Seabed mapping for selecting cold-water coral protection areas on Hatton Bank, Northeast Atlantic

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2013-2025

  Duran Munoz P ^a   Sayago Gil, M ^b   Cristobo, J ^c   Parra, S ^d   Serrano, A ^e   Diaz Del Rio V ^b   Patrocinio, T ^a   Sacau, M ^a   Murillo, F J ^a   Palomino, D ^b   Fernandez Salas L M ^b  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e Marine Culture Units El Bocal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bottom trawl; Closed area; Cold water coral; Deep water fishing; Hatton Bank; High seas; Interdisciplinary; Mapping; Northeast Atlantic; Protection; Vulnerable marine ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COLD WATER; DEEP SEA; FISHING; MAPPING METHOD; MARINE PARK; SEAFLOOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HATTON BANK;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70149085286     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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