Information From Fishers On The Eastern Ionian Deep-Water Fishery And Its Interaction With Coral Habitats

Information on the deep fishery exercised in the Eastern Ionian Sea and its relation to coral habitats was gathered from fishers in the framework of CoralFISH project. A questionnaire and photos of various corals were addressed to seventeen fishers from the study area during October 2009 and March 2010. From the fishers with small-scale vessels, 45% operated with long lines, 27% with a special vertical hand-line, 27% with gill nets and 9% with trammel nets... (+++)JRC.G.4-Maritime affair