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Deepsea Seamounts in the Southwest Pacific: Fisheries and Conservation
File Name clark.pps
Data Type presentation
Computer Program Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
File Size 22.08 MB - 1 file
Expert Level College and Introduction to Science
Contributor Malcolm R. Clark
Source No source
Description
The world¿s major marine fisheries have generally taken place on the relatively narrow and shallow continental shelf. But over the last 2-3 decades deepwater trawl fisheries have developed on the upper continental slope and offshore seamounts, and are an important component of commercial fisheries in the Southwest Pacific. These fisheries include well-known species like orange roughy, oreos, cardinalfish and alfonsino. New Zealand and Australian catches of these species total several thousand tonnes per year, with orange roughy being the largest fishery at about 20,000 tons. In this keynote lecture for the First SBN Workshop Malcolm Clark details the current status on seamount fisheries, the amount of overfishing, fisheries management and attempts to habitat conservation -- all with an emphasis on the EEC of New Zealand.
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