Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study
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Links
- https://theconversation.com/seabed-trawlings-impact-on-the-climate-may-be-wildly-overestimated-new-study-208811
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You might remember newspaper articles in 2021 claiming that towing nets over the seabed to catch fish (known as bottom trawling) releases as much carbon as all flights taken each year. It turns out that the assessment behind this claim overestimated how much CO₂ is released in the process of bottom trawling by 100 to 1,000 times.
Keywords
- seabed trawling, trawling impact, Modelling, Climate
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | The Conversation |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Jul 2023 |
Research outputs (3)
- Published
Quantifying the carbon benefits of ending bottom trawling
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota following bottom trawling disturbance
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review