The presence of corals living in deep waters around the globe has been documented in
various publications since the late 1800s, when the first research vessels set sail on multi …

Antipatharians, commonly known as black corals, are treasured by many cultures for
medicinal purposes and to produce jewellery. Despite their economic and cultural …

To assess the potential impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on offshore ecosystems, 11
sites hosting deep-water coral communities were examined 3 to 4 mo after the well was …

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout occurred, releasing more oil than
any accidental spill in history. Oil release continued for 87 d and much of the oil and gas …

Leiopathes glaberrima is a tall arborescent black coral species structuring important facies
of the deep-sea rocky bottoms of the Mediterranean Sea that are severely stifled by fishing …

Deep-sea corals were discovered over a century ago, but it is only over recent years that
focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry …

Approximately 90% of the volume of the Gulf of Mexico is contained in water deeper than
200 m, a region where the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout had more impact on …

The impact of bottom trawling on cold-water corals (CWC) has been thoroughly studied and
shown to be long-lasting; however the effects of bottom longlining on CWC ecosystems have …

The development of novel and effective methods for the isolation of chitin, which remains
one of the fundamental aminopolysaccharides within skeletal structures of diverse marine …

About 63% of the known antipatharian genera occur at mesophotic depths (30–150 m), with
the majority extending into the deep sea. Along the continental shelf and offshore sites …