An endogenous protease in fish muscle, cathepsin B, was partially purified and characterized from horse mackerel meat. On SDS-PAGE of the purified enzyme under reducing conditions, main protein bands were detected at 28 and 6 kDa and their respectiv...
In this study, the distribution patterns of southern horse mackerel are examined using commercial fine-scale resolution data. Using landings by size category and VMS data from the Portuguese commercial bottom-trawl fishery, which consistently targets...
Acoustic waves are attenuated by fish schools as they propagate through the ocean. The attenuation by fish schools is not currently considered in fishery acoustics and sonar applications, especially at mid-frequency bands. In this study, fish school...
As a semi-pelagic fish with commercial value, Mediterranean horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), is highly important both for the ecosystem, as a link between trophic levels, and for fisheries and local livelihoods. This stud...
The effects on lipid damage in canned horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) of a prior frozen storage (−18 °C) period and the presence of an octopus (Octopus vulgaris) cooking juice (OCJ) in the packing medium were investigated. An increase...
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) are two key species in marine food webs and have a high commercial value in the Iberian Peninsula. The populations of these species are known to have exhibited marked fluctuations...
The aim of this study was to investigate the preservative properties of alga Gelidium sp. flour when included in the glazing medium employed for the frozen storage (−18 °C) of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus). Different concentrations (...
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of food poisoning cases associated with histamine in food, mainly in relation to histamine in fish. Here, we investigated methods to decrease histamine levels in Japanese pilchard, Japanese horse mac...
The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) and the Mediterranean horse mackerel (T. mediterraneus) are two commercially important species whose biological traits remain insufficiently studied in the Central Mediterranean Sea. This study examin...
Anisakidosis is a fish-borne zoonosis caused by parasitic nematodes of the family Anisakidae, of which the species belonging to Anisakis simplex complex are the most representative. It is considered an emerging disease in Spain. The objective of this...
The antioxidant properties of the liquor resulting from commercial octopus cooking were analysed for this study. Two different concentrations of octopus-cooking liquor (OCL) were tested as glazing systems during the frozen storage period (−18 &...
The combined effects of thermal processing (i.e., sterilisation treatment) and the prior frozen storage time (3 or 6 months at −18 °C) on the quality loss in canned Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) were determined. Thus, the st...
Much of the knowledge on viruses is focused on those that can be propagated using cell-cultures or that can cause disease in humans or in economically important animals and plants. However, this only reflects a small portion of the virosphere. Theref...
Canning is an excellent solution to provide convenient, affordable, nutritious, and safe seafood with a long shelf life. However, many canned products use tuna, sardines, and Atlantic chub mackerel, species that raise sustainability concerns and whos...
The Mediterranean is one of the most overfished seas of the world where mesopredators are severely threatened. The trophic strategies of four pelagic species that inhabit the Adriatic Sea (Scomber spp. and Trachurus spp.) were investigated through an...
Background: Red macroalgal flour resulting from commercial phycocolloid extraction has been shown to include valuable preservative compounds. Methods: This study focused on the preservative effect of a gelatin-based packaging system including Gelidiu...
The expansion of fisheries and aquaculture in recent decades has led to a substantial increase in fish by-products. This study investigates the extraction and characterization of calcium phosphates from the by-products of representative species in th...
The pH of fish muscle is an important index for quality assessment, but the traditional methods using a pH meter and probe/electrode are destructive, time-consuming, and laborious, making them unsuitable for on-line meat-quality monitoring. Hence, an...
This study analysed commercial ‘Srdelara’ purse seine landings in the Central Eastern Adriatic from November 2020 to March 2022. The observed commercial landings demonstrated typical seasonal variations, with a peak from September to Nove...
Fish are vulnerable to environmental pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and heavy metals. As one of the most commonly applied processing methods, the smoking of different species has been applied globally. Hence, this study aims to in...
Fish discards and by-products can be transformed into high value-added products such as fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) containing bioactive peptides. Protein hydrolysates were prepared from different parts (whole fish, skin and head) of several disc...
