Sardines

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Sardines

File:Sardine.png
Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Fish

Description

Sardine is a general names used to refer to different species depending on the location.

Habitat: pelagic
Main role: Prey
Trophic level: Depends on species

IUCN Red List Assessment: Least Concern

Diet: Sardines feed mainly on plankton.

Threats: Sardines are caught by targeted fishery for human consumption.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Baltic Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.

The most common species of sardines in the Mediterranean Sea are: Sardina pilchardus (more abundant in the West) Sprattus sprattus Sardinella aurita

In the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Sardine is grouped with anchovy.

Types

• Very Low Density
• Low Density
• Medium Density
• High Density
• Very High Density

Metadata

Data Source

Sardines and anchovy is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer following calculations made by the ecosystem simulation (EwE). The simplified EwE Eastern Mediterranean model was adjusted for use in the MSP Challenge by Eyal Ofir.

For more information on how Ecopath-with-Ecosim (EwE) works, please visit our Wiki page or visit the official EwE website at https://ecopath.org.