Pieces of scleractinarian corals were widespread as by-catch along the European continental margin from France to the Norwegian Arctic.39 Of particular note, pieces of up to 1 m2 were caught in trawls along the shelf break west of Ireland.
ومما يستحق الذكر بوجه خاص أن شباك الجر التقطت قطعا من المرجان بلغ حجمها مترا مربعا على طول انكسار الجرف غرب أيرلندا.