The Substantial First Impact of Bottom Fishing on Rare Biodiversity Hotspots: A Dilemma for Evidence-Based Conservation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Cook, Robert ^a,e   Fariñas Franco, Jose M ^e   Gell, Fiona R ^b   Holt, Rohan H F ^c   Holt, Terry ^d   Lindenbaum, Charles ^c   Porter, Joanne S ^e   Seed, Ray ^a   Skates, Lucie R ^c   Stringell, Thomas B ^c   Sanderson, William G ^c,e  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Isle of Man Government   (United Kingdom)

^c Natural Resources Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Center for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS)   (United Kingdom)

^e HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BIODIVERSITY; BIVALVE; BOTTOM FISHING; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIFAUNA; FAUNA; FISHING; HABITAT; HYDROZOA; LEGAL ASPECT; MALACOSTRACA; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OPHUROID; POLYCHAETA; SCALLOP; SHELLFISH; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRAWL FISHERY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; FISHERIES; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 84881495210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069904     Document Type: Article

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