The paper dives into examples of investment opportunities in an effort to illustrate how a green recovery for the oceans is possible, for instance by: Actively restoring marine ecosystems, such as rebuilding oyster reefs and fish passages in coastal dams — This can stimulate economic activities in sectors such as marine construction while increasing fish … Read more
The Norwegian waters of the North Sea represent an exceptional enclave of marine biodiversity in the region, with an array of ecological features that distinguish it from the rest of the North Sea. In particular, the Norwegian Trench (also known as the Norwegian Deep) – which reaches depths of roughly 700 m – represents the deepest … Read more
The northern waters of the Danish North Sea extend from the west coast of the northern part of the Jutland peninsula, northwards to the Skagerrak, and westwards to the north-western banks of Little Fisher Bank and Jutland Bank (Lillefiskerbanke and Jyske Rev, respectively, in Danish). These waters cover a wide range of depths and seabed … Read more
Eight nations (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) border the North Sea, many of which are densely populated; approximately 184 million people live in its catchment areas.6 As a result, the North Sea has become very industrialised. Its fisheries, oil and gas extraction, shipping, harbours, and wind farms are of high … Read more
The waters off Holderness, north of the Humber Estuary on the Yorkshire coast, represent a very rich area in terms of marine biodiversity. This is partly due to the mosaic of substrate types found in the area, which range from rocky bottoms and coarse sediment through to mixed sediment, sand, and mud. This array of … Read more
Cleaver Bank (Klaverbank in Dutch) extends over 1235 km2 in a transboundary area shared between the UK and the Netherlands (Fig. 1). In comparison with surrounding areas, it is home to a diverse benthic community and a wide variety of substrates, specifically gravel and dispersed rocks that originated in the last Ice Age (15 000 … Read more
Oceana urges Spanish, French and Italian Ministers for Fisheries to show political courage at the upcoming EU Council of Fisheries Ministers (16-17 December 2019) to adopt stronger reductions of fishing efforts than proposed by the European Commission, of at least -20% of fishing effort for 2020. The challenge of the EU negotiations will be to … Read more
Babltic Cod: Victims of Overfishing At present, western Baltic cod are being overfished and the stock is showing signs of very low biomass levels. The eastern stock is even in a worse situation — the entire population collapsed and a temporary fishing ban was put in place in until December 2019. Unfortunately, while the ban does help, … Read more
The deep-sea elpidiid holothuroid, Penilpidia ludwigi, was recorded using a Remotely Operated Vehicle in the Western, Central, and Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This species, endemic to the basin, was previously captured above the seabed in sediment traps and based on these records its swimming ability was assumed. The present study reports the first in situ observations of … Read more
The study looked into the fishing activity across marine Nature 2000 sites having a focus on variety of protected features protected by the Habitats Directive. Significant incompatible fishing activity was observed inside Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across all of the European Union (EU), particularly within reef and sandbank habitats types (codes 1170 and 1110). This poster … Read more
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