New information regarding the impact of fisheries on other components of the ecosystem (2019)

<p>In  2019, ICES  received  405  new  records  of vulnerable marine ecosystems  (VME) indicators and/or VME habitats in EU waters.  These  are  located  in  the  Faroe–Shetland  Channel,  Rockall  Bank,  the  Rosemary  Bank  Seamount,  the  Wyville Thomson  Ridge,  the  Irish/Scottish  continental  shelf,  the  Spanish  continental  shelf  (Gulf  of  Cadiz),  and  the  Formigas Seamount (Azores). <br> The geographical positions of areas subject to various protection and fisheries management regimes are included in this advice. Any bottom fishing on VME habitats will cause damage to these habitats.</p>