Researchers find bottom trawling catches nearly 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
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Updated · Mongabay.com · Apr 22
Researchers find bottom trawling catches nearly 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
15 articles · Updated · Mongabay.com · Apr 22
The study, led by Sarah Foster of Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia, identified 237 threatened species among the 3,000 caught and noted a lack of data for 23% of species.
Researchers warn that many smaller species are underreported and that bottom trawl fisheries often operate without full knowledge of their ecological impact, risking undervaluation of key marine species.
The findings support calls for more selective fishing methods and restrictions on bottom trawling, as species of conservation concern were found in catches from every region except Antarctica.
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