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Recent observations of two young-of-the-year great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias (Elasmobranchii, Lamniformes, Lamnidae), in the Eastern Adriatic Sea
The great white shark,
Carcharodon carcharias
(Linnaeus, 1758), is a well-known predatory species that inhabits a wide geographic range, including the Adriatic Sea. A marked decline in the abundance of its Mediterranean population has been documented over recent decades, making research on this species in its natural environment increasingly difficult. This study documents two contemporary records of young-of-the-year individuals recorded...
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2026
Ana Pešić
,
Ilija Ćetković
,
Branko Dragičević
,
Alessandro De Maddalena
,
Jacopo Bernardi
,
Zdravko IKICA
,
Pero Ugarković
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
The first record of smallscale codlet, Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Teleostei: Bregmacerotidae) in Montenegrin waters and a review of previous Mediterranean records
The smallscale codlet, Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941, is a small gadiform fish native to the Indo-West Pacific and the Red Sea. It is considered non-indigenous in the Mediterranean Sea, with its first records appearing in the early 2000s. This paper reports the first confirmed occurrence of B. nectabanus in Montenegrin waters. The specimen was caught by beach seine in the interior of Boka Kotorska Bay at a depth of less than 20 m. Morphometric measurements were compared with existing Adriatic...
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2025
Aleksandar JOKSIMOVIĆ
,
Ana Pešić
,
Branka Pestorić
,
Ilija Ćetković
,
Zdravko IKICA
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Assessment of seafloor marine litter along the Montenegrin coast through Fishing for Litter initiatives
This paper presents an assessment of the amount, composition and spatial distribution of seafloor marine litter in the southern part of the Adriatic Sea (GSA 18). Surveys were performed during a six-year period (2019-2024) from 24 hauls. Sampling was carried out using a bottom trawl during regular fishing activities (Fishing for Litter - FFL). Seafloor marine litter was classified into nine main categories (plastic, metal, rubber, cardboard/paper, textile/natural fibres, glass/ceramics, processed...
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2025
Ines Kokić
,
Slađana Nikolić
,
Milica Mandić
,
Ana Pešić
,
Ilija Ćetković
MDPI AG
New Evidence for the Contemporary Presence of Juvenile White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the Adriatic Sea
The presence of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in the Mediterranean Sea is well documented, but mainly through historical and opportunistic records. Historically, the Adriatic Sea, particularly its eastern coastline, was considered a hotspot for white sharks, with relatively frequent reports of juvenile specimens suggesting a potential nursery area. However, since the second half of the 20th century, the abundance of white sharks in the Adriatic has experienced a dramatic decline, with...
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2025
Julia Türtscher
,
Jürgen Kriwet
,
Simone Niedermüller
,
Mišo Pavičić
,
Ilija Ćetković
,
Patrick L. Jambura
,
Pero Ugarković
