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High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… Trawl Fisheries And Their Impacts On The Biodiversity Of Vulnerable Deep-Sea Ecosystems Executive Summary Prepared by … TRAWL FISHERIES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON THE BIODIVERSITY OF VULNERABLE DEEP-SEA ECOSYSTEMS Executive Summary Matthew … of biodiversity and endemism. Estimates of the numbers of species inhabiting the deep ocean range between 500,000 and …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… and hydrothermal vents, and not on pelagic systems, or species such as seabirds, cetaceans, or sea turtles? 2.3.7 … particularly seamounts and other seabed features vulnerable to the very serious impacts of benthic trawling … the productivity and biodiversity of important and vulnerable marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. The …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… of the sea-bed and subsoil together with sedentary species, such as clams and abalone, as provided in article … not authorized to proceed, identification and closure of vulnerable marine ecosystems, such as, seamounts, … UNGA was banning bottom-trawling in areas identified as vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). UNGA reviewed progress …