NEAFC request on appropriateness of NEAFC bottom fishing closures
ICES advises that all of the currently closed NEAFC RA [Regulatory Area] subareas continue to support VME habitats, VME elements, and VME indicators. If these closures were to be removed and bottom fishing to occur, there would be a risk of significant adverse impacts.
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Format: | Report |
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2017
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18686699.v1 |
Summary: | ICES advises that all of the currently closed NEAFC RA [Regulatory Area] subareas continue to support VME habitats, VME elements, and VME indicators. If these closures were to be removed and bottom fishing to occur, there would be a risk of significant adverse impacts. |
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