Aquatic ecosystems are degraded by a variety of pressures as a result of the growing human
population. Global‐scale impacts include homogenization of biological communities …

Few studies have examined discard survival in beam trawl fisheries, especially in 4 m beam
trawl fisheries using chain mats and limited haul durations. This so-called “eurocutter” …

This chapter reviews advances made in the study of the structure and dynamics of scallop
populations and in the development of new approaches for the assessment and …

The impact of scallop dredging on benthic megafauna was assessed by direct observation
of damage, both in the bycatch and in organisms encountering dredges but not captured …

The effect of simulated dredge capture on the swimming escape response of the great
scallop, Pecten maximus, was assessed in order to determine the potential for mortality in …

Intensive commercial harvesting of the wedge clam Donax trunculus and the striped venus
Chamelea gallina was conducted along the southern coast of the Marmara Sea using a …

On Georges Bank, 2 areas that had been closed to sea scallop fishing since 1994 were
opened for a limited harvest from August 2000 to February 2001. The effects of this limited …

The spatial heterogeneity of epifauna on a Modiolus modiolus reef off north-west Wales was
investigated using divers. The community associated with these horse mussels was similar …

Global landings of scallops have grown dramatically in recent decades and these fisheries
are now among the most lucrative in several countries around the world. Despite this …

Global scallop fisheries are economically important but are associated with environmental
impacts to seabed communities resulting from the direct physical contact of the fishing gear …