Benthic impact of fisheries in European waters: the distribution and intensity of bottom trawling
Type | Scientific report | ||||||||
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Date | 2015 | ||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||
Ref. | BENTHIS - Deliverable 2.3 | ||||||||
Other localization | https://www.benthis.eu/upload_mm/c/2/9/d143d86e-e9d0-411f-9a18-389751352abf_D2.3%20Manuscript%20benthic%20impact.%20Subm%20date%2001-10-2015%20PU.pdf | ||||||||
Author(s) | Eigaard Ole R.1, Bastardie Francois1, Hintzen Niels2, Buhl-Mortensen Lene3, Buhl-Mortensen Pål3, Catarino Rui4, Dinesen Grete E.1, Fock Heino5, Geitner Kerstin1, Gerritsen Hans6, Gonzalez Manuel M.7, Jonsson Patrik8, Kavadas Stefanos9, Laffargue Pascal10, Lundy Mathieu11, Mirelis Genoveva G.3, Nielsen Rasmus1, Papadopoulou Nadia, Posen Paulette13, Pulcinella Jacopo14, Russo Tomasso14, Sala Antonello14, Silva Cristina, Smith Chris15, Vanelslander Bart16, Zengin Mustafa17, Rijnsdorp Adriaan D.2 | ||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Charlottenlund Castle, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark 2 : IMARES, P.O. Box 68, 1970 AB IJmuiden, the Netherlands 3 : Institute of Marine Research, Nordnesgaten 50, 5817 Bergen, Norway. 4 : Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, Scotland 5 : vTI, Hamburg, germany 6 : Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland 7 : IEO, Vigo, Spain 8 : Department of Aquatic Resources, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Turistgatan 5, Lysekil 45330, Sweden 9 : Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46,7 km Athens Sounio Ave., 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece 10 : IFREMER, Nantes, France. 11 : AFBI, Belfast, Northern Ireland 12 : AU-Bioscience, Aarhus, Denmark 13 : CEFAS, Lowestoft, UK 14 : CNR, Ancona, Italy 15 : Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, P.O. Box 2214, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece 16 : Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit - Fisheries and Aquatic Production, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 17 : Central Fisheries Researche Institute, Kasüstü, Trabzon, 61100, Turkey |
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Publisher | IMARES | ||||||||
Abstract | Mapping and monitoring of pressure from fishery on the marine benthic environment is necessary to support an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM). In many cases this need is not reflected in official fisheries statistics and logbooks, where focus typically is on catch rather than effort. Consequently, most logbook information is not well suited for quantitative estimation of seafloor impact (swept area and impact severity) of the different gears and trips. We developed a method to overcome this information deficiency of official statistics and produced European wide high-resolution fishing intensity maps (total yearly swept area within grid cells of 1*1 minutes longitude and latitude) for 2010, 2011 and 2012. The annual distribution and intensity of bottom trawling on the European continental shelf was analyzed for different management areas and gear groups, distinguishing between surface and sub-surface effects. Fishing pressure indicators were calculated and compared for each management area; i) proportion of area untrawled, ii) proportion of area with an annual swept area intensity ≥ 1, and iii) proportion of area where 90% of the effort is concentrated). |
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