High coral bycatch in bottom-set Gillnet Coastal fisheries reveals rich coral habitats in Southern Portugal

Bottom-contact fisheries are unquestionably one of the main threats to the ecological integrity and functioning of deep-sea and circalittoral ecosystems, notably cold-water corals (CWC) and coral gardens. Lessons from the destructive impact of bottom trawling highlight the urgent need to understand...

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Main Author: Dias, Vítor (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, Frederico (author), Boavida, Joana (author), Serrao, Ester (author), Gonçalves, Jorge Manuel Santos (author), Coelho, Márcio (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Coral gardens
Bottom fisheries impact
Marine animal forests
Benthic invertebrate bycatch
Biodiversity conservation and management
Cold-water corals
Vulnerable marine ecosystems
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14911
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14911

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