Report of the Study Group on Cold-Water Corals (SGCOR) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Expert Group reports (until 2018) 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Lophelia pertusa; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19266128.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Report_of_the_Study_Group_on_Cold-Water_Corals_SGCOR_/19266128/1

At the 90th Statutory Meeting, the Study Group on Cold-Water Corals (SGCOR) was given the following terms of reference: a) review new information on the occurrence of and threats to cold-water corals in the North Atlantic, including consideration of large slow-growing octocorals; b) review the importance of Lophelia pertusa reefs as a habitat for other species; c) prepare for the theme session on cold water corals at ASC 2004; d) invite comment on a draft of its report from relevant ICES Expert Groups in order to enable the provision of any further advice to the European Commission. ...