SponGES Policy Brief – Databases and models: new tools for management

FAO

SponGES Policy Brief – Databases and models: new tools for management

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

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Synopsis (short abstract) This policy brief highlights SponGES project findings that are relevant to policymakers and fisheries managers. It provides an overview of the tools that are increasingly being used to build knowledge on where deep-sea sponges occur, their quantity and quality, and the role they play in the larger ocean ecosystem in order to enhance their protection, management, and conservation against anthropogenic pressures.

Language English

Also available in:

French

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