Type
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
Subject
News & Resources, Publications, Fisheries
Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) are ecosystems that are vulnerable to damage from bottom-contact fishing. Preliminary habitat suitability models have been developed to predict the occurrence of VME indicator taxa in the area managed by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. A survey of seamounts along the Louisville Seamount Chain in the area was carried out to validate the preliminary large-scale models and collect data to develop new seamount-specific models for VMEs.
Published
ISBN Online
978-0-477-10561-3
ISSN Online
1179-6480