The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say.
The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say.
Convex Seascape Survey scientists are studying the impact of fishing methods that use towed nets which are dragged along the seafloor, such as trawling and dredging.
These methods are the main way that humans disturb ocean sediments – the world’s largest reservoir of organic carbon – but there is disagreement about the amount of carbon these methods release.
The new study, led by researchers at the University of Exeter, begins to untangle this mystery.
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