Abstract: The objective of this project is to provide biological information regarding one species of crab, and six species of deep-sea commercial fishes, in the Arquipelagos of the Azores, Madeira and Canarias. The specific objective of this project is to compare the biology and genotype characteristics of Chaceon affinis (Crustacea, Geryonidae), Mora moro (Osteichthyes, Moridae), Beryx decadactylus, Beryx splendes (Osteichthyes, Berycidae), Lepidopus caudatus, Helicolenus dactylopterus e Pontinus kuhlii (Osteichthyes, Scorpaenidae) in the Macaronesian Arquipelagos.
Field: Fisheries. Identification code: DG XIV/C1/95/032 Partner institutions: Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas (ICCM, Spain); Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Centro Oceanográfico das Canarias (Canary Islands, Spain); Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain); Universidad de La Laguna (Canary Islands, Spain); Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain); Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia da Madeira (DSEIP, Madeira, Portugal); DOP/UAç. Project co-ordinator: José Perez (ICCM). Partner co-ordinator: Mário Rui Pinho (DOP/UAç). Beginning: 1996. Duration: 24 months.