Hala, E.; Bakiu, R. Adriatic Sea Fishery Product Safety, Prospective and Climate Change. Preprints2024, 2024031412. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1412.v1
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Hala, E., & Bakiu, R. (2024). Adriatic Sea Fishery Product Safety, Prospective and Climate Change. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1412.v1
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Hala, E. and Rigers Bakiu. 2024 "Adriatic Sea Fishery Product Safety, Prospective and Climate Change" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1412.v1
Abstract
This bibliographic study addresses key aspects related to fishing, product safety, and climate change in the Adriatic Sea region. The examination of product safety focuses on the assessment of contaminants originating from human activities such as industry, mining, agriculture, and household waste disposal. The contamination of the aquatic environment has emerged as a pressing global concern, extending to the Adriatic subbasin. Aquatic organisms, including fish, are prone to accumulating pollutants directly from polluted water sources and indirectly through the food web. The bio-accumulation of potentially hazardous substances, particularly heavy metals, pesticides, PCBs, PAHs, and antibiotic resistance in aquatic organisms, poses a significant threat to human health. Climate change effects will deplete our seafood supply in terms of quantity and safety owing to negative consequences such as higher levels of pollution, parasites, viruses, infections, acidification, and toxicities such as shellfish poisoning. Global food safety strategies should be developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote environmentally friendly technology, which indirectly affects seafood quality and microbiological safety, especially for Adriatic Sea, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea, characterized by the most polluted waters in the world.
Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
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Comment:
Great overview. I am somewhat surprised that the paper makes no reference to one of the main factors affecting at least the northern parts of the Adriatic ecosystem, namely anoxia and mass mortalities and the often associated mucilage/marine snow events.
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
I am one of the author
Comment:
Dear Dr. Michael Stachowitsch,
on behalf of both co-authors of this review, I thank you very much for your opinion and your valuable comments. We agree with you that the mentioned factors affecting at least northern parts of the Adriatic ecosystem are really important to be considered, but the main focus of the review is mostly related to the seafood safety in the Adriatic Sea basin countries in the face of the effects coming out from the climate change. The description of the factors you are mentioning could be part of another manuscript and you are welcome to collaborate with us and other colleagues on drafting it. Our kind regards,
Rigers
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Commenter:
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Commenter:
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: I am one of the author
on behalf of both co-authors of this review, I thank you very much for your opinion and your valuable comments. We agree with you that the mentioned factors affecting at least northern parts of the Adriatic ecosystem are really important to be considered, but the main focus of the review is mostly related to the seafood safety in the Adriatic Sea basin countries in the face of the effects coming out from the climate change. The description of the factors you are mentioning could be part of another manuscript and you are welcome to collaborate with us and other colleagues on drafting it. Our kind regards,
Rigers