Deep-water longline fishing has reduced impact on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
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Deep-water longline fishing has reduced impact on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
Bottom trawl fishing threatens deep-sea ecosystems, modifying the seafloor morphology and its physical properties, with dramatic consequences on benthic communities. Therefore, the future of deep-sea fishing relies on alternative techniques that maintain the health of deep-sea ecosystems and tolerate appropriate human uses of the marine environment. In this study, we demonstrate that deep-sea b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/srep04837