Essential Fish Habitat Mapping in the Mediterranean
Valavanis, Vasilis D.![Essential Fish Habitat Mapping in the Mediterranean](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/105/10521355/CHSBZCOP0310521355.jpg)
Proper designation of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) is a highly important spatial measure in any management of fishery resources. EFH is defined as those waters and substrates necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity, a definition that includes the physical, chemical and biological properties of marine areas and the associated sediment and biological assemblages that sustain fish populations throughout their full...