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EAU TALUS CONTINENTAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Blue hake form a continuous distribution in slope waters off North America ... On average, ... 16 [tonnes] ... have been removed annually as bycatch in the slope fisheries ... Given the greater deepwater [fishing] effort[,] catches were greater during [the] period ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Le hoki occupe les eaux de talus continental au large de l'Amérique du Nord [...] Les pêches dans les eaux du talus [...] ont prélevé en moyenne [...] 16 [tonnes] de hoki par année. Comme l'effort de pêche en eau profonde était élevé [...], les prises de hokis étaient plus abondantes durant [la] période [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A large volume, rapid, down-slope under water current, usually generated by a seismic disturbance, which causes a slumping of sediment on the slope and starts a flow of sediment and water.

OBS

With the increased density of the sediment-water mixture the flow increases and picks up additional sediment and velocity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Courant sous-marin charriant à forte vitesse (plusieurs dizaines de km/h) des particules en suspension faites d’argile, de limon et de sable mêlés, et s’écoulant sur le lit des canyons en traversant des couches de densité moindre.

CONT

[Les vases sur le talus continental], du fait de la pente, sont en équilibre plus ou moins stable et il arrive que par leur accumulation excessive ou à la suite d’un tremblement de terre(ou d’un autre phénomène) des décollements aient lieu. La vase est alors mise en suspension et il en résulte une augmentation de la densité des eaux; l'eau trouble migre, en conséquence, vers le bas : ce sont les «courants de turbidité» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Masa de agua densa, con materiales detríticos, que desciende por las pendientes lacustres u oceánicas.

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