Tanja Šegvić Bubić, PhD
About
My research interests are to explore the potential synergies and challenges associated with integrating conservation principles into aquaculture practices. By investigating the ecological implications of aquaculture on surrounding marine ecosystems, using several methodological approaches such as visual census, fish tagging, microchemistry, and molecular markers, my research goal is to support sustainable aquaculture, with a focus on biodiversity conservation and habitat preservation.
In my work, the use of molecular markers such as mtDNA, microsatellites, and SNPs has enabled the identification of fish escapees from aquaculture (Dicentrarchus labrax, Sparus aurata, and Seriola dumerili) but also phylogenetics and phylogeographic description of commercially important wild marine species stocks.
Lately, I am actively involved in testing new alternative and more sustainable fish feed ingredients on seabream and seabass growth performances.
Professional experience
2024. - now
Scientific adviser, Laboratory of aquaculture
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
2019. - 2024.
Senior research associate, Laboratory of aquaculture
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
2013. - 2019.
Research associate, Laboratory of aquaculture
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Education
2012.
PhD in Interdisciplinary marine science
University of Split
Publications
Publikacije
Bušelić, Ivana and Trumbić, Željka and Hrabar, Jerko and Lepen-Pleić, Ivana and Šegvić-Bubić, Tanja and Kaitetzidou, Elisavet and Tibaldi, Emilio and Bočina, Ivana and Grubišić, Leon and Sarropoulou, Elena
Unravelling the intricate language of fish guts Impact of plantbased vs plantinsectpoultrybased diets on intestinal pathways in European seabass
ISBN
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741385
Publikacije
Matić-Skoko S, Pavičić M, Šepić J, Janeković I, Vrdoljak D, Vilibić I, Stagličić N, Šegvić-Bubić T, Vujević A
Impacts of Sea Bottom Temperature on CPUE of European Lobster Homarus gammarus Linnaeus Decapoda Nephropidae in the Eastern Adriatic Sea
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2022.891197
Publikacije
Alujević K, Šegvić-Bubić T, Isajlović I, Trumbić Ž, Petrić M
Distribution and Differentiation Patterns of Sympatric Squids Alloteuthis media and Alloteuthis subulata Cephalopoda Loliginidae Using Morphological and Molecular Approaches
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2022.856674
Publikacije
Lepen Pleić I, Bušelić I, Messina M, Hrabar J, Žuvić L, Talijančić I, Žužul I, Pavelin T, Anđelić I, Pleadin J, Puizina J, Grubišić L, Tibaldi E, Šegvić-Bubić T
A plantbased diet supplemented with Hermetia illucens alone or in combination with poultry by product meal one step closer to sustainable aquafeeds for European seabass
ISBN
10.1186/s40104-022-00725-z
Publikacije
Lin Y, Vidjak O, Ezgeta-Balić D, Bojanić Varezić D, Šegvić-Bubić T, Stagličić N, Zhan A, Briski E
Plankton diversity in Anthropocene Shipping vs aquaculture along the eastern Adriatic coast assessed through DNA metabarcoding
ISBN
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151043
Publikacije
Stagličić N, Šegvić-Bubić T, Ezgeta-Balić D, Bojanić Varezić D, Grubišić L, Žuvić L, Lin Y, Briski E
Distribution patterns of two co existing oyster species in the northern Adriatic Sea The native European flat oyster Ostrea edulis and the non native Pacific oyster Magallana gigas
ISBN
10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106233
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Talijančić I, Vulić L, Šegvić B, Žužul I, Radonić I, Grubišić L.
Assignment of Gilthead Seabream Sparus aurata to Its Origin through Scale Shape and Microchemistry Composition Management Implications for Aquaculture Escapees
ISBN
10.3390/w12113186
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Žužul I, Talijančić I, Ugrin N, Lepen Pleić I, Žuvić L, Stagličić N, Grubišić L
Translocation and Aquaculture Impact on Genetic Diversity and Composition of Wild Self Sustainable Ostrea edulis Populations in the Adriatic Sea
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2020.00084
Publikacije
Ezgeta-Balić D, Šantić D, Šegvić-Bubić T, Bojanić N, Bužančić M, Vidjak O, Varezić DB, Stagličić N, Kundid P, Peharda M, Žužul I, Grubišić L, Briski E.
Competitive feeding interactions between native Ostrea edulis and non native Crassostrea gigas with implications of introducing C gigas into commercial aquaculture in the eastern Adriatic Sea
ISBN
10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105051
Publikacije
Žužul I, Šegvić-Bubić T, Talijančić I, Džoić T, Lepen Pleić I, Beg Paklar G, Ivatek-Šahdan S, Katavić I, Grubišić L
Spatial connectivity pattern of expanding gilthead seabream populations and its interactions with aquaculture sites a combined population genetic and physical modelling approach
ISBN
10.1038/s41598-019-51256-z
Publikacije
Matić-Skoko S, Šegvić-Bubić T, Mandić I, Izquierdo-Gomez D, Arneri E, Carbonara P, Grati F, Ikica Z, Kolitari J, Milone N, Sartor P, Scarcella G, Tokaç A, Tzanatos E.
