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Based on fisheries landings data I propose the size-base index (community level) Mean Size of the Landing Catch (MSL). The MSL index was estimated based on high taxonomic resolution data available from auctions (species level) and demographic data acquired during the auction, namely species landed by "size-box" categories, which is assessed mandatorily in all EU members state for fisheries quality and statistic proposes. The MSL was calculated from the average inferred size-box categories of a species weighted by their annual catch. The use of MSL allows determining inter-annual changes in the size of the catch when weighted data is available from the fishery. Using the Portuguese fisheries landing data as an example, the MSL revealed that the landing yield of large fish linearly declined over time while the catch of small fishes increased (i.e., survivors to old age was reduced by fishing). The MSL can be easily used to assess trends in marine exploited commercial communities (community rather than population level) and is fully applicable with any species-size data source (e.g., scientific surveys, visual census data). The MSL can also be applied as a key indicator within the new ecosystem-based Marine Policy Framework Strategy (ecosystem approach to fisheries), which required the use of size-based indicators for the assessment of fisheries trends in exploited marine communities. ; CLIMFISH project A framework for assess vulnerability of coastal fisheries to climate change in Portuguese coast - Portugal 2020 n2/SAICT/2017 - SAICT ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Plastics is all the rage, and mitigating marine litter is topping the agenda for nations pushing issues such as ocean acidification, or even climate change, away from the public consciousness. We are personally directly affected by plastics and charismatic megafauna is dying from it, and it is something that appears to be doable. So, who cares about the issue of ocean acidification anymore? We all should. The challenge is dual in the fact that is both invisible to the naked eye and therefore not felt like a pressing issue to the public, thereby not reaching the top of the agenda of policy makers; but also that it is framed in the climate change narrative of fear - whereby it instills in a fight-or-flight response in the public, resulting in their avoidance of the issue because they feel they are unable to take action that have results. In this article, we argue that the effective global environmental governance of ocean acidification, though critical to address, mitigate against and adapt to, is hindered by the both this lack of perception of urgency in the general public, fueled by a lack of media coverage, as well as a fight-or-flight response resulting from fear. We compare this to the more media friendly and plastics problem that is tangible and manageable. We report on a media plots of plastics and ocean acidification coverage over time and argue that the issue needs to be detangled from climate change and framed as its own issue to reach the agenda at a global level, making it manageable to assess and even care about for policy makers and the public alike? ; Who cares about ocean acidification in the Plasticene? ; Funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. ; publishedVersion

Plastics is all the rage, and mitigating marine litter is topping the agenda for nations pushing issues such as ocean acidification, or even climate change, away from the public consciousness. We are personally directly affected by plastics and charismatic megafauna is dying from it, and it is something that appears to be doable. So, who cares about the issue of ocean acidification anymore? We all should. The challenge is dual in the fact that is both invisible to the naked eye and therefore not felt like a pressing issue to the public, thereby not reaching the top of the agenda of policy makers; but also that it is framed in the climate change narrative of fear - whereby it instills in a fight-or-flight response in the public, resulting in their avoidance of the issue because they feel they are unable to take action that have results. In this article, we argue that the effective global environmental governance of ocean acidification, though critical to address, mitigate against and adapt to, is hindered by the both this lack of perception of urgency in the general public, fueled by a lack of media coverage, as well as a fight-or-flight response resulting from fear. We compare this to the more media friendly and plastics problem that is tangible and manageable. We report on a media plots of plastics and ocean acidification coverage over time and argue that the issue needs to be detangled from climate change and framed as its own issue to reach the agenda at a global level, making it manageable to assess and even care about for policy makers and the public alike? ; Agência financiadora European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) ITC Conference Grant within the COST Action OCEANGOV COST-ITCCG-CA15217-372 Horizon 2020 project GoJelly 774499 SINTEF Ocean project SEEINGSHORE NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-031893 NORTE 2020 Portugal 2020 European Union (EU) Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology SFRH/BPD/108949/2015 CLIMFISH project n2/SAICT/2017 Horizon 2020 ...

