SponGES Policy Brief: Threats and impacts on sponge grounds

This SponGES project policy briefs presents an overview of the main threats that deep-sea sponge grounds face, including those due to fishing activity, and the effects of sediment and climate change on sponge species.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	FAO
Format:	Report
Language:	unknown
Published:	Zenodo 2021
Subjects:	Sponges Sustainable development Fishing operations Impact assessment European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement No 679849 Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation North Atlantic
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4497453

Description
Summary:	This SponGES project policy briefs presents an overview of the main threats that deep-sea sponge grounds face, including those due to fishing activity, and the effects of sediment and climate change on sponge species.