Report of the Workshop on Deep-Sea Species Identification [electronic resource] : Rome, Italy, 2-4 December 2009.
A Workshop on Deep-sea Species Identification was organized by FAO in Rome, Italy, from 2 to 4 December 2009. The meeting was organized in response to the need for a strategy for the development of appropriate deep-sea species identification tools for fishery purposes, in particular, to address the...
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| Other title: | Workshop on Deep-Sea Species Identification. |
| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rome :
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2011.
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| Series: | FAO fisheries and aquaculture report ;
no. 947. |
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Report of the expert workshop. Background ; Introduction ; Relevant FAO Programmes ; Discussion on chondrichthyes, corals, and sponges ; Discussion on vulnerable deep-sea or bycatch fish species ; Deep-sea species identification guides for vulnerable species ; Discussion on ways forward for the development of guides for vulnerable deep-sea species ; Conclusions and recommendations
- pt. 2. Expert workshop background documents. Information to assist preparation of a deep-sea species identification guide--sharks, batoids, and chimaeras (class Chondrichthyes) / by Peter M. Kyne and Colin A. Simpfendorfer. Global list of cold-water corals (order Scleractinia, sub-order Filifera, subclass Octocorallia, order Antipatharia) from waters deeper than 200 m, vulnerable species, and draft recommendations for the production of identification guides / by Marcelo Visentini Kitahara. Towards the development of an identification guide for vulnerable deep-sea sponges / by Joana R. Xavier and Rob W.M. van Soest.