Station 7C

Galician shelf, NW Spain, A Selva 2008 Campaign

44.1343° N
8.9372° W

581.0 - 566.0 m

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naturalist dredge

R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa

A Selva 2008 team

Julio Parapar

EtOH 95%

EtOH 95%

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Verbatim date: 7/2008. Data from Aldea et al. 2010. Bottom type: corals (Table 1). "The “A Selva” is a deep-sea area located in the Northwest of Galicia (43º30’N-44º15’N; 08º10’W-09º10’W) including the continental shelf and slope with bottoms containing extensive carbonated hard grounds. This area possesses a high interest for both fishing ground and commercial routes, but the biological characteristics of their bottoms have not been extensively studied yet." "Sampling was done onboard the R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa in 30 sites across the “A Selva” (Table 1; Fig. 1), covering the continental shelf and slope at depths of about between 149 and 2,516 m. Sampling was done using a Naturalist dredge (Fig. 1A) and an Agassiz trawl (Fig. 1B), similar to the ones described by Parapar and Moreira (2009). Trawling was carried out for 30 minutes at a speed of 1.5 knots after the gear reached the bottom. Samples obtained (Fig. 1C) were sieved (Fig. 1D), fixed with buffered formalin and preserved in 70% ethanol. Animals retained in sieves of ?2 mm were sorted onboard and then assigned in their zoological groups and quantified for each site."