Evidence of egg laying grounds for critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) off Orkney, UK

Funding information: Surveys were supported by a grant from WWF Netherlands. The writing of this paper was funded via the SeaMonitor project; supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme (Environment Theme) and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) (Grant IVA5060). Essential f...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Phillips, Natasha D., Garbett, Amy, Wise, Daniel, Loca, Sophie L., Daly, Olivia, Eagling, Lawrence E., Houghton, Jonathan D.R., Verhoog, Peter, Thorburn, James, Collins, Patrick C.
Other Authors: University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Coastal Resources Management Group
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Egg laying ground
Egg nursery
Citizen science
Common skate
QH301 Biology
QL Zoology
DAS
QH301
QL
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10023/23474
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14817
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Summary:Funding information: Surveys were supported by a grant from WWF Netherlands. The writing of this paper was funded via the SeaMonitor project; supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme (Environment Theme) and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) (Grant IVA5060). Essential fish habitats (EFHs) are critical for fish life-history events, including spawning, breeding, feeding or growth. Here we provide evidence of EFH for the Critically Endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) in the waters around the Orkney Isles, Scotland based on citizen-science observation data. The habitats of potential egg laying sites were parametrised as >20m depth, with boulders or exposed bedrock, in moderate current flow (0.3 - 2.8 knots) with low sedimentation. This information provides a significant contribution to our understanding of EFH for flapper skate. Peer reviewed

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