AFSC/RACE/GAP/ROOPER: Impacts of longline gear on epibenthic invertebrates
In order to manage vulnerable benthic habitats, such as deep-sea corals and sponges, the impacts of human activity including commercial fishing must be known and accounted for. One type of fishing gear whose impact has rarely been studied is commercial longline gear. We performed a series of experiments in 2013 and …