Productivity
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Marine Environment Protection Committee - Resolution MEPC.204(62) – Designation of the Straight of Bonifacio as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area – (Adopted on 15 July 2011) - Annex 2 - Ecological, Socio-Economic, and Scientific Attributes of the Strait of Bonifacio PSSA1 - 1 Ecological criteria - Productivity

Productivity

  1.30 The large expanse of sea and strong currents, as well as the richness of the fish stocks, widely recognized by Mediterranean ichthyologists, give this protected marine area a major role in the dispersion of larvae throughout the western Mediterranean. That role is essential for the threatened species in a good state of preservation in the Strait of Bonifacio, such as the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus, but also for other species of importance in the heritage and fishing contexts.

Parent topic: 1 Ecological criteria
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