Understanding the diversity and ecology of deep-reef fishes is challenging. Due to intensive
and widely dispersed sampling, the Greater Caribbean (GC) fauna of species found on …

Overfishing remains a threat to coral reef fishes worldwide, with large carnivores often
disproportionately vulnerable. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can restore fish populations …

Simple Summary Underwater mountains, or seamounts, are deep-sea habitats collectively
forming an area as large as Europe. Yet, they are one of the least studied ecosystems on …

Mesophotic reefs (30–150 m) occur in the tropics and subtropics at depths beyond most
scientific diving, thereby making conventional surveys challenging. Towed cameras …

Seamounts are the least known ocean biome. Considered biodiversity hotspots, biomass
oases, and refuges for megafauna, large gaps exist in their real diversity relative to other …

La biodiversité est un concept au cœur des enjeux globaux face aux changements causés
par l'Homme, avec une possible sixième extinction de masse en cours. Une emphase a …

1 Executive Summary The Coral Sea is a critically important and significant ecosystem,
which (like coral reefs globally) is increasingly threatened by changing environmental …

Mesophotic coral ecosystems, or MCEs, are coral ecosystems at approximately 30-150m
depths and represent the transitional zone where benthic organisms rely less on …