This issue explores:
- Environmental variables and bottom trawling effort affect the complexity and distribution of soft-bottom octocorals and burrowing megafauna communities in the Gulf of Cádiz
- Fishing for oil and meat drives irreversible defaunation of deepwater sharks and rays
- A remarkable new deepsea nereidid (Annelida: Nereididae) with gills
- Scientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
- New ocean species discovered in Bounty Trough
Welcome to the March 2024 issue of the OneOcean Science Mailout.
In this edition we present three new papers on the theme of the deep sea, with 29th Session of the International Seabed Authority meetings recently held in Jamaica. These are focused on:
- The impact of bottom trawling on deep-sea coral communities in the Gulf of Cádiz.
- How unregulated fishing and malpractice has led to the overexploitation of deep-water sharks and rays.
- An overview of three recent discoveries of new species in the deep sea.
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