Kiel. When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral ...

Philp says that types of gear are often mutually exclusive. Allowing bottom trawling in areas means other forms of fishing, like hand diving for scallops or putting pots on the seabed, can’t ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Bottom trawling is causing deforestation on the seabed, campaigners have warned as they push for widespread bans on the fishing method ...

“They actually already employ the majority of fishermen.” Philp says that types of gear are often mutually exclusive. Allowing bottom trawling in areas means other forms of fishing, like hand diving ...