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BlueCrab2022Algarve: Unraveling the migrations of the invasive blue crab in Algarve - ATLAZUL 2022 campaign
Citation
Encarnação et al.; 2022; Unraveling the migrations of the invasive blue crab in Algarve - ATLAZUL 2022 campaign. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8078

Availability: This work is licensed under http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L08/current/MO meaning it is under moratorium until 2026-05-15

Description
One of the fastest spreading marine invasive species across Europe is the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, which has been listed as one of the 100 worst marine invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea. In Portugal, the oldest record dates to 1967 in the Tagus estuary (western coast). Few records have been detected in that area until the present day, but in the southern coast (Algarve) the situation is quite different. Since 2016-17, the species is increasing in abundance and expanding its distribution towards the western coast of Algarve. Now indisputably established in southern Portugal, seasonal migrations are still poorly understood. This project aims at understanding such migrations, that change across the life spawn of this species, between higher zones of estuaries and coastal zones.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Acoustics, Biology > Invertebrates, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries)
Keywords:
Brackish water, Acoustic Telemetry, Algarve, Animal migrations, Blue crabs, Ecological distribution, Geographical distribution, Invasive species, Seasonal migration, ANE, Portugal, Algarve, ANE, Portugal, Guadiana estuary, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, Crustacea, Decapoda, Malacostraca

Geographical coverage
ANE, Portugal, Algarve [Marine Regions]
ANE, Portugal, Guadiana estuary [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
May 2022 - December 2022

Taxonomic coverage
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Malacostraca [WoRMS]

Parameter
Detections Methodology
Detections: Acoustic telemetry

Contributors
University of Algarve; Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences; Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), moredata creator

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
European Tracking Network (ETN) data, more

Project
ATLAZUL: Promotion of the Atlantic Coastal Alliance for Blue Growth, more


Dataset status: In Progress
Metadatarecord created: 2022-06-24
Information last updated: 2023-05-30
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