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TI First records of fish species at the Chesterfield-Bellona reef complex in the Coral Sea Marine Park
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AF PELLETIER, Dominique
   POWELL, Abigail
   ROMAN, William
   CARPENTIER, Liliane
AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:2;4:2;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-EMH;2:PDG-RBE-LEADNC;3:PDG-RBE-LEADNC;4:PDG-RBE-LEADNC;
C1 IFREMER, Dept Ecologie et Modèles pour l’Halieutique, F-44311 Nantes, France
   IFREMER, Unité Lagons, Ecosystèmes et Aquaculture Durable en Nouvelle-Calédonie, F-98897 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
C2 IFREMER, Dept Ecologie et Modèles pour l’Halieutique, F-44311 Nantes, France
   IFREMER, Unité Lagons, Ecosystèmes et Aquaculture Durable en Nouvelle-Calédonie, F-98897 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
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LA English
DT Video
CR CHESTERFIELD-BELLONA 2013
AB The Chesterfield-Bellona atolls and reefs are a vast reef complex located in the Coral Sea Marine Park, established in 2014 in the New Caledonian Economic Exclusive Zone. In 2013, the New Caledonia government supported the first assessment of fish and benthic habitats conducted over the entire area. The assessment provided a primary knowledge base for establishing the importance of these atolls in terms of biodiversity and fished resources. This comprehensive survey relied on an unbaited underwater video technique that enabled to collect 185 successful camera drops distributed over all shallow habitats in the atolls. Video analysis revealed 18 fish species that had not been previously reported in this area. These included commercially important species: two species of snapper (Lutjanus monostigma and Lutjanus rivulatus) and an emperor (Lethrinus atkinsoni). Most of the new species observed displayed relatively low occurrences (< 5 individuals over 185 camera drops). They were observed in three habitats: i) live coral-dominated; ii) debris-dominated; and iii) sandy bottoms.   Reference of the survey:   CHESTERFIELD-BELLONA 2013: http://dx.doi.org/10.17600/18002030 
PY 2021
PD JAN
DI 10.24351/78069
ID 78069
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