Antonello Sala

Publications

• Bycatch of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Italian Adriatic Midwater Pair Trawl Fishery
• Is square-mesh better selective than larger mesh? A perspective on the management for Mediterranean trawl fisheries
• A framework for results-based management in fisheries
• Monitoring the implementation of the landing obligation: The last haul programme
• Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world's continental shelves
• Modelling gear and fishers size selection for escapees, discards, and landings: A case study in Mediterranean trawl fisheries
• Serving Local Fish in School Meals: The Nutritional Importance of Consuming Oily Fish
• Estimating overall size-selection pattern in the bottom trawl fishery for four economically important fish species in the Mediterranean Sea
• Towards more selective Mediterranean trawl fisheries: are juveniles and trash excluder devices effective tools for reducing undersized catches?
• Influence of tow duration on catch performance of trawl survey in the Mediterranean Sea
• Feasibility study for PIXE and neutron beam techniques on fishing nets made of polymeric materials
• EfficientShip: A case study for the implementation of ORC technology onboard European fishing vessels
• Preliminary design of the hybrid propulsion architecture for the research vessel "G. Dallaporta"
• Elasmobranch bycatch in the Italian Adriatic pelagic trawl fishery
• Otterboard hydrodynamic performance testing in flume tank and wind tunnel facilities
• Impact assessment of EMFF measures on Good Environmental Status (GES) as defined by Italy
• Towards the Introduction of Sustainable Fishery Products: The Bid of a Major Italian Retailer
• Multipurpose use of side-scan sonar technology for fisheries science
• Shrimp trap selectivity in a Mediterranean small-scale-fishery
• Chondrichthyes - Multidisciplinary Approach
• Technical solutions for European small-scale driftnets
• Stakeholder perceptions in fisheries management - Sectors with benthic impacts
• Predictive models for codend size selectivity for four commercially important species in the Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery in spring and summer: Effects of codend type and catch size
• Testing otter board hydrodynamic performances in wind tunnel facilities
• The EU landing obligation and European small-scale fisheries: What are the odds for success?
• Review of the EU small-scale driftnet fisheries
• Energy efficiency in fishing: Are magnetic devices useful for use in fishing vessels?
• Towards a framework for the quantitative assessment of trawling impact on the seabed and benthic ecosystem
• Estimating seabed pressure from demersal trawls, seines, and dredges based on gear design and dimensions
• The influence of twine tenacity, thickness and bending stiffness on codend selectivity
• Fuel saving and emission reduction in fisheries: Results of the experimentation of a new magnetic device onboard fishing vessel
• Is Europe ready for a results-based approach to fisheries management? The voice of stakeholders
• Assessment of the Relative Catch Performance of a Surrounding Net without the Purse Line as an Alternative to a Traditional Boat Seine in Small-Scale Fisheries
• Selective characteristics of a shark-excluding grid device in a Mediterranean trawl
• Trawling in the Mediterranean: An Exploration of Empirical Relations Connecting Fishing Gears, Otterboards and Propulsive Characteristics of Fishing Vessels
• Experimental assessment of the fouling control coating effect on the fuel consumption rate
• Bottom trawl catch comparison in the Mediterranean Sea: Flexible Turtle Excluder Device (TED) vs traditional gear
• Effect of a lateral square-mesh panel on the catch pattern and catch efficiency in a Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery
• Can a square-mesh panel inserted in front of the codend improve the exploitation pattern in Mediterranean bottom trawl fisheries?
• Effect of Codend Circumference on the Size Selection of Square-Mesh Codends in Trawl Fisheries
• How Many Fish Need to Be Measured to Effectively Evaluate Trawl Selectivity?
• Assessment of size selectivity in hydraulic clam dredge fisheries
• The footprint of bottom trawling in European waters: distribution, intensity, and seabed integrity
• Old Info for a New Fisheries Policy: Discard Ratios and Lengths at Discarding in EU Mediterranean Bottom Trawl Fisheries
• Can a square-mesh panel inserted in front of the codend improve size and species selectivity in Mediterranean trawl fisheries?
