Deep-sea fisheries operate globally throughout the world's oceans, chiefly targeting stocks
on the upper and mid-continental slope and offshore seamounts. Major commercial fisheries …

Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

Abstract Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) in the deep Mediterranean Sea have been
identified by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as consisting of …

Cold-water corals (CWCs) are the engineers of complex ecosystems forming unique
biodiversity hotspots in the deep sea. They are expected to suffer dramatically from future …

Abstract Aim Three‐quarters of Octocorallia species are found in deep waters. These cold‐
water octocoral colonies can form a major constituent of structurally complex habitats. The …

Bottom trawling accounts for almost one quarter of global fish landings but may also have
significant and unwanted impacts on seabed habitats and biota. Management measures …

In response to the inherent dynamic nature of the oceans and continuing difficulty in
managing ecosystem impacts of fisheries, interest in the concept of dynamic ocean …

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 …

Accelerated exploration of minerals in the deep sea over the past decade has raised the
likelihood that commercial mining of the deep seabed will commence in the near future …

A new cold-water coral (CWC) province has been identified in the Mediterranean Sea in the
Capo Spartivento canyon system offshore the southern coast of Sardinia. The 'Sardinia cold …