A Win-Win for Deep-Sea Corals and Fishing: Increasing Seafloor Protections While Restoring Fishing Opportunities Off the United States West Coast

A Win-Win for Deep-Sea Corals and Fishing: Increasing Seafloor Protections While Restoring Fishing Opportunities Off the United States West Coast

On January 1, 2020, the United States (U.S.) government implemented new regulations increasing total closed areas to bottom trawl fishing by 363,513 km2, including a net increase of 44,498 km2 in essential fish habitat conservation areas at fishable depths (<1,280 m) along the West Coast cont...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey G. Shester, Ben Enticknap, Brianne Mecum, Ashley Blacow-Draeger, Tara Brock, Susan Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
deep-sea corals
marine conservation
bottom trawling
seafloor
fishing
habitat conservation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.525619/full

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