Introduction: COVID-19 is a highly transmissible virus that is causing very serious problems in the health of the world, generating major political and financial problems. There are numerous risk factors related to this disease, ranging from morbidities to social and family issues. Objective: to evaluate the effects of the social isolation generated by Covid-19 on the quality of life in the population of two Brazilian cities. Methods: cross-sectional study. The research was carried out in two different cities of the Brazilian confederation. One in Santo André, São Paulo and the other in Rio Branco, Acre, both in Brazil. This is a survey with an online platform, using the drive's Google Forms tool to assess the population's quality of life through the SF-36 protocol. The selection was carried out randomly in both groups (Acre and São Paulo), having respectively 109 and 62 participants in this first moment. Results: regarding gender, women are in greater numbers participating in the city of Santo André, São Paulo than in Rio Branco, Acre, both in Brazil, with (80.6% and 48.6%), respectively. Likewise, in relation to the age group Santo André has an average age younger than in Rio Branco. When we compared the dimensions between the two states, performing a Mann-Whitney statistical analysis, statistical differences appeared in three dimensions, which were functional capacity, pain, and vitality, with better quality of life in these three domains for the city of Rio Branco. Conclusion: the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, has a positive score when compared to the city of Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, in most of the domains analyzed. ; Introdução: o COVID-19 é um vírus altamente transmissível e que estar causando problemas gravíssimos na saúde do mundo, gerando com isso, grandes problemas políticos e financeiros. Existem inúmeros fatores de risco relacionados a esta doença, que vai desde morbidades até questões sociais e familiares. Objetivo: avaliar os efeitos do isolamento social gerado pelo Covid-19 na qualidade de Vida na população de duas cidades Brasileiras. Método: estudo transversal. A pesquisa foi realizada em duas cidades diferentes da confederação brasileira. Uma em Santo André – SP e a outra em Rio Branco-Ac. Trata-se de uma pesquisa com uma plataforma online, utilizando a ferramenta do Google Formulários do drive para avaliar a qualidade de vida da população pelo protocolo SF-36. A seleção foi realizada de forma aleatória em ambos os grupos (Acre e São Paulo), tendo respectivamente 109 e 62 participantes neste primeiro momento. Resultados: em relação ao gênero, as mulheres estão em maior número participando na cidade de Santo André - SP do que em Rio Branco-AC, com (80,6% e 48,6%), respectivamente. Da mesma forma, em relação a faixa etária Santo André encontra-se com uma média de idade mais jovem do que em Rio Branco. Quando realizamos uma comparação das dimensões entre os dois estados realizando uma análise estatística de Mann-Whitney apareceram diferença estatística em três dimensões, que foram a capacidade funcional, a Dor e a vitalidade, apresentando nestes três domínios melhor qualidade de vida para a cidade de Rio Branco. Conclusão: a cidade de Rio Branco-Acre encontra-se com um escore positivo quando comparado com a cidade de Santo André - SP na maioria dos domínios analisados.

The zika virus is an emerging and important world health problem. In public health its harmful effects have stimulated various legal interests. The Federal Government of Brazil recently adopted several social and health surveillance measures, extending the instruments of possibilities to combating the virus transmitter in Brazil. Law No. 13.306/2016 brought incisive determinations about action awareness policies and educational campaigns, and at the same time authorizes the highest authorities of the Unified Health System (SUS) within federal, state, county and municipal governments to establish and implement the necessary measures to control the diseases caused by the virus, i.e. dengue, chikungunya and zika. The published legislation has created a motivating environment for researchers to develop projects aimed at the mosquito that transmits the dengue virus, the chikungunya virus and the zika virus. Therefore, studies on A. aegypti have led to greater scientifi c knowledge about its habitat, reproduction and development and a description of means to combat it, as a precondition for the ful filment of the social purposes of Law No. 13.301, of June 27, 2016, mainly if researches about more efficient management models and management of public finances, contributing to unveiling impacts on public health and growth and human development.

Introduction: the judicialization of health is an alternative to the health services in Brazil, despite criticism of judicial decisions and control of public health policy. The large number of actions that demand health services is a health problem that characterizes the political, social, ethical, legal, and health systems of the Public Health Policy. Objective: to analyze the judicialization of health care in the Acre State, Brazil, from 2010 to 2016. Methods: it is a documentary and cross-sectional study of collegiate decisions, with final judgments, in the period from 2010 to 2016, issued by the Court of Justice of the State of Acre, Results: all proposed actions were Writ of Mandamus. The use of preliminary injunction was the most common strategy (n = 34; 94.44%). One third of the respondents were not questioned by the State of Acre (n = 9; 25%) as decisions of the Court of Justice on health concern medicines, examinations, and procedures, in these cases, it only manages interests, with no litigation per se. (n = 25, 69.44%). Men and women demanded in the same proportion, all of them characterized by living in poverty (n = 28; 77.78%). Conclusion: the collective health decisions handed down by the State Court of Justice Acre, Brazil, guarantee access to health goods and services to the claimants, with emphasis on preliminary injunctions and grounds based on the principle of human dignity, physical integrity and life, and on medical prescriptions in each specific case and, in a third of the cases, serving as a mere administration of interests. ; Introdução: a judicialização da saúde é uma alternativa aos serviços de saúde no Brasil, apesar das críticas às decisões judiciais e ao controle das políticas públicas de saúde. O grande número de ações que demandam serviços de saúde é um problema de saúde que caracteriza os sistemas político, social, ético, jurídico e de saúde da Política Pública de Saúde. Objetivo: analisar a judicialização da saúde no Brasil, Amazônia Ocidental, de 2010 a 2016. Método: estudo documental e transversal de decisões colegiadas, com sentenças definitivas, no período de 2010 a 2016, proferidas pelo Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Acre, cujo foco principal é o contexto, fatores e consequências que os conduzem ao seu direito à saúde no Judiciário. Resultados: todas as ações propostas eram mandatos de segurança. O uso de liminar foi uma estratégia comum entre os autores (n = 34; 94,44%). um terço dos respondentes não foi contestado pelo Estado do Acre (n = 9; 25%). Já as decisões do Tribunal de Justiça em matéria de saúde dizem respeito a medicamentos, exames e procedimentos (n = 25, 69,44%). Homens e mulheres propõem a mesma proporção e uma característica básica dos autores é a pobreza (n = 28; 77,78%). Conclusão: as decisões coletivas de saúde proferidas pelo Tribunal de Justiça do Estado são legais, constitucionais e refletem a alteração entre todos os órgãos que integram a relação em que se estabelece a judicialização, que pode ser alcançada por meio do aprimoramento do processo de incorporação. tecnologias ao SUS, para a boa execução da política pública de saúde, com a manutenção dos princípios da universalidade e integralidade do Sistema Único de Saúde.