2014
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2014.950349
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The red coral populations of the gulfs of Naples and Salerno: human impact and deep mass mortalities

Abstract: The existence of deep red coral (Corallium rubrum) banks in the gulfs of Naples and Salerno (South Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea) is well known in historical records due to the heavy coral harvesting that occurred during the 19th and 20th centuries, by both trawling gears and scuba diving. ) or the absence of coral were recorded in all other sites of the Gulf of Naples (including all historical re-visited banks), and a variable percentage of dead colonies was observed. This evidence suggests a huge state o… Show more

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“…Fishing grounds were reported around and off the Li Galli Islands and along the Amalfi Coast, between Punta Campanella and Capo di Conca, until 200 m depth (Bavestrello et al 2014b;Angiolillo et al 2015). According to Peruzy (1923), the red coral found off the city of Positano was of bad quality, due to its yellowish colour, and the harvesting was not profitable.…”
Section: Gulfs Of Naples and Salernomentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Fishing grounds were reported around and off the Li Galli Islands and along the Amalfi Coast, between Punta Campanella and Capo di Conca, until 200 m depth (Bavestrello et al 2014b;Angiolillo et al 2015). According to Peruzy (1923), the red coral found off the city of Positano was of bad quality, due to its yellowish colour, and the harvesting was not profitable.…”
Section: Gulfs Of Naples and Salernomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Today, the Portofino population is well known (Marchetti 1965;Cattaneo-Vietti & Bavestrello 2010;Bramanti et al 2014;Bavestrello et al 2014a) and protected inside the Portofino MPA. After 20 years of protection, it shows a slow recovery (Bramanti et al 2014;Bavestrello et al 2014b).…”
Section: Ligurian Seamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The effects of climate change in deep waters have not been fully evaluated yet. Signs of deep Red Coral mass mortalities apparently not related to climate changes have also been recently detected in the Salerno Gulf, Italy (Bavestrello et al 2014b). …”
Section: Climate Change and Severe Weathermentioning
confidence: 99%