The global impact of bottom trawling visualized with data
January 5, 2022
A new paper with a cool map shows the impact of bottom trawling around the world.
A new paper with a cool map shows the impact of bottom trawling around the world.
Bottom trawling has destructive potential, but new research shows impacts can be limited with sound science and management.
A new paper describes how regulating specific kinds of fishing in particular areas is extremely effective at preserving biodiversity while also producing food.
Is fishing happening inside MPAs? Are large MPAs ineffective? The answer to both of these questions is ‘yes’ and this paper does a good job demonstrating why.
A paper out this week in PNAS quantified the footprint of bottom trawl fishing around the world using highly-refined data for the first time. This new data should give us a better understanding of fishing impacts and improve fishery management.
Pulse trawling, a new kind of technology that uses electric pulses to startle fish into nets, has less potential environmental impact than bottom trawling, but has equity concerns among fishers and ethical considerations for fish. The EU recently decided to ban the practice.
Fishery scientist Tessa Mazor from CISRO Brisbane writes about her recent study looking at the sustainability of trawling in Australian waters.
Trawling in Australian waters has been an environmental issue for the last few years. In December 2014, Australia banned “Supertrawlers” a designation of fishing boat
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