Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds
Ocean experts found that the economic costs mostly come from carbon emissions caused by churning up the seabed.View on ...
Bottom trawling dubbed ‘marine deforestation’ as activists push for sweeping ban
Several ocean campaign groups are calling on governments to ban the damaging fishing practice ahead of a landmark UN ocean ...
Climate cost of global trawling still uncertain
The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say.
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Bottom trawling dubbed ‘marine deforestation’ as activists push for sweeping ban
Bottom trawling is causing deforestation on the seabed, campaigners have warned as they push for widespread bans on the fishing method across the UK and Europe. Several leading ocean organisations ...
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Climate cost of global trawling still uncertain
Convex Seascape Survey scientists are studying the impact of fishing methods that use towed nets which are dragged along the seafloor, such as trawling and dredging. These methods are the main way ...
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Bottom trawling dubbed ‘marine deforestation’ as activists push for sweeping ban
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Bottom trawling is causing deforestation on the seabed, campaigners have warned as they push for widespread bans on the fishing method ...