Which seafloor indicator to use?
We demonstrate complementarity, sensitivity, and specificity of 18 indicators in response to the pressure of bottom trawling using a shared dataset across different parts of European Seas

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Work-week in lovely France, merci! 🇫🇷

Feeling the buzz from experts here at IFREMER in Nantes, France. What’s in it for them? Experts value being able to focus for a whole week on working and developing ideas around a common meaningful theme with peers from various fields of science/policy.

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This coming week in Nantes, France working with a cross-disciplinary group of experts - including benthic ecology, marine habitat mapping, fisheries gear technology, and policy and management.

WGFBIT
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How do we know how the seafloor is doing? Where is it healthy or degraded to the state that it's not functioning? How do we improve it in places where it's not good?

Here is what you need to know as a manager when choosing an set of indicator:
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