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 …

A review of published literature on the sensitivity of corals to turbidity and sedimentation is
presented, with an emphasis on the effects of dredging. The risks and severity of impact from …

Microplastics contaminate global oceans and are accumulating in sediments at levels
thought sufficient to leave a permanent layer in the fossil record. Despite this, the processes …

Subtidal marine sediments are one of the planet's primary carbon stores and strongly
influence the oceanic sink for atmospheric CO2. By far the most widespread human activity …

Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …

Over the centuries, land reclamation, coastal development, overfishing and pollution have
nearly eliminated European wetlands, seagrass meadows, shellfish beds, biogenic reefs …

Extensive development and construction in marine and coastal systems is driving a
phenomenon known as “ocean sprawl”. Ocean sprawl removes or transforms marine …

Bottom trawling has many impacts on marine ecosystems, including seafood stock
impoverishment, benthos mortality, and sediment resuspension. Historical records of this …

Marine ecosystems are threatened by a suite of anthropogenic stressors. Mitigating multiple
threats is a daunting task, particularly when funding constraints limit the number of threats …

Management of fisheries around the world is challenged by fishing impacts on habitats,
bycatch species, threatened and endangered species, and even associated ecological …