Bottom Trawling's Ecological Damage Remains Poorly Understood Despite Global Scale
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Sarah Foster, Amanda Vincent
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Bottom trawling, which extracts one-quarter of the world's fisheries catches by weight, causes significant ecological damage by using huge weighted nets that scrub the seabed and scoop up massive amounts of bycatch. The article highlights that there is insufficient data on how many fish species are being caught and what they are, raising concerns about the sustainability and ecological impact of this fishing method.
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· 3 pulledBottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world's fisheries catches by weight and raise significant ecological, economic and social concerns.
Given that, you'd think there would be an answer to basic questions in fisheries: how many fish species are being caught, and what are they?
We know too little about the damage as huge weighted nets scrub the seabed and scoop up bycatch.
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