Recent publications
Lessons Learned by Addressing Challenges to Deep-sea Conservation Planning in the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea: Linking Science to Practice. Ateret Shabtay et al. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2025, Aug. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107700
Modelling Non-Indigenous Ascidian Larval Dispersal in the Coastal Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Igal Berenshtein and Noa Shenkar. Diversity and Distributions. 2025 Feb. 4. doi:10.1111/ddi.70009
Directional swimming patterns in jellyfish aggregations. Dror Malul, Hadar Berman, Aviv Solodoch, Omri Tal, Noga Barak, Gur Mizrahi, Igal Berenshtein, Yaron Toledo, Tamar Lotan, Daniel Sher, Uri Shavit, Yoav Lehahn. Curr Biol. 2024, Sept 9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.038
Proposed network of Marine Protected Areas supports larval dispersal and connectivity in the Eastern Mediterranean. Igal Berenshtein, Nir Stern, Aviyam Tagar, Claire B. Paris, Omri Lapidot, Arseniy R. Morov, Erick Fredj, Jacob Zaken, Eli Biton. bioRxiv. 2024, May 7. doi: 10.1101/2024.04.28.591505
Marine top secrets: Ichthyoplankton in surface water uncover hidden knowledge on fish diversity and distribution. Jessica Guerchon, Arseniy R Morov, Aviyam Tagar, Maxim Rubin-Blum, Yaron Tikochinski, Igal Berenshtein, Gil Rilov, Nir Stern. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 2023, Mar 5. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108226
Identifying trade-offs and reference points in support of ecosystem approaches to managing Gulf of Mexico menhaden. Igal Berenshtein, Skyler Sagarese, Matthew Lauretta, Amy Schueller, David Chagaris. Front. mar. sci. 2023, Jan 6. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.935324
Evidence for a consistent use of external cues by marine fish larvae for orientation. Igal Berenshtein, Robin Faillettaz, Jean-Oliver Irisson, Moshe Kiflawi, Ulrike E Siebeck, Jeffery M Leis, Claire B Paris. Commun Biol. 2022, Dec 2. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04137-7
Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Helena M Solo-Gabriele, Tom Fiddaman, Cecilie Mauritzen, Cameron Ainsworth, David M Abramson, Igal Berenshtein et al. Mar. Policy, 2021, Sept 1. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104554
Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. CH Ainsworth, Eric P Chassignet, D French-McCay, Cynthia Juyne Beegle-Krause, Igal Berenshtein et al. Environ. Model. Softw. 2021, Aug 1. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105070
Mesophotic reef geomorphology categorization, habitat identification, and relationships with surface cover and terrace formation in the Gulf of Aqaba. David K Weinstein, Raz Tamir, Netanel Kramer, Gal Eyal, Igal Berenshtein, Yonathan Shaked, Yossi Loya, Adi Torfstein. Geomorphology. 2021, Apr 15. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107548
Invisible oil beyond the Deepwater Horizon satellite footprint. Igal Berenshtein, Claire B Paris, Natalie Perlin, Matthew M Alloy, Samantha B Joye, Steve Murawski. Sci. Adv. 2020, Feb 12. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw8863
Impacts of a local music festival on fish stress hormone levels and the adjacent underwater soundscape. Maria C Cartolano, Igal Berenshtein, Rachael M Heuer, Christina Pasparakis, Mitchell Rider, Neil Hammerschlag, Claire B Paris, Martin Grosell, M Danielle McDonald. Environ. Pollut. 2020, Oct 1. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114925
Book Chapters
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fishery Closures for Deep Oil Spills Using a Four-Dimensional Model. Igal Berenshtein, Natalie Perlin, Steven A Murawski, Samatha B Joye, Claire B Paris. 2020. In: Murawski, S., et al. Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_23
Comparison of the spatial extent, impacts to shorelines, and ecosystem and four-dimensional characteristics of simulated oil spills. Igal Berenshtein, Natalie Perlin, Cameron H Ainsworth, Joel G Ortega-Ortiz, Ana C Vaz, Claire B Paris. 2020. In: Murawski, S., et al. Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_20
Far-Field Modeling of a Deep-Sea Blowout: Sensitivity Studies of Initial Conditions, Biodegradation, Sedimentation, and Subsurface Dispersant Injection on Surface Slicks and Oil Plume Concentrations. Natalie Perlin, Claire B Paris, Igal Berenshtein, Ana C Vaz, Robin Faillettaz, Zachary M Aman, Patrick T Schwing, Isabel C Romero, Michael Schlüter, Andreas Liese, Nuttapol Noirungsee, Steffen Hackbusch. 2020. In: Murawski, S., et al. Deep Oil Spills. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_11
Connectivity of the Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf Fish Populations and Implications of Simulated Oil Spills. Claire B Paris, Steven A Murawski, Maria Josefina Olascoaga, Ana C Vaz, Igal Berenshtein, Philippe Miron, Francisco Javier Beron-Vera. 2020. In: Murawski, S., et al. Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_22