Determining the impact of fishing on seabed habitats for Nephrops with trawls and creels around the United Kingdom: Project UK report

Timothy Whitton; Jan Geert Hiddink

Determining the impact of fishing on seabed habitats for Nephrops with trawls and creels around the United Kingdom: Project UK report

School of Ocean Sciences

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Abstract

The benthic impact and recovery of trawling and creel fishing was assessed for the Nephrops norvegicus fishery around the United Kingdom using the MSC Benthic Impact Tool (BIT). The BIT calculates the relative benthic status and recovery of habitats with an indicative MSC score calculated based on the time to recovery. The assessment was conducted for four regional assessment areas (Celtic, West of Scotland, northern North Sea, and North Sea) on commonly encountered habitats and Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem habitats (VMEs).

Original language	English
Publisher	Bangor University
Number of pages	35
Publication status	Unpublished - 1 Nov 2023

Keywords

Fishing impacts
marine habitats
benthic ecology

UN SDGs

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Determining habitat impact in Nephrops fisheries in Scotland
Hiddink, J. G. (PI)
1/02/22 → 1/08/22
Project: Research

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Determining the impact of fishing on seabed habitats for Nephrops with trawls and creels around the United Kingdom: Project UK report

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