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 …

We reported first data on the densities and chemical composition of fishing lines and fish
hooks deposited on a Mediterranean beach. On a sampling area of 1.5 ha, we removed a …

Bottom trawl fishing threatens deep-sea ecosystems, modifying the seafloor morphology and
its physical properties, with dramatic consequences on benthic communities. Therefore, the …

This chapter is a review of studies that present the role of cold-water corals as shelter,
feeding and life-history critical habitats for fish species in the Mediterranean Sea and world …

Two experimental longline surveys were carried out in the Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) cold-
water coral province (Mediterranean Sea) during May–June and September–October 2010 …

The impact of bottom trawling on cold-water corals (CWC) has been thoroughly studied and
shown to be long-lasting; however the effects of bottom longlining on CWC ecosystems have …

Mass occurrences of large sponges, or 'sponge grounds', are found globally in a range of
oceanographic settings. Interest in these grounds is growing because of their ecological …

Abstract The Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) cold-water coral (CWC) province is a proposed
priority conservation area according to several conservation initiatives in the Mediterranean …

As part of the “Innovations in the Food System: Exploring the Future of Food” Special Issue,
this paper briefly reviews studies that highlight a link between deep-sea fishery resources …