The Fate of Deep-Sea Coral Reefs on Seamounts in a Fishery-Seascape: What Are the Impacts, What Remains, and What Is Protected?

The Fate of Deep-Sea Coral Reefs on Seamounts in a Fishery-Seascape: What Are the Impacts, What Remains, and What Is Protected?

Environmental harm to deep-sea coral reefs on seamounts is widely attributed to bottom trawl fishing. Yet, accurate diagnoses of impacts truly caused by trawling are surprisingly rare. Similarly, comprehensive regional assessments of fishing damage rarely exist, impeding evaluations of, and improvem...

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Main Authors: Alan Williams, Franziska Althaus, Kylie Maguire, Mark Green, Candice Untiedt, Phil Alderslade, Malcolm R. Clark, Nicholas Bax, Thomas A. Schlacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
scleractinian coral
Solenosmilia
indicators
towed-camera
vulnerable marine ecosystem
VME
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.567002/full

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