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Seamounts, deep-sea corals and fisheries: Vulnerability of deep-sea corals to fishing on seamounts beyond areas of national jurisdiction
Clark, M.R.; Tittensor, D.; Rogers, A.D.; Brewin, P.; Schlacher, T.; Rowden, A.; Stocks, K.; Consalvey, M. (2006). Seamounts, deep-sea corals and fisheries: Vulnerability of deep-sea corals to fishing on seamounts beyond areas of national jurisdiction. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series, 25. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies, 183. ISBN 92-807-2778-4. 80 pp.
Part of:
UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series. UNEP/WCMC: Cambridge, more
UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies. UNEP: Geneva. ISSN 1014-8647, more

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Keywords
    Fisheries
    Reefs > Biogenic deposits > Coral reefs
    Topographic features > Submarine features > Seamounts
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Clark, M.R.
  • Tittensor, D.
  • Rogers, A.D., more
  • Brewin, P.
  • Schlacher, T.
  • Rowden, A.
  • Stocks, K.
  • Consalvey, M.

Abstract
    This report reveals the global scale of the vulnerability of habitat-forming stony corals on seamounts - and that of associated marine biodiversity and assemblages - to the impacts of trawling, especially in areas beyond national jurisdiction. It provides some of the best scientific evidence to date to support the call for concerted and urgent action on the high seas to protect seamount communities and their associated resources from the adverse effects of deep-water fishing.

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