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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130752| Title: | Scavenging megabenthos below tuna cages in Malta |
| Authors: | Agius, Andrew Borg, Joseph A. Schembri, Patrick J. |
| Keywords: | Aquaculture -- Environmental aspects Benthos -- Habitat -- Malta Benthic ecology -- Malta Tuna fisheries -- Environmental aspects -- Malta Echinodermata -- Ecology -- Mediterranean Region |
| Issue Date: | 2024-10 |
| Publisher: | The Mediterranean Science Commission |
| Citation: | Agius, A., Borg J. A., & Schembri, P. J. (2024, October). Scavenging megabenthos below tuna cages in Malta. Rapport du Congrès de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 43: 264, Palermo. |
| Abstract: | The population density of megabenthos below tuna pens in Malta is significantly higher (ANOVA; p < 0.05) when compared to reference sites, particularly for the echinoids Stylocidaris affinis and Centrostephanus longispinus. Population density is highest during the peak period, and in some cases remains high during the fallow period, compared to equivalent reference sites without pens. Overall, there appears to be no gross degradation of the benthic environment. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130752 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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