Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 91-98

  Vieira, Rui P ^a,b   Raposo, Isabel P ^c   Sobral, Paula ^c   Gonçalves, Jorge M S ^d   Bell, Katherine L C ^e   Cunha, Marina R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^e Ocean Exploration Trust   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Gorringe Bank; Impacts; Marine Litter; NE Atlantic; Seamounts

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP SEA; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING GEAR; LITTER; LONGLINING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEAMOUNT; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GORRINGE BANK; PORTUGAL;

NAUTILUS;

EID: 84938211152     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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