Frequent intentional mislabeling of particular fish and fish products, such as the sale of frozen and thawed fish instead of fresh fish, occurs on all continents. Therefore, two studies were conducted to classify fish meat using excitation–emis...
In the current work, we study the capacity of 30 peptones obtained by enzyme proteolysis of ten discarded fish species (hake, megrim, red scorpionfish, pouting, mackerel, gurnard, blue whiting, Atlantic horse mackerel, grenadier, and boarfish) to sup...
This work creates a fish species identification tool combining a low-cost, custom-made multispectral camera called MultiCam and a trained classification algorithm for application in the fishing industry. The objective is to assess, non-destructively...
This study investigates the valorisation of piscindustrial by-products, specifically fishbones from mackerel, horse-mackerel, and sardines, as sustainable sources of multi-mineral ingredients (MMIs) for future dietary supplementation. Ground fishbone...
The objective of this report was to investigate the isolation and recovery of different biocompounds and bioproducts from wastes (skins and heads) that were obtained from five species discarded by fishing fleets (megrim, hake, boarfish, grenadier, an...
Bacterial extracellular membrane vesicles (EMVs) are membrane-bound particles released during cell growth by a variety of microorganisms, among which are cold-adapted bacteria. Shewanella vesiculosa HM13, a cold-adapted Gram-negative bacterium isolat...
Abundance indices are essential data for the application of stock assessment models to obtain fish abundance estimates. Abundance indices have usually been derived from fishery-dependent data, yet the increase in fisheries-independent surveys is now...
Winter and Spring variations of the fat and fatty acid compositions of discards from six species of the Aegean Sea were investigated to assess the potential suitability for human or aquaculture consumption. European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus), anc...
In healthy cells, proteolysis is orderly executed to maintain basal homeostasis and normal physiology. Dyscontrol in proteolysis under severe stress condition induces cell death, but the dynamics of proteolytic regulation towards the critical phase r...
Regular consumption of seafood and, in particular, fish has been associated with important health benefits. A fish product that has been increasingly included in the human nutrition is roe. Despite its nutritional value has been established (fatty ac...
People spend most of their time indoors, particularly in their houses where daily activities are carried out, enhancing particulate matter (PM) emissions with consequent adverse health impacts. This study intended to appraise the toxicological and mu...
Every year, millions of tons of fish waste are generated from fishing activities, and a similar amount is discarded and returned to the sea as unwanted catches. This material can be used as a biological source for many potential new added-value produ...
Shewanella sp. HM13 is a cold-adapted Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the intestine of a horse mackerel. It produces a large amount of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), which are particles released in the medium where the bacterium is cultured. T...
This study investigates Italian fishery discards through the lens of neglected and underutilized species (NUS). It estimates the potential loss of value (PLoV) to identify pathways for sustainable valorization under the European Union landing obligat...
In contemporary markets, fish are frequently wrapped in cling film, necessitating consumers’ reliance on visual cues to assess freshness. This study explores whether common Japanese consumers can accurately discern fish freshness based solely o...
Fish stocks and their management are paramount for sustainable fisheries under the ongoing changes in atmosphere–sea interactions. The Aegean Sea, one of the composite seas influenced by different water masses, is characterized by a diverse eco...
Background: Anisakis simplex (A. simplex) infection, in humans, causes a series of clinical manifestations affecting the gastro-intestinal tract known as Anisakiasis/Anisakidosis. Patients may also present allergic manifestations such as hives and/or...
This study aimed to determine the presence and characteristics of microplastics (MPs) in six commercially important fish species in Samsun city of, the Middle Black Sea Region: rainbow trout–Turkish salmon (Oncorhynchus mykiss), European seabass (Dic...
Although knowledge of the bioactive compounds produced by species inhabiting coastal waters is increasing, little is known about the bioactive potential produced by marine species occupying deeper habitats with high biodiversity and productivity. Her...
From a global view of antimicrobial resistance over different sectors, seafood and the marine environment are often considered as potential reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs); however, there are few...
Background/Objectives: Improving one’s diet for the purpose of promoting health is constrained by people’s ingrained eating habits, as the eating patterns that align with their established habits do not necessarily correspond to a healthy...