EU request for guidance on how pressure maps of fishing intensity contribute to an assessment of the state of seabed habitats. (Copenhagen).

Description of impact

Hiddink contributed to drafting of advice to EU DG-ENV. Advice based on research in BENTHIS and Trawling Best Practices project

Description of the underpinning research

Pitcher CR, et al. (2017) Estimating the sustainability of towed fishing-gear impacts on seabed habitats: a simple quantitative risk assessment method applicable to data-poor fisheries. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

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