Distribution patterns of deep-sea fish and benthic invertebrates from trawlable grounds of the Hatton Bank, north-east Atlantic: Effects of deep-sea bottom trawling

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1509-1524

  Muñoz, P Durán ^a   Sayago Gil, M ^b   Patrocinio, T ^a   Gonzalez Porto M ^c   Murillo, F J ^a   Sacau, M ^a   Gonzalez E ^d   Fernandez G ^a   Gago, A ^a  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^c Santa Cruz de Tenerife   (Spain)

^d Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic impact; Bottom trawl; By catch; Cold water corals; Deep sea; Grenadiers; Hatton Bank; Smoothheads; Sponges

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; BYCATCH; CATCH STATISTICS; CORAL; DEEP-SEA FISHERY; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; OUTCROP; SHARK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HATTON BANK;

ALEPOCEPHALIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CHONDRICHTHYES; INVERTEBRATA; LOTIDAE; MACROURIDAE; MORIDAE; PORIFERA;

EID: 84870045457     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531541200015X     Document Type: Article

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