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corals, gorgonian gardens, sponges, marine turtles, cetaceans,
4 3 3 0 elasmobranchs and commercial species.
coralligenous, maërl, gorgonian gardens, corals (included some black corals),
2 4 3 0 bryozoans, marine turtles, cetaceans and commercial species.
gorgonian gardens, corals, sponges, coralligenous, maërl, sharks and
4 4 2 0 commercial species.
4400
2400
2 2 2 0 loggerhead turtle habitat
Galeus melastomus nursery area
Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon, Madrepora, at 300 m, submersible, dredges
(Zibrowius 2003), Cassidaigne Canyon, Madrepora, 210-510 m, submersible
(Bourcier & Zibrowius 1973)
3 2 0 0 important suitable habitat for small pelagics (sardines and/or anchovies)
important habitat for sperm whales
2 High primary productivity of pelagic waters
Important area for feeding of endemic and other seabird species of
conservation concern that concentrate for breeding in Corsica-Sardinia-
2 2 2 0 Tuscan archipelagos
corals, elasmobranchs (specially high quantity of sharks) and commercial
4 3 3 0 species.
3 3 2 0 corals, sponges and sharks.
Scyliorhinus canicula, Raja clavata, R. asterias, Carcharinus brachyurus,
33 0 Galeus melastomus, Etmopterus spinax nursery area
Squatina oculata probable nursery area
Scyliorhinus canicula nursery area
2 2 1 0 Common dolphin, striped dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, sperm whale
1330
3 Carcharodon carcharias nursery area
Several batoids and white shark nursery, loggerhead turtle feeding and
3 wintering area, Maerl beds
High-productivity area: important for feeding of Procellariiforms nesting in
3 2 2 0 Tunisia (Zembra is), Sicily (Egadi is) and Pantelleria
New data from BirdLife Malta LIFE Yelkouan Shearwater Project show
importance of the extensive area SE of Malta for feeding of this
3 2 3 0 Mediterranean endemic species.
3 3 3 0 loggerhead turtle habitat
2 1 2 0 loggerhead turtle habitat
Carcharodon carcharias probable nursery area
