Distribution of deep-water corals, sponges, and demersal fisheries landings in Southern California, USA: implications for conservation priorities

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 6; p. e5697
• Main Authors: Salgado, Enrique J., Nehasil, Stephanie E., Etnoyer, Peter J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ Inc 10.10.2018
• Subjects: Bottom fishing; California; Conservation Biology; Corals; Deep-sea; Environmental Impacts; Fisheries; Marine Biology; Natural Resource Management; ROV; Spatial and Geographic Information Science; Deep-sea; Bycatch; Corals; Marine protected areas; ROV; Bottom fishing; Fisheries; Habitat; California; Marine debris

Deep-sea corals in Southern California are diverse and abundant but subject to multiple stressors, including bottom-contact fisheries using mobile and fixed gear. There is a need for more information on the distribution of these taxa in relation to the distribution of demersal fishing effort, and th...