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Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat

Most studies on the effects of fishing gear on the seafloor have been focused on trawl and dredge fisheries. A significant portion of the landings of finfish and shellfish from U.S. coastal waters ...
Phys.org

Bottom-trawling techniques leave different traces on the seabed

It looks across those studies to compare the effects on the seabed of four techniques: otter trawling, a common method that uses two "doors" towed vertically in the water or along the bottom to hold ...
The New York Times

Beam Trawls of the North Sea.

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Phys.org

Report highlights urgent need to end bottom trawling

In its new report "Bottom Trawling: New perspectives on an old fishing practice," Fauna & Flora International (FFI) joins a collaboration of world-leading fisheries scientists and ocean experts in ...
Scientific American

The Adoption of the Beam Trawl in the United States

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The New York Times

FISHING WITH BEAM TRAWLS; ATTEMPTS WHICH HAVE AT LAST BEEN SUCCESSFUL. CAPT. BRADFORD OF THE BOSTON HADDOCK FLEET REPORTS A BIG CATCH -- BETTER ...

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Mongabay

Scientists map the impact of trawling using satellite vessel tracking

Using satellite tracking data, researchers have come up with new maps showing the impact of trawling in 24 regions around the world. Trawling produces a sizable portion of the world’s seafood but is ...