• Workshop on Innovative Fishing Gear (WKING)
• Escape, discard, and landing probability in multispecies Mediterranean bottom-trawl fishery
• Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Whistle Modulation during a Trawl Bycatch Event in the Adriatic Sea
• Monitoring the Implementation of the Landing Obligation: The Last Haul Programme
• An overview of bottom trawl selectivity in the Mediterranean Sea
• Experimental method for quantifying resistance to the opening of netting panels
• Interactions between bottlenose dolphin and midwater pair trawls: effect of pingers on dolphin behaviour
• Experimental low-cost tool to reduce biofouling in the Adriatic oyster longline culture
• Assessment of fishing gear impact and performance using Sidescan sonar technology
• E-Audit: Energy use in Italian fishing vessels
• Propulsion system improvement for trawlers
• Simulation of bottom trawl fishing gears. A simplified physical model
• Phylogenetic relationships of the Antarctic euphausiids inhabiting the Ross Sea and the adjacent regions of southern ocean
• Energy saving trawl in Mediterranean demersal fisheries
• Krill of the Ross Sea: Distribution, abundance and demography of Euphausia superba and Euphausia crystallorophias during the Italian Antarctic expedition (January-February 2000)
• Experimental and theoretical study of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) selectivity in codends of Mediterranean bottom trawls
• Energy performance evaluation for fishing vessels
• Influence of sea-bottom temperature and depth on swept area estimation from trawl surveys
• An assessment of biomass and diel activity of fish at an artificial reef (Adriatic sea) using a stationary hydroacoustic technique
• Propulsion system improvement for trawlers
• Towards sustainable fisheries management: A perspective of fishing technology weaknesses and opportunities with a focus on the mediterranean fisheries
• E-audit: Energy use in Italian fishing vessels
• Assessment of fishing gear impact and performance using sidescan sonar technology
• A bond graph approach to improve the energy efficiency of ships
• Impact and performance of Mediterranean fishing gear by side-scan sonar technology
• Effect of mesh size and codend circumference on selectivity in the Mediterranean demersal trawl fisheries
• Effects of Turtle Excluder Devices on bycatch and discard reduction in the demersal fisheries of Mediterranean Sea
• Energy performance evaluation of fishing vessels by fuel mass flow measuring system
• Improving fishing effort descriptors: Modelling engine power and gear-size relations of five European trawl fleets
• An overview of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch and technical mitigation measures in the Mediterranean Sea
• The effect of mesh configuration and codend circumference on selectivity in the Mediterranean trawl Nephrops fishery
• Performance and impact on the seabed of an existing- and an experimental-otterboard: Comparison between model testing and full-scale sea trials
• A simplified model of the interaction of the trawl warps, the otterboards and netting drag
• Low-cost tool to reduce biofouling in oyster longline culture
• Size selection by diamond- and square-mesh codends in multi-species Mediterranean demersal trawl fisheries
• The influence of twine thickness on the size selectivity of polyamide codends in a Mediterranean bottom trawl
• Comparison between model testing and full-scale trials of new trawl design for Italian bottom fisheries
• The change in physical properties of some nylon (PA) netting samples before and after use
• Efficiency of the bottom trawl used for the Mediterranean international trawl survey (MEDITS)
• Escapement from the main body of the bottom trawl used for the Mediterranean international trawl survey (MEDITS)
• Vertical diel dynamic of fish assemblage associated with an artificial reef (Northern Adriatic Sea)
• Sampling catches of Engraulis encrasicholus and Sardina pilchardus in relation with temperature and fishing depth (Adriatic Sea)
• Evaluation of fish biomass of an artificial reef in the Adriatic Sea through acoustic methodology
• Further observations on the performance of the fishing gears used for demersal stock assessment in Italy
• Energy audit and carbon footprint in trawl fisheries
• Escape Survival and Scale Damage Assessment of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758) during Bottom Trawling in the Central Mediterranean Sea
• Technological innovations to reduce the impact of bottom gears on the seabed