The Darwin Mounds: the UK’s oldest deep-water Marine Protected Area

The Darwin Mounds: the UK’s oldest deep-water Marine Protected Area Dr Brian J. Bett (bjb@noc.ac.uk) Huvenne1, V.A.I., Bett1, B.J., De Clippele2, L.H., Hinchen3, H., Masson1, D.G., Piechaud4, N., Strong1, J., Thornton5, B. 1 National Oceanography Centre,... More

The Darwin Mounds: the UK’s oldest deep-water Marine Protected Area Dr Brian J. Bett (bjb@noc.ac.uk) Huvenne1, V.A.I., Bett1, B.J., De Clippele2, L.H., Hinchen3, H., Masson1, D.G., Piechaud4, N., Strong1, J., Thornton5, B. 1 National Oceanography Centre, Southampton; 2 University of Edinburgh; 3 Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough; 4 Plymouth University, Plymouth; 5 University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Less