The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: A review

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 73, Issue , 2016, Pages i51-i69

  Clark, Malcolm R ^a   Althaus, Franziska ^b   Schlacher, Thomas A ^c   Williams, Alan ^b   Bowden, David A ^a   Rowden, Ashley A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

deep sea; fisheries; fisheries management; fishing impacts; recovery; sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BOTTOM TRAWLING; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEEP-SEA FISHERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LONGLINING; POPULATION DECLINE; SEAFLOOR; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANTHOZOA; BERYCIDAE; HOPLOSTETHUS ATLANTICUS; INVERTEBRATA; MACROURIDAE; OREOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84960424932     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv123     Document Type: Article

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