Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic)

Vieira, Rui P.; Raposo, Isabel P.; Sobral, Paula; Gonçalves, J. M. S.; Bell, Katherine L. C.; Cunha, Marina R.

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Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic)

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dc.contributor.author	Vieira, Rui P.
dc.contributor.author	Raposo, Isabel P.
dc.contributor.author	Sobral, Paula
dc.contributor.author	Gonçalves, J. M. S.
dc.contributor.author	Bell, Katherine L. C.
dc.contributor.author	Cunha, Marina R.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-18T12:59:30Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-18T12:59:30Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description.abstract	Studies concerning marine litter have received great attention over the last several years by the scientific community mainly due to their ecological and economic impacts in marine ecosystems, from coastal waters to the deep ocean seafloor. The distribution, type and abundance of marine litter in Ormonde and Gettysburg, the two seamounts of Gorringe Bank, were analyzed from photo and video imagery obtained during ROV-based surveys carried out at 60–3015 m depths during the E/V Nautilus cruise NA017. Located approximately 125 nm southwest of Portugal, Gorringe Bank lays at the crossroad between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and is therefore characterized by an intense maritime traffic and fishing activities. The high frequency of lost or discarded fishing gear, such as cables, longlines and nets, observed on Gorringe Bank suggests an origin mostly fromfishing activities,with a clear turnover in the type of litter (mostly metal, glass and to amuch lesser extent, plastic) with increasing depth. Litter was more abundant at the summit of Gorringe Bank (ca. 4 items·km−1), decreasing to less than 1 item·km−1 at the flanks and to ca. 2 items·km−1 at greater depths. Nevertheless, litter abundance appeared to be lower than in continental margin areas. The results presented herein are a contribution to support further actions for the conservation of vulnerable habitats on Gorringe Bank so that they can continue contributing to fishery productivity in the surrounding region.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.seares.2014.10.005	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1385-1101
dc.identifier.other	AUT: JGO02808;
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8952
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elsevier	pt_PT
dc.relation	CHANGES IN DEEP-SEA BENTHIC COMMUNITIES AND FISHERIES IN THE EUROPEAN MARGIN: ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Marine litter	pt_PT
dc.subject	Fisheries	pt_PT
dc.subject	Impacts	pt_PT
dc.subject	Gorringe bank	pt_PT
dc.subject	NE Atlantic	pt_PT
dc.subject	Seamounts	pt_PT
dc.title	Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic)	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.awardTitle	CHANGES IN DEEP-SEA BENTHIC COMMUNITIES AND FISHERIES IN THE EUROPEAN MARGIN: ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS
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oaire.citation.endPage	98	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	91	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Journal of Sea Research	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	100	pt_PT
person.familyName	Gonçalves
person.givenName	Jorge Manuel Santos
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project.funder.name	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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