New data on deep-water corals and large sponges from bottom trawl groundfish surveys in the NAFO Regulatory Area (Divs. 3LMNO): 2011-2013 period

New data on deep-water corals and sponges are presented based on Spanish/EU and Canadian bottom trawl groundfish surveys for the period 2011-2013 in order to make these data available to the NAFO WGESA and improve the mapping of sensitive species in the NAFO Regulatory area (Divs. 3LMNO). “Significa...

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Main Authors: González-Iglesias, María de la Concepción, Murillo, Francisco Javier, Wareham, Vonda, Sacau-Cuadrado, María del Mar, Román-Marcote, Esther
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Pesquerías
Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
North Atlantic
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/2500
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/328848
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Summary:New data on deep-water corals and sponges are presented based on Spanish/EU and Canadian bottom trawl groundfish surveys for the period 2011-2013 in order to make these data available to the NAFO WGESA and improve the mapping of sensitive species in the NAFO Regulatory area (Divs. 3LMNO). “Significant” catches (according to the NAFO definition from groundfish surveys) of deep-water corals and sponges are provided and mapped together with the areas closed in 2010. Most of the significant catches of sponges (78.6%) are inside of the closed areas, meanwhile for corals the results are different according to the group considered. For large gorgonians the 87.5% are outside, for sea pens the 75% and for all small gorgonians the significant catches recorded are outside of the closed areas

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