DEEP-WATER CORALS IN ATLANTIC CANADA: A REVIEW OF DFO RESEARCH (2001-2003)

• Published in: Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS)
• Main Authors: Gordon, Jr., Donald C., Kenchington, Ellen L. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) 2007
• Subjects: Bedford; Canada; Le Goulet; The Gully; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://ojs.library.dal.ca/nsis/article/view/nsis44-1gordon; https://doi.org/10.15273/pnsis.v44i1.3881

Deep-water corals occur in Atlantic Canada at water depths in the general range of 200-1500 m. Prior to 2000, most knowledge of deep-water corals was anecdotal and based primarily on fishing bycatch information. During 2001-2003, in collaboration with university colleagues, the Department of Fisheri...