Marine litter is one of the most pervasive and fast-growing aspects of contamination in the
global ocean, and has been observed in every environmental setting, including the deep …

The yellow coral Dendrophyllia cornigera (Lamarck, 1816) is a NE Atlantic-Mediterranean
scleractinian. It is considered a typical hard bottom species, generally reported on …

High-resolution bathymetry provides critical information to marine geoscientists. Bathymetric
big data help characterise the seafloor and its benthic habitats, understand sedimentary …

Several bathyal cold-water coral provinces, characterized by a lush growth of habitat-
forming scleractinians, have been recognized in the Mediterranean Sea. However, the …

Abstract The Amendolara Bank was recently designated as a Site of Community Importance;
however, information on its ecosystems remains limited, with a particular dearth of …

Introduction The black coral Leiopathes glaberrima is a key component of deep-sea animal
forests of the Western Mediterranean and North-Atlantic hard bottoms. Due to its ecological …

Plastic pollution poses global and societal concerns, especially from discarded fishing gear,
threatening seabed environments like coral reefs. This study examines the incorporation of …

Echinoderms are among the most charismatic megabenthic taxa in mesophotic and deep
waters. However, they generally have a scattered distribution and are difficult to collect …

An remotely operated vehicle survey conducted in three Canyon heads of the Ligurian Sea
(northwestern Mediterranean Sea) in 2022 documented the presence of the boa dragonfish …

Bottom trawling is the most common form of extensive anthropogenic physical disturbance in
the marine environment. Due to technical advancements and search for new fishing …