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North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission makes limited progress to protect deep-sea species and habitats

14 November, 2014

London, November 14, 2014 – The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) this week agreed to close six new areas totaling around 11,000 square kilometres to bottom fishing to protect vulnerable deep-sea species ecosystems and extended its prohibition on the catch of several shark species.

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Coral reef discovered off Greenland

30 January, 2014

Source: EarthSky

By sheer coincidence, researchers have discovered a reef of living cold-water corals in southern Greenland. The reef is located in southwest Greenland and was formed by cold-water corals with hard limestone skeletons. There are several species of coral in Greenland, but this is the first time that an actual reef has been found.

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