Subtidal marine sediments are one of the planet's primary carbon stores and strongly influence the oceanic sink for atmospheric CO2. By far the most widespread human activity …
The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an effective tool for …
Bottom trawlers land around 19 million tons of fish and invertebrates annually, almost one- quarter of wild marine landings. The extent of bottom trawling footprint (seabed area trawled …
As interest in natural climate mitigation solutions continues to grow, there is an essential role for coastal and ocean ecosystems (“blue carbon”) to play. To meet mitigation targets …
CR Pitcher, JG Hiddink, S Jennings… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Bottom trawling is widespread globally and impacts seabed habitats. However, risks from trawling remain unquantified at large scales in most regions. We address these issues by …
Bottom‐contact fishing gears are globally the most widespread anthropogenic sources of direct disturbance to the seabed and associated biota. Managing these fishing disturbances …
S Georgian, S Hameed, L Morgan, DJ Amon… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2017, more than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries signed a second warning letter to humanity to caution against our continued wholesale destruction of global …
This is our ninth annual horizon scan to identify emerging issues that we believe could affect global biological diversity, natural capital and ecosystem services, and conservation efforts …
Bottom trawling accounts for almost one quarter of global fish landings but may also have significant and unwanted impacts on seabed habitats and biota. Management measures …