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    • Estimating Linkages between Redfish and Cold Water Coral on the Norwegian Coast 

      Foley, Naomi; Kahui, Viktoria; Armstrong, Claire W.; van Rensburg, Thomas (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-10)
      The importance of essential fish habitat in supporting commercial fisheries has received increasing attention in recent years. Bottom trawling is known to cause particularly destructive damage to habitat which is effectively ...
    • Farming for Conservation of the Upland Landscape and Biodiversity in the Burren 

      van Rensburg, Thomas; Kelley, Hugh; Yadav, Lava (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-11)
      The Burren landscape which stands out as one of the most magnificent managed landscapes in all of Europe has recently come under threat due to a shift in farm management practices. As a result of evolving market trends and ...
    • The Rise and Fall of the Irish Orange Roughy Fishery: An Economic Analysis 

      Foley, Naomi; van Rensburg, Thomas; Armstrong, Claire W. (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-04)
      An Irish commercial fishery for orange roughy began in the Northeast Atlantic in 2001 with the assistance of government grants. The fishery began as an open access, non-quota fishery. The rapid boom and bust of many deep ...