Antitrawling reefs and the protection of Posidonia oceánica (L.) Delile meadows in the western Mediterranean sea: demand and aims
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Title: | Antitrawling reefs and the protection of Posidonia oceánica (L.) Delile meadows in the western Mediterranean sea: demand and aims |
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Authors: | Guillén, Juan Eduardo | Ramos-Esplá, Alfonso A. | Martínez, Luis | Sánchez-Lizaso, José Luis |
Research Group/s: | Biología Marina | Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada |
Keywords: | Antitrawling | Reefs | Posidonia oceanica |
Knowledge Area: | Zoología |
Issue Date: | 1994 |
Publisher: | University of Miami. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
Citation: | Bulletin of Marine Science. 1994, 55(2-3): 645-650 |
Abstract: | In the western Mediterranean Sea, Posidonia oceanica meadows have a great ecological and fishing interest; in spite of this fact, in several areas, meadows have been deteriorated due to multiple factors, illegal trawling fishing being one of the most relevant causes. To work out the already mentioned problem, an antitrawling artificial reef was installed in the Marine Reserve of Tabarca (Spanish SE) in 1989, which has eliminated illegal trawling, and thus it has produced a slight recovery of the meadow. Similarly, following the example of Tabarca, another antitrawling reef was placed in EI Campello, where about 45% of the total area of P. oceanica meadow had been disturbed by illegal trawling. The reef consists of 358 concrete modules giving protection to 540 ha of the meadow. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/39949 |
ISSN: | 0007-4977 | 1553-6955 (Online) |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Peer Review: | si |
Appears in Collections: | INV - BM - Artículos Científicos / Scientific Papers INV - Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible - Artículos de Revistas INV - Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible - Artículos de Revistas |
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