fish counts collected along 3142 transects carried out in seven Mediterranean countries between 2009 and 2021, for a total number of 101'771 observed individuals belonging to the 15 fish species. Data were collected by a large team of researchers which joined in a common monitoring strategy supported by different international projects, which are acknowledged below. This database, when associated with climate data, offers new opportunities to investigate spatio-temporal effects of climate change in the Mediterranean Sea and test the effectiveness of each species as a possible climate change indicator.   Contacts: ernesto.azzurro(at)cnr.it   References: Azzurro E., Maynou F., Moschella P. (2010). A simplified visual census methodology to detect variability trends of coastal mediterranean fishes under climate change scenarios. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 39. D’Amen, M. and Azzurro, E. (2020). Lessepsian fish invasion in Mediterranean marine protected areas: a risk assessment under climate change scenarios. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 77(1), pp.388-397. Garrabou, J., Bensoussan, N., Azzurro, E. (2019). Monitoring climate-related responses in Mediterranean marine protected areas and beyond: five standard protocols. Golani D.,  Azzurro E.,  Dulcic J.,  Massutí E., Orsi-Relini L.  (2021).  Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea.  2nd edition  [F. Briand, Ed.]  365 pages.  CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco. ISBN number  978-92-990003-5-9    Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.
Summary of processing methodologyData were collected according to a simplified visual census methodology (Garrabou et al. 2019) along standard transects of five minutes performed at a constant speed of 10m/min, corresponding approximately to an area of 50x5m. Four different depth layers were surveyed: 0-3m, 5-10 m, 11-20 m, 21-30 m. So far, the ClimateFish database includes fish counts collected along 3142 transects carried out in seven Mediterranean countries between 2009 and 2021, for a total number of 101'771 observed individuals belonging to the 15 fish species.
Start date2009-09-01
End date2021-09-23

Responsible organisations

CountryFrance
Organisation nameIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Role of organisationDataset Holding Organisation
CountryFrance
Organisation nameSEA scieNtific Open data Edition
Role of organisationPublisher
How to citeAzzurro Ernesto, Ballerini Tosca, Antoniadou Chryssanthi, Aversa Giulia Domizia, Ben Souissi Jamila, Blaškovic Andrea, Cappanera Valentina, Chiappi Marina, Cinti Maria-Francesca, Colloca Francesco, Cvitkovic Ivan, D'Amen Manuela, Despalatovic Marija, Di Franco Antonio, Dimitriadis Charalampos, Dragicevic Branko, Fanelli Emanuela, Figuerola Ferrando Laura, Fortibuoni Tomaso, Franzitta Giulio, Garrabou Joaquim, Geloso Tatiana, Ghanem Raouia, Gori Andrea, Hervat Martina, Izquierdo-Muñoz Andres, Linares Prat Cristina, La Mesa Gabriele, Merotto Lorenzo, Micallef Reno, Miliou Anastasia, Minelli Annalisa, Moschella Paula, Pannacciulli Federica, Panzalis Pieraugusto, Pavicic Mišo, Petrou Antonis, Ramos-Esplá Alfonso A., Saponari Luca, Scarcella Giuseppe, Spoto Marco, Staglicic Nika, Vrdoljak Dario, Vouriot Pauline, Weitzmann Boris, Schembri Patrick Joseph (2022). ClimateFish : Abundance of selected coastal fish species as candidate indicators of climate change in the Mediterranean Sea. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/86784

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/9asyQJrnusQtrbA
Dataset formatDelimited
Text or Plaintext
Public accessNo limitations
License for useCC-BY 4.0
TypeDataset
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.17882/86784
Link to dataset after processing by data centrehttps://www.emodnet-biology.eu/toolbox/en/download/occurrence/dataset/8121
https://www.eurobis.org/imis?module=dataset&dasid=8121

Locations

Map
Latitude north boundary46.97802
Longitude east boundary39.81122
Latitude south boundary28.25043
Longitude west boundary-9.74039
Sea areaMediterranean Sea
Vertical extent minimum-30 Metres
Vertical extent maximum-1 Metres

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeFish
ParameterFish taxonomy-related counts
Instrument typeobservers
Platform typediver
Data quality processing informationQuality controlled data

Process information

Submitting organisationInstitute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology, Ancona
Submission identifier (UUID)a53ad03f-3836-8363-3637-000000086784
Date of dataset creation2022-03-29
Date of dataset revision2022-06-08
Date of metadata creation2022-6-10
Date of metadata latest revision2022-06-29
Date of publishing2022-07-15
Date of processed dataset publication2023-04-14
Processing data centreFlanders Marine Institute
Summary record-ID1082