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Overview:A multispecies deep-sea bottom trawl fishery has been conducted for many years on the slopes of the Hatton and Rockall Banks. This fishery is dominated by the Spanish freezer trawl fleet, fishing mainly on the western part of the Hatton Bank, with increased effort on Baird’s slickhead in recent years.
Bensch, A.; Gianni, M.; Gréboval, D.; Sanders, J.S.; Hjort, A. - Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 522, Rev.1. Rome, FAO. 2009. 145p. http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm