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EMPAFISH Booklet nº 2 Fishery regimes in Atlanto-Mediterranean European MPAs

bottom Jan-Mar Pagellus spp., Raja spp.,
longlines Dentex dentex, Scorpaena spp.,
Polyprion Squalus acanthias, 1,492
americanus, Squatina squatina
Epinephelus costae,
Pagrus pagrus
Trawling (50 – All seasons Mullus barbatus, Octopus vulgaris,
150m) Serranus spp., Todarodes sagittatus,
Pagellus spp., Sepia officinalis
Trachinus spp.
Trawling (150- All seasons Merluccius Raja spp.,
300m) merluccius, Boops boops,
Parapenaeus Trachurus spp.
longirostris, Mullus surmuletus < 50
Mullus barbatus
Deep sea All seasons Aristaeomorpha Citharus linguatula,
Trawling (400 – foliacea, Phycis blennoides,
800m) Nephrops Merluccius merluccius,
norvegicus, Aristeus antennatus
Parapenaeus
longirostris

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