Coastal habitats are vital to both coastal and oceanic marine species, such as marine mammals, teleost fishes and elasmobranchs (i.e. sharks and rays). Coastal reefs, estuaries, saltmarshes and softbottom flat habitats play an important role in the life cycle of many species, for example as nursery habitats for early life-stages, feeding areas or as sites for mating or spawning/parturition (Knip et al., 2010,
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