Abstract Background It is known that aquaculture may produce negative environmental effects on marine ecosystems. Southern Chile one of the most important salmon and mussel-producing areas in world. Here we assess ecological status benthic communities near farming centers Caucahue Channel, Chiloe, which has been used intensely for mussel production 30 years. Methods The macrofauna, sediments wa...

A cold seep is one of the typical deep-sea chemical energy ecosystems and a hotspot for studying unique life processes biogeochemical cycles in deep sea. Macrofauna, which most important components ecosystem, has not been thoroughly studied. We examined macrofauna community at Site F using images collected 2016 by an imaging laser profiling system biological samples 2020 2021 TV grab remotely o...