During a visual exploration in the north-western Mediterranea using remote operated vehicles (ROVs)
During a visual exploration in the north-western Mediterranea using remote operated vehicles (ROVs) a noticeable level of anthropogenic impact was observed in all studied zones, with 158 recorded artificial objects of various types detected. Different types of anthropogenic impacts observed:(A) Litter(B) Trawl marks © Longlines(D) Fishing net.Ariadna et al., 2017. Visual faunistic exploration of geomorphological human-impacted deep-sea areas of the north-western Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK · -- source link
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