Evidence of subtle genetic structure in the sympatric species Mullus barbatus and Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus in the Mediterranean Sea
ISBN
10.1038/s41598-017-18503-7
Publikacije
Džoić T, Beg Paklar G, Grbec B, Ivatek-Šahdan S, Zorica B, Šegvić Bubić T, Čikeš Keč V, Lepen Pleić I, Mladineo I, Grubišić L, Verley P
Spillover of the Atlantic bluefin tuna offspring from cages in the Adriatic Sea A multidisciplinary approach and assessment
ISBN
10.1371/journal.pone.0188956
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Marrone F, Grubišić L, Izquierdo-Gomez D, Katavić I, Arculeo M, Lo Brutto S
Two seas two lineages How genetic diversity is structured in Atlantic and Mediterranean greater amberjack Seriola dumerili Risso Perciformes Carangidae
ISBN
10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.018
Publikacije
Purroy A, Šegvić-Bubić T, Holmes A, Bušelić I, Thébault J, Featherstone A, Peharda M
Combined Use of Morphological and Molecular Tools to Resolve Species Mis Identifications in the Bivalvia The Case of Glycymeris glycymeris and G pilosa
ISBN
10.1371/journal.pone.0162059
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Grubišić L, Maršić- Lučić J, Talijančić I, Žužul I, Maleš J, Čulić L, Katavić I
Behaviorism and phenotypic characteristics of the fish escapees from aquaculture the species of interest to sport recreational fishing along the east coast of the Adriatic
Publikacije
Arechavala-Lopez P, Borg JA, Šegvić-Bubić T, Tomassetti P, Özgül A, Sanchez-Jerez P
Aggregations of wild Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus L at Mediterranean offshore fish farm sites Environmental and management considerations
ISBN
10.1016/j.fishres.2014.11.011
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Boban J, Grubišić L, Trumbić Ž, Radman M, Perčić M, Čož-Rakovac R
Effects of propolis enriched diet on growth performance and plasma biochemical parameters of juvenile European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax L under acute low temperature stress
ISBN
10.1111/anu.12032
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Grubišić L, Maršić- Lučić J, Talijančić I, Katavić I
Determination of the genetic structure of species of interest for sport recreational fishing and mariculture along the eastern Adriatic coast greater amberjack common dentex seabass and gilthead seabream
ISBN
10.1080/17451000.2013.814793
Publikacije
Šegvić-Bubić T, Lepen I, Trumbić Ž, Ljubković J, Sutlović D, Matić-Skoko S, Grubišić L, Glamuzina B, Mladineo I
Population genetic structure of the reared and wild gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata in the Adriatic inferred with microsatellite loci
ISBN
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.06.007
Publikacije
Mladineo I, Šegvić T, Grubišić L
Molecular evidence for the lack of transmission of the monogenean Sparicotyle chrysophrii Monogenea Polyopisthocotylea and isopod Ceratothoa oestroides Crustacea Cymothoidae between wild bogue Boops boops and cagereared sea bream Sparus aurata and sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax
Other
Memberships and Scientific Awards:
- 2024 – Present: Member of Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) on Spatial Planning for Aquaculture, coordinated by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ), General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, FAO.
- 2023: President of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries.
- 2022: GFSM Scientific Observer.
- 2018 – Present: Member of the Advisory Committee for the Use of Foreign and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Croatia.
- 2019 – 2023: Member of the Advisory Board for the Research Cooperability Programme, Croatian Science Foundation.
- 2019 – 2023: Panel Member of the “Career Development of Young Researchers” program in Biotechnology for the three tenders, Croatian Science Foundation.
- 2023 – Present: Associate Editor, Fish Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Frontiers in Fish Science.
- 2020 – Present: Review Editor, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture and Living Resources, Frontiers in Marine Science.
- 2016 – Present: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Acta Adriatica.
- 2011: National Science Award in the field of Biotechnology Science, awarded for several high-quality papers published in peer-reviewed journals in the early stages of my career.
Leading Research Projects:
- 2023–2027: EpoMariNet – Enhancing Environmental Performance of Net-Pen Marine Aquaculture (IP-2022-10-7232), Croatian Science Foundation; Project leader.
- 2023–2026: Study of stomach content analysis of large pelagic fish using morphological and metagenomic approaches – WP5MetaGenom, European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund; Project leader.
- 2019–2023: AdriaAquaNet – Enhancing Innovation and Sustainability in Adriatic Aquaculture – Interreg Italy-Croatia; Project partner and WP3.1 leader (Sustainable feeds and feeding protocols for environmentally friendly Adriatic fish farming).
- 2015–2020: AquaPop – Impact of aquaculture on natural marine populations (IP 2014-09-9050), Croatian Science Foundation; Project leader. Results: 2 PhD theses, 15 WoS papers (9 Q1), establishment of Morpho and Geno databases for marine species.
- 2018–2022: Project for the development of young researchers – training new PhDs, Croatian Science Foundation; Mentor. Result: PhD thesis by I. Talijančić in 2022.
- 2011: Acoustic Shell Guardian – Shell Guardian, PoC3, BICRO; Project leader.
Participation in Research Projects in the Last 5 Years:
- 2024-2025: ESCALATOR – Feasibility Study of Research Facility for Land-Based Aquaculture in Croatia From Norway, Bilateral Cooperation MoreFish and Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, EEA and Norway Grants.
- 2024-2025: CLIMAREST – Replication site for Sedimentary soft-bed ecosystems affected by aquaculture, HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-02-03 grant, Beneficiary Group member.
- 2020–2023: ARGOS – Shared Governance of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Activities as Leverage to Protect Marine Resources in the Adriatic Sea, Interreg Italy-Croatia.
- 2018–2020: ARIEL – Promoting small-scale fisheries and aquaculture transnational networking in the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion, Interreg Adriatic-Ionian.
- 2017–2019: Competition between native Ostrea edulis and invasive Crassostrea gigas oysters in the Adriatic Sea – effects on the ecosystem, fisheries, and aquaculture, Unity through Knowledge Fund.