Distribution of deep-water corals of the Flemish Cap, Flemish Pass, and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): interaction with fishing activities
The distribution of deep-water corals of the Flemish Cap, Flemish Pass, and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland is described based on bycatch from Spanish/EU bottom trawl groundfish surveys between 40 and 1500 m depth. In all, 37 taxa of deep-water corals were identified in the study area: 21 alcyonaceans (including the gorgonians), 11 pennatulaceans, 2 solitary scleractinians, and 3 antipatharians. The greatest diversity of coral species was on the Flemish Cap. Corals were most abundant along the continental slope, between 600 and 1300 m depth. Soft corals (alcyonaceans), sea fans (gorgonians), a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
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Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
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Schlagwörter: | Deep-water corals / Fishing impact / Marine Protected Areas / NAFO / Northwest Atlantic Ocean / Vulnerable marine ecosystems |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27477476 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10508/928 |