MEDICINES FROM THE DEEP The Importance of Protecting the High Seas from Bottom Trawling Principal Author

Optimal Detection of Oil Contamination at Sea by the FPSO Algorithm

Leakage of oil from pipelines and oil tankers into seas and oceans is ecologically important and can have significant social and economic impacts on the environment. An early detection of deliberate or accidental oil spills can reduce serious hazards that may threaten coastal residents and help identify pollutants. Iran has been surrounded by seas from the north and the south and they provide u...

A First Approach to Assess the Impact of Bottom Trawling Over Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems on the High Seas of the Southwest Atlantic

Impacts of Trawling on Distribution and Diversity of Gastropods in the Persian Gulf: the Bahrakan Fishing Area

This study was undertaken to survey impacts of bottom trawling on distribution and diversity of gastropods of the Bahrakan Fishing Area (BFA), of the northwestern coasts of the Persian Gulf. Gastropod samples were collected from depths of 6m and 10m at 18 randomly selected stations in three occasions, right before the opening of shrimp trawling seasonand two weeks and 3 months after the fish...

The Holy Quran and Science on Seas

God almighty has stated the importance of sea in various verses of the holy Quran. Since more than 2500 kilometers of the borders of Iran includes sea waters, attention to Quran’s statements about sea is an important duty while human life completely depends on the right knowledge and exploitation of this God-given resource. The word “Bahr” which means sea has been mentioned in 32 verses of Qura...

Similar effects of bottom trawling and natural disturbance on composition and function of benthic communities across habitats

Bottom trawl fishing has widespread impacts on benthic habitats and communities. The benthic response to trawling seems to be smaller or absent in areas exposed to high natural disturbance, leading to the hypothesis that natural and trawl disturbance affect benthic communities in a similar way. However, systematic tests of this hypothesis at large spatial scales and with data from sites